Add 7 Best Microsoft Outlook Tips in 2025! Contacts, Calendars, Etc

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If you want to see the tasks that you have pushed out for next week on Monday, arrange by Start Date. If you want to see tasks on the day that they are due, arrange by Due Date. Favorites give visibility [Outlook sync help from FixTechGuide](https://gitlab.mpeeo.com:443/ydqliliana1723/5637fixtechguide-office-365-troubleshooting/-/issues/3) to folders that are otherwise buried in your mail folder list. Search folders are useful for gathering information from across different mail and RSS folders.
As you go through your task list and your calendar, do similar tasks together.For example, many messages can be responded to in two minutes or less.The default arrangement for tasks is by Due Date, but you might consider changing the arrangement to Start Date, depending upon how you use flags.The Quick Steps feature lets users automate repetitive email tasks with a single click.And as projects change, update your Quick Steps so that they are only the things you really do.Sometimes you cant find a message by only searching in your reference folder alone — it could be a message that you sent or it could have been misfiled.
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To find a message with an attachment, select the Search box and on the Search tab, select Has Attachments. Or, start by typing the name in the Search box, and then press the down arrow key to select From to narrow the results. After you have processed your messages, the best place to do work in Outlook (reply to messages and so on) is in Tasks. By switching to Tasks, you wont be distracted by messages arriving in your Inbox.
Which Contact Groups should go to a folder instead of my Inbox?
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Daily review: Managing your time and tasks
Limiting the time you spend reading messages to once in the morning and once at the end of the day could significantly improve your productivity. The Quick Steps feature lets users automate repetitive email tasks with a single click. For instance, if you frequently move messages to a specific folder, you can set up a quick step to move them faster with one click. Rules allow you to move, flag, and respond to email messages automatically. For example, you can create rules that change the importance level of messages as they arrive, automatically move them to other folders, or delete them based on certain criteria.
When to create a Contact Group in Outlook
If you find you're regularly creating meetings with the same group of people, create a group in the Navigation Pane so that you can more easily see peoples free-busy information. These groups can also include rooms, which can make it easier to find an available room to meet in. The Room Finder pane contains suggested times for the best time for your meeting (when most attendees are available).
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For example, many messages can be responded to in two minutes or less. But if a message takes longer than two minutes to deal with, defer it. To get a sense of what two minutes feels like, try timing yourself. If you never want to receive another message as part of this conversation, ignore it.
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Some people try to use the read and unread states to indicate whether a message is new or a reference item. Inevitably, messages will be reread, and the mental tax of figuring out what you need to do will be paid again. A far more efficient Inbox plan is to go through your messages and decide what to do with each one. Spend 20 minutes in the morning going through your messages, and then turn your attention to doing a daily review of your task list.