Tip 124. Rules Schmules.
Have you set up a Rule in Outlook so that all e-mails that come from a particular source are sent to a specified folder? That’s great if you go through the folder regularly and read and delete the e-mails. It’s … Continued
Tip 123. Scrolling = Producing nothing.
How many times do you scroll over the same e-mails in your Inbox? Some e-mails have been there for so long that they are grandfathered in. Many people have made checking their e-mails a big part of their job—and then … Continued
Tip 122. Forward an e-mail–the safe way.
Do you ever wonder why you get viruses or junk mail? Could it possibly be because of how you forward e-mails? No way! Way! Every time you Forward an e-mail, there is information left over from the people who got … Continued
Tip 121. Set up a Signature for your e-mails.
Are you tired of having to type in your name and number at the bottom of every e-mail you send? Never again. Here’s how to set up a Signature in Outlook 2013: 1. Open Outlook 2013. 2. Click on the … Continued
Tip 120. Include your name and phone number when sending e-mail.
How many times have you received an e-mail and needed to clarify something that would take too long to type, but could be accomplished in a quarter of the time with a call? But there wasn’t any phone number on … Continued
Tip 119. Take a stroll rather than a scroll.
(Sung to the tune of the TV show Rawhide, also featured in The Blues Brothers movie.) ♫Scrolling. Scrolling. Scrolling. Keep them e-mails going. Gee my fingers swollen. Rawfingers.♫ Three questions: 1. Do you store e-mails in your Inbox? 2. Do … Continued
Tip 118. Put an A or an S in the e-mail Subject line when someone is traveling.
You’re on the road again…perhaps with Willie. As if your daily routine wasn’t messed up enough, you also have a gazillion e-mails to go through when you are in an unfamiliar territory. How can you possibly read and do something … Continued
Tip 117. Standardize an e-mail template.
Don’t you just love to receive lengthy e-mails only to have absolutely no idea whatsoever what you are supposed to do with them? By standardizing your group’s or company’s e-mail template, you no longer have to play Sherlock Holmes trying … Continued
Tip 116. Be sassy and reply with “Do I really need this?
How many Cc’ed e-mails do you receive that you shouldn’t? What do you do about them other than grumble and delete them (or worse, leave them in your Inbox)? You would never want to hurt someone’s feelings and tell them … Continued
Tip 115. Limit your Cc’s.
Can you imagine the number of Cc e-mails that are being sent daily? “Billions and billions” as Carl Sagan would say. Before e-mail, it was estimated that a single document in a company was copied 19 times. Today, with the … Continued