"Tagging emails in Outlook"

Tagging emails in Outlook



"It is a constant battle in my job to stay on top of my inbox. I was just about managing it with a conventional folder/sub-folder setup but when I was promoted before Christmas the volume increased dramatically and I quickly began to drown. Inspired by how effective tags are at sorting and organising stuff I decided to see if I could hack tagging into Outlook.



After some tweaking and playing around I hit upon the following technique. It is based in part around David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology (which I also use).



This method works in both Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2003. The screen shots and instructions here are for Outlook 2003.
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Ever wanted to tag your emails in Outlook? Based on this post, categories may just be your ticket...



(via del.icio.us/tag/outlook - del.icio.us/redfury/outlook)



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