Be sure to keep an eye on the Office Week tag page throughout the week.
If youd like a refresher, check outMicrosofts Quick Start guides for Office here.
), Outlook is a multi-tasker.
Auto-Filter Emails with Rules
Outlooks rulesprovide a powerful way to automatically organize the nonstop firehose of email.
Select one, and then in Step 2, punch the underlined links to edit the details.
To do that, I started with a blank Apply rule on messages I receive.
Again, go to Move > Manage Rules and Alerts.
Then nudge the Options button to import or export the rules.
OutlooksQuick Stepscombines multiple actions into one-click buttons to make managing email less time-consuming.
Its like a macro for email handling.
However, most people prefernotto get HTML messages, so its better to leave the defaults as they are.
In the sharing invitation, enter the email address of the person you want to share your calendar with.
Its only available for Office 365 work or school accounts, however.
The only way to do this right now is with a third-party utility.
Paste in the URL you copied
Name the calendar and enter a description if you wish.
Create Contact Groups in Outlook
You probably email the same groups of people over and over again.
Click New Contact Group in the Home tab.
Click Members > Add Members > From Address Book to select contacts.
Click OK
Enter a name for the contact group.
You have toturn Clutter on in the Outlook Web Appand have an Office 365 subscription to use it.
New Archive and Groups buttons on the ribbonmake it quicker to get to these functions.
There are more old and new features buried underneath the surface.
Find out more about the newest version of Officeon Microsofts blog.
Use a custom Search Folder:Search Folders are awesome; theyre like the smart folders in OS X.
Anything you regularly search for can be saved for quick access again later.
Get reminders for missing attachments in Outlook: Never forget to add that attachment to your email.
