[November 1, 2009]
We're preparing for Winter here now. Autumn is in full swing, Halloween is history and before you know it, Thanksgiving will be upon us. Before that of occurs, the department stores will be filled with all manner of Christmas paraphanalia. I don't know about everyone else, but my sentiment is one season at a time please. I like to take the time to enjoy each season separately before moving on to the next one, but that's just my humble opinion.
We have moved all the porch and deck furniture into storage and I have to say I miss the flower boxes already. But the forest if beautiful, with all the red, orange, yellow, and brown leaves. What a show Mother Nature puts on for us! On the way home from the theater yesterday evening, right at the foot of our property stood a gorgeous Great Blue Heron. He was kind enough to flap his wings and strut around in the water a bit before we moved on. They are beautiful creatures. So, as the verse says, there is a time unto every season so let us take our time and enjoy them. As I age, I find that I want to really immerse myself in the moment and enjoy it to the fullest and at the same time when something is going wrong in my life, I try to remember - this is just a moment - not the rest of your life. Enough of my ramblings...
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Table of Contents
Redirect Replies in MS Outlook 2007 - Easy to do!
Set Custom Reminder Sounds in MS Outlook 2007 - Have it your way!
Using Outlook Sticky Notes - Easy reminders!
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Redirect Replies in MS Outlook 2007
When you are charged with sending e-mails for someone else in your office, you may not want the replies to be directed to you. For instance, your boss asks you to send an e-mail to a client requesting dates when he is available for a deposition.
If the client sends the dates back to you, you will then have to either forward the e-mail to your boss, check his calendar to see if the dates are available, or heaven forbid, print out the e-mail. So, to save time, resources and the forest, you would want the reply to this e-mail directed to your boss rather than you.
In Outlook 2007, you can do this from the New Message dialog box. Follow the steps below to learn how:
- Click the Options tab and select the Direct Replies To option in the More Options group.
- From the Dialog box, set the reply to address for this e-mail.
- Click OK.
Now you can send the e-mail on behalf of your boss, but the reply will go to your boss, and not you.
Set Custom Reminder Sounds in MS Outlook 2007
When an Outlook appointment is due, by default, MS Outlook is set to do something to tell you about it. You are the one who decides what Outlook does in that regard.
Follow the steps below to learn how:
- To change the default settings for all new appointments, click on Tools | Options and the Preferences tab.
- In the Calendar area, enable the Default reminder checkbox and set up the amount of time before an appointment that you will receive a notice about it. Fifteen minutes is the default but you can change it to whatever you prefer.
- On the Other tab, click Advanced Options | Reminder Options to set other options such as whether the reminder is displayed by default and whether a sound will be played and if so, which sound.
- Remember that you can use the Windows Sound Recorder to record your own custom sound to use if you like!
Using Outlook Sticky Notes
MS Outlook electronic sticky notes are just like like the ones you stick to the edges of your monitor. They are helpful reminders that you need to have close by.
Follow the steps below to create a sticky note:
- Click on File | New | Note.
- Key in your text into the Note area.
- You can move the note so it is visible or hide by by clicking the Close button in its top right corner.
- To view a note, click the Notes button at the foot of the pane on the left of the Outlook window and click the Note to view it.
- To delete a note, simply right-click it and select Delete or categorize it by right-clicking it, and selecting a category from the list.
- You can even send a Note to someone via e-mail by right-clicking the Note and selecting Forward. Outlook will open a new Mail Message window with the Note already in place as an attachment.
It doesn't get any easier that this!
This applies to versions 2003 and 2007.
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