Outlook power tip #1: Turn on the Coming Soon feature for a preview of new Outlook features (if this capability has been enabled by your administrator). After setting Coming Soon to On, you'll need to close and restart Outlook.
- [Instructor] In the upper right hand corner … of Outlook, there's a Coming Soon with an on/off switch. … If you enable Coming Soon you will have … the ability to view advanced features … before people who don't have this turned on. … So you can be one of the first people … in your organization to view new features … of Microsoft Outlook, a great way to stay in front. … This has to be enabled by your administrator … and after you click the button to change off to on, … you will normally be prompted, there we go, … restart required, you must restart this application … for the changes to take effect. … I'm going to click OK, and I'm going to choose to exit … and then I will relaunch Outlook … and see you in the next movie. … …
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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