http://www.theanswerhub.com/BrianCulp.com/word_outlook/word_outlook.html Microsoft Word. The planet’s most-used Word processing application. Microsoft Outlook. The planet’s most-used email and time management application.<br/>“I just finished your Outlook 2007 tutorial and I thought it was outstanding. I would recommend it to anyone.”<br/>-Jayne Ellen<br/><br/>“I just purchased your Mocrosoft Word 2007 training CD and am thoroughly enjoying it”<br/>-Susan Brooks<br/>What do these two programs have in common? They both have been covered in popular tutorials from Brian.<br/><br/>You probably know how to send an email; you can probably type a letter. But if you think that’s just the beginning of what’s possible, you’re right. <br/><br/>To get started, just click on one of the available lessons below to see what else these apps can do. You can discover tons of tips and tricks on Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003, Word 2007, Word 2003, and even PowerPoint 2007 right from this page. <br/><br/>And the full tutorials will help you achieve guru status in no time. <br/><br/>And if you can’t figure it out using the resources here, you know what to do. Submit your Microsoft Outlook, Word -related questions to The Answer Hub via the "Ask A Question" <br/> iWeb 2.0.4 http://www.theanswerhub.com/BrianCulp.com/word_outlook/Entries/2009/1/17_Tip_1%3A_Turn_an_email_into_a_task..html 7842bbd8-ff0a-4644-9313-e95336af11b3 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:50:31 -0600 <a href="http://www.theanswerhub.com/BrianCulp.com/word_outlook/Entries/2009/1/17_Tip_1%3A_Turn_an_email_into_a_task._files/task_notebook.jpg"><img src="http://www.theanswerhub.com/BrianCulp.com/word_outlook/Media/task_notebook_1.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:215px; height:137px;"/></a>In Outlook 2003, you could turn an incoming email into a task very easily by dragging and dropping the email onto the Outlook task bar. And as simple a procedure that is, I was always surprised while touring for Microsoft that many people didn’t realize it could be done.<br/><br/>With Outlook 2007, it’s even easier. Better yet, it’s more customizable than ever before.<br/><br/>How? Just click the flag button next to the email in the Reading Pane. Bingo. The email is now a task that is due today<br/>
For further control, give the flag button a right-click. You’ll now see options that let you govern the due date for the task/email. You can also set the “quick click” setting here, which is useful if you want to make the default click create a task that’s due this week, for example, rather than today.<br/><br/>Oh, and if you delete the task? No worries; you’ve just deleted the reference to the email, not the email itself. You’ll still be able to retrieve the email should the need arise.<br/><br/>Let me know if you have any questions/feedback about this tip.