Is your inbox out
of control? If you use your saved messages as a kind of "To Do" list,
why not really make it usable.
I LOVE this trick!
In Microsoft Outlook . . .
After you have read
a message and decided you want to save it, change the Subject line of the message
(while the message is open) to reflect the action you need to take. For
example, Sue might send you an email about a broken link on your Web site with
the Subject line "Re: Your Web Site." As you’re looking through your
saved messages, this won’t mean much to you. BUT, if you change the Subject
line to say "Fix Link on Resources Page," you’ll know exactly what
that message is about.
After you’ve
changed the Subject, push Ctrl+S to save the changes (otherwise, it will ask
you every time if you want to save it).
Voila! An
inbox that makes life much easier.
(Haven’t tried it in other email applications. Would love to hear if it works elsewhere.)
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thanks Alyson sounds like a great idea, Frances
That is an awesome idea Alyson, thanks for sharing it!
One person has written me directly to tell me this didn’t work in their Outlook. Anyone else? I’m using Outlook 2003 (MUCH improved over earlier versions!), so that might be the difference.