Join Alicia Katz Pollock for an in-depth discussion in this video Flagging items, part of Outlook for Mac 2011 Essential Training.
Flagging your email messages, contacts, or tasks is a way to identify them for future action.…Once you flag them, it's easy to find them again exactly when you need them.…Let's start with flagging email messages.…To flag a message for follow-up, click on it and then go up to the Home Ribbon…and click on the Flag button.…In the message list, a flag is added to the right side of the message.…In the message viewer, a gray bar now stretches across the top that reads …"This message is flagged for follow up."…The Start and end dates are both today, at midnight by default.…
It's essentially, quote unquote, just a flag.…You can also flag messages for follow-up on specific dates.…I'll click on Lunch orders and I'll come up for this flag.…I can flag it for Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Next Week, No Due Date, or Custom Date.…If you'd like your flag to serve as a reminder to take action on a particular…date or time, choose Add Reminder.…Here you can set the start date, a due date and the date and time to receive a…
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10/26/2010- Setting up Exchange, IMAP, and POP accounts
- Importing email and contacts
- Reading, sending, and deleting email
- Understanding the Outlook 2011 Information Rights Management tools
- Organizing email with Conversation view
- Creating and syncing contacts
- Using tasks and appointments
- Organizing with categories, flags, and smart folders
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome50s
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1. Setting Up Outlook
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Introducing Outlook 20112m 2s
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Setting up IMAP accounts2m 19s
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Exploring the user interface2m 30s
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Customizing the view3m 8s
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2. Reading Email
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Exploring the Inbox1m 51s
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Checking for new mail3m 42s
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Deleting email1m 16s
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Printing emails1m 55s
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3. Writing and Sending Email
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Creating a new message4m 10s
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Formatting messages5m 18s
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Adding attachments1m 44s
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Replying and forwarding3m 5s
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Working with signatures4m 11s
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Working with priorities1m 9s
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4. Organizing Email
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Arranging your Inbox3m 40s
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Using the Conversation view2m 47s
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Creating message rules7m 23s
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The Mailing List Manager2m 12s
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5. Managing Spam
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Managing your Junk folder3m 17s
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Recognizing spam2m 3s
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6. Working with Contacts
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Viewing contacts2m 42s
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Creating contacts6m 15s
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Creating contact groups2m 41s
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Printing your contact list1m 50s
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Syncing contacts1m 58s
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7. Working with the Calendar
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Viewing the Calendar5m 25s
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Creating appointments7m 12s
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Adding holidays2m 23s
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Printing your calendar1m 39s
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8. Working with Tasks
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Managing your tasks4m 40s
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9. Working with Notes
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Creating new notes4m 50s
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Managing your notes3m 44s
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Printing notes55s
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10. Getting Organized
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Using categories6m 14s
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Flagging items4m 15s
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Searching and smart folders4m 49s
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Using folders1m 36s
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Right-clicking3m 14s
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11. Using Outlook's Tools
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Setting preferences7m 1s
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Using AutoCorrect2m 9s
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Using My Day5m 17s
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Using the Scrapbook5m 38s
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Using the reference tools2m 58s
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Getting help2m 34s
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Backing up3m 6s
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Using the Database Utility2m 54s
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Conclusion
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Final thoughts32s
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