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You agree that time is important. You are looking for technical tools that extend beyond paper and pencil. Instead of adding yet another program, we will dive in to see what MS Outlook has to offer. How can MS Outlook help to strategize our day? Learn the tools that help to show tasks, filter those tasks, decide, and act accordingly. Take it a step further and automate those actions. The choice is yours; you can create a visual to see a snapshot of important items or you can turn them into a task. It is time to learn practical tools that can help you to better plan and execute all that you must conduct on any given day.

What Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™ll Explore:

Part 01: Effectively use Outlook to strategize our dayÌý

Turning on The To-Do BarÌý

• Creating and viewing TasksÌý

Tools for EfficiencyÌý

• Flagging messages for follow-upÌý
• Assigning and managing Categories for emailÌý
• Assigning and managing Categories for Calendar itemsÌý

Tools for EffectivenessÌý

• Filtering by flagged messagesÌý
• Arranging by Categorized messagesÌý
• Using search folders to find flagged and Categorized messagesÌý

Applying the Pareto PrincipleÌý

• Assigning your top tasks as high importanceÌý
• Marking flagged items with high importanceÌý

Part 02: Increase our regulation of time using OutlookÌý

REP Plan (Record, Estimate, Prioritize)Ìý

• Managing Tasks with the To Do AppÌý
• Creating a Task from a MessageÌý
• Delegating a Task to someone elseÌý

Calendar blocking with assigned CategoriesÌý

Part 03: Other Time Management Tools Ìý

User-action tools:Ìý

• Applying and managing Quick StepsÌý

Automated tools:Ìý

• Applying Conditional FormattingÌý
• Applying and managing RulesÌý