Monthly Archives: February 2019

The Amazing (and underused) Exchange Retention Policies: They Can Help Clear your Inbox and Folders

Microsoft Exchange includes an elaborate, mostly behind the scenes, facility to automatically delete old mail. It’s got a ton of rather complicated features mostly set by your Exchange Administrator if they choose to use them. But there are some optional … Continue reading

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Quick Poll–Next Products?

Hi there, in this quick poll I’d like to simply ask this: What sort of product do you or your colleagues need next? First I’d like to thank those of you who responded to my quick poll about whether a … Continue reading

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11 Months Left On Clutter Folder

When Microsoft rolled out Outlook’s Focused Inbox a year or so ago, it announced that it would discontinue their support for the Clutter Folder in Outlook. Well, that time is fast approaching: Microsoft just announced that January 31, 2020 is … Continue reading

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Thoughtful Article About Responding to Email

In the big online world of misinformation about email and work habits, it is refreshing to read this thoughtful article in the NY Times about the importance of responding to incoming email. The author’s point is that workflows break down … Continue reading

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Another Good New Feature in Latest Windows Outlook

This is about the new yellow highlighting on flagged emails in Windows Outlook in Office 365. First, here is how you turn it off if you don’t like it (and how to turn it on if you don’t have it … Continue reading

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Quick Poll: Would You Like a Mac Version of the MYN-Outlook Video Training?

Microsoft has been improving Outlook Mac lately, so I am thinking about creating a Mac version of my MYN-Outlook Complete Video Training. But my Question is this: Is a Mac Version of the Video Training something you would be interested … Continue reading

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Outlook Tip: Create Email from Task (Reverse of what I Normally Recommend)

I’ve covered the normal forward version of this a billion times: in Windows Outlook you can convert an email into a task—with all the text of the email placed automatically in the body of the task. Doing that is one … Continue reading

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Outlook for Mac Drag and Drop Email to Task Conversion

I’ve been meaning to mention this for a while. Starting in late 2017 Microsoft started releasing a new version of Outlook Mac 2016 and Outlook for Office 365 for Mac that enables drag-and-drop conversion of emails to tasks. This feature … Continue reading

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Blog-Post Subscription List Is Replaced (Old list is Gone)

We’ve got a new blog-post subscription service and form for this blog-series. This was the mailing that you may have subscribed to that sends you an email immediately everytime I post a blog. The new subscription service replaces the old … Continue reading

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