Outlook power tip #5: You can populate the Outlook People app peek with Favorite people so you can quickly view their current status and free busy information, or send an email or direct message—all without needing to switch to the People app. Use of the People peek is demonstrated in this video.
- [Narrator] While the Calendar and Tasks Peeks have … information in them already, … because I have calendars and I have tasks, … the People Peek always starts out empty, and the contents … of the People Peek are what is called Favorites. … This is a little problematic, because we also have … a favorites list that is a list of folders, … and in Outlook on the web you can add people to that list, … so this could be a little bit confusing, … depending on which Outlook you're working with. … But think of it this way: everyone I want to have … appear on the People Peek, I need to favorite them. … And there are two easy ways to do this. … The first is I can search for someone. … So I spend a lot of time talking to Rob Molina, … so I'm simply going to start typing him in, … and I'm going to find him, he's right there, … and one of the activities that I can do by clicking … the more button on Rob's card is to choose add to favorites. … And now Rob is right here on my favorites, … and my favorites are also open here on the right. …
Author
Gini von Courter
Released
4/1/2019- Finding a contact in seconds flat
- Listening to email
- Reusing text with Quick Parts
- Color-coding emails
- Making use of Favorites
- Automating email with rules
- Creating new tasks quickly
- Rescheduling appointments
- Cloning appointments
- Linking contacts
- Setting up an out-of-office message
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Top 10 Tips and Tricks (+ 1)
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Peek into another app1m 35s
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Add people to Favorites2m 51s
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Listen to your emails3m 3s
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Enter natural language dates3m 23s
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Create a group3m 32s
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2. Organize Your Inbox
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View your inbox your way4m 46s
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View by conversation3m 18s
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Delete old messages2m 4s
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Archive messages1m 55s
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3. Manage Incoming Messages
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Speed read your email1m 59s
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Use Quick Steps5m 13s
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Make use of Favorites1m 18s
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Find an email3m 10s
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Use search folders2m 42s
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4. Send and Reply to Messages
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Add a hyperlink to an email1m 15s
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5. Stay On Task
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Set task reminders1m 1s
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6. Tips and Tricks for Calendars
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Assign categories4m 32s
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Clone an appointment2m 44s
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Change the time scale2m 27s
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Show three time zones3m 41s
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7. Tips for Working with Contacts
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Add a photo to a contact1m 38s
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Map a contact address1m 27s
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Create a contact group4m 38s
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8. More Tips and Tricks
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Work offline3m 21s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 35s
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