It is considered best practice to set your to Today (which is the default). Notifications If you receive a lot of e-mail or are easily distracted by the notification sound that plays for incoming messages, we recommend turning off the following settings: The new mail Desktop The envelope icon that appears in the notification area (formerly called the system tray) The cursor briefly changing to an envelope The that accompanies all of the above settings For details, see . Figure Advanced E-mail Options (see Tools, Options, E-mail Options, Advanced E-mail Options) If you want to always be notified when a certain person sends you a message, you can create a rule called Categories in Outlook 2007 allow you to manage items in many different ways. There are three main types of categories that we recommend creating: Project (can include people) Topic Location or activity Categories are not a required aspect of this system, but they will make your life easier if you are diligent about using them. For example, they can help you and help you group similar tasks so that you can . It is considered best practice to have a category for: Each of your direct reports and your manager for items that you want to review the next time you meet (for example, a category named "1:1 Owen"). Each of the major locations or types of activities that you do, so that you can perform bulk actions (a useful part of ), for example: @E-mail for that involve e-mail, meetings, or any other aspect of Outlook 2007. @Commute for that you can do on the way home from work. @Home for tasks that you can do only at home. @Meeting for items that you need in order to prepare for a meeting. @Offline for tasks that take you away from the computer, such as making a copy of a document. @Online for tasks that you can accomplish only online or through a Web browser. @Phone for calls you have to make or receive. @Read for tasks that involve just reading not responding. This category is useful for long e-mail — messages or attachments that you need to read but cannot get to right away.
It is considered best practice to set your to Today (which is the default). Notifications If you receive a lot of e-mail or are easily distracted by the notification sound that plays for incoming messages, we recommend turning off the following settings: The new mail Desktop The envelope icon that appears in the notification area (formerly called the system tray) The cursor briefly changing to an envelope The that accompanies all of the above settings For details, see . Figure Advanced E-mail Options (see Tools, Options, E-mail Options, Advanced E-mail Options) If you want to always be notified when a certain person sends you a message, you can create a rule called Categories in Outlook 2007 allow you to manage items in many different ways. There are three main types of categories that we recommend creating: Project (can include people) Topic Location or activity Categories are not a required aspect of this system, but they will make your life easier if you are diligent about using them. For example, they can help you and help you group similar tasks so that you can . It is considered best practice to have a category for: Each of your direct reports and your manager for items that you want to review the next time you meet (for example, a category named "1:1 Owen"). Each of the major locations or types of activities that you do, so that you can perform bulk actions (a useful part of ), for example: @E-mail for that involve e-mail, meetings, or any other aspect of Outlook 2007. @Commute for that you can do on the way home from work. @Home for tasks that you can do only at home. @Meeting for items that you need in order to prepare for a meeting. @Offline for tasks that take you away from the computer, such as making a copy of a document. @Online for tasks that you can accomplish only online or through a Web browser. @Phone for calls you have to make or receive. @Read for tasks that involve just reading — not responding. This category is useful for long e-mail messages or attachments that you need to read but cannot get to right away.
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