Creating and Using Rules

Most of us don't want more rules in our lives, but in Outlook rules are used manage the flow of e-mails that hit your Inbox. For example, a rule can be set to look for a specific word or words in the subject line and then move those e-mails to a different folder. This is a common, basic rule, but you can create many different types of rules to manage your e-mails.

Conquer Your Inbox and E-mail Etiquette

After settling back into a routine in this new year, it's now a good time to think about how to more effectively manage that overflowing e-mail Inbox of yours. For most of us, the volume of e-mails received each day (both personal and business-related) can be overwhelming. Below are some tips to help you control your Inbox rather than letting it control you.

Outlook 2010 New Features – Quick Steps

Over the next few months, I will be making blogs posts about the new or enhanced features of Outlook 2010. This version of Outlook has some wonderful enhancements to help you manage e-mail and other areas of Outlook. This month's post will be on Quick Steps. Some of the other upcoming topics include:

• Conversation grouping
• People Pane and Outlook Social Connector
• Schedule View and Calendar Groups
• MailTips

If you use Outlook rules, you're going to love Quick Steps.