Free Microsoft Outlook 2013 articles
Because of its limited usage, the Notes folder is hidden a tiny bit more than it used to be, but it is still there.
Follow the steps below to access the Notes folder:
Because of all the white, font choice and lack of an icon in front of each of your e-mail items, it may be harder to distinguish between individual items in your message list.
To improve that, you can modify your view to add a grid line style.
Follow the steps below to learn how:
You will have four different choices:
Many readers have inquired why there is no To Do bar in Outlook 2013. Never fear! It is there, you just have to look around for it. It is turned off by default to allow more horizontal viewing space and because the individual To Do Bar modules are also available by hovering over the word Calendar, People or Tasks at the bottom of your Outlook window. The good news however, is that you can turn it back on if you care to.
Follow the step below to learn how:
That is basically it! Please note that it now hold the option to show your Contacts.
If you would like to mark one of your Contacts as a favorite, simply search for it and right-click on it to see the Add to Favorites option.
You can also right-click a contact from your Contacts folder.
If you have a few e-mail accounts, your folder pane can quickly become very crowded, making you waste precious time trying to navigate to that particular folder that you need and use a lot.
There is a solution for this problem and that is – make any folder you like a favorite! It will then appear at the top of your folder pane and very easy to find!
If the Favorites area does not appear, switch to Mail and click View | Folder Pane | Favorites.
You can now add any folder to your Favorites by right-clicking it in your Folder pane and click Show in Favorites.
Bonus – you can even set a Search Folder to be a Favorite so it is easy to find and use!
Because of its limited usage, the Notes folder is hidden a tiny bit more than it used to be, but it is still there.
Follow the steps below to access the Notes folder:
Because of it’s limited use, the Notes folder is a bit more obscure. You can still access it by clicking on the Indicator next to Tasks. Simply click on the three dots next to the Contacts symbol and you will see some choices.
To make it permanently visible, follow the steps below:
Click on Navigation Options.
Click on Notes and either move it up or increase the Maximum number of visible items from 4 to 5.
If you followed the steps above, the bottom of your Outlook screen should now look something like this:
Assigning color categories to items in your Inbox or other table views is similar for all Outlook items and assigning color categories in card view in Contacts or Icons view in Notes is the same as assigning color categories in Table view.
Follow the steps below to learn how to assign a color category:
Only the most recent 15 color categories will appear on the Categorize menu. To see more or to create a new category, click All Categories. To assign a color category from the color Categories dialog box, you must select the check box next to the color category.
In Timeline views (i.e., those offered in Tasks and Journals), the only method to assign a color category to the item is to use the shortcut menu described above.
