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Outlook is a powerful program but most of us only really use the email and maybe the calendar.

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So what else can it offer us?

Drag and Drop

You can drag and drop emails into your calendar and task area. That allows you to make a time to work on that email without having to retype it. You can even ask others to help you by sending a calendar request or adding them to the task.

Journal

Ever spent ages trying to chase something but couldn’t find it? The Journal tracks all your emails, documents and calls made to a particular person or group. It helps log how long you spent working on a particular document as well, great for time based billing.

Notes

Need to write down something quickly but not lose it. Notes is your friend here. In fact, it is so useful, Microsoft even create a whole new program to help keep you organised for projects – Onenote.

Tasks

Track the jobs you need to do and share them with others that can help and monitor their progress. Simply hit the task button (or View Tasks) then create a new task. Set a date to finish by, a priority and even a reminder. Then you can start working through your day, doing the most urgent things first and marking them off as you finish. A great motivator. Remember though, don’t make one task too big, break it down into smaller tasks and it is easier to manage.