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Create Rules for Out of Office Replies in Microsoft Outlook

Melissa Peoples

[link] Did you know that you can create rules for your out of office replies in Outlook? Click on file | click on automatic replies | create your out of office message | select rules in the bottom left of the box | click on add rule | edit rule Edit the rules for your incoming messages.

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I wish I had known sooner

Practically Perfect PA

It had not occurred to me that a large organisation in the 21 st Century would be using anything other than Microsoft Outlook! Filed under: Career , Induction Process , Uncategorized. I also felt far less competent due to the systems that the company used. Even if you are an experienced PA, sometimes a new role can be daunting.

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10 do’s and don’t for managing your boss’s task list

Practically Perfect PA

Ideally the list should be on the same email system that you use to manage their inbox and schedule (Microsoft Outlook for example). If you find vague tasks such as ‘clean out desk and files’ ask them to clarify what this means and suggest you do this instead.

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Technology of the week – Haiku Deck

Practically Perfect PA

Think about how Microsoft Outlook has revolutionised diary and email management , we are so reliant on Outlook (and its equivalients) these days and we will be for a long time to come yet. It is also important because technology really does enable us to be better at our jobs. We all use the same tools to create presentations.

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Guest Post: Tips & Tricks for Using Skype for Business

Tips From T. Marie

With the new features in Skype for business, you can share your screen with other members of your office, organize video, audio, and chat meetings with up to 250 people at a time, and share different media files easily without having to use email. Next, you should understand how Skype for Business and Microsoft Outlook work in tandem.

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5 Steps to a Clean Inbox

All Things Admin

Even if you can get exceptions to the storage cap, it’s more efficient to save important emails to a shared network folder with your other project files. Outlook has a file extension called.msg just like Word has.doc or Excel has.xls. Set Up Rules. Rules allow you to automate the sorting and prioritizing process.

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Cause and Effect - Productivity is an Action, Not a Result.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Main | Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - For example, one of the most repeated productivity recommendations in today's world is to turn off the new e-mail notifications received via Microsoft Outlook or other e-mail clients. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?