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Author Archives: Michael Linenberger
New Video: How to Add Quick Action Buttons to Outlook
Windows Desktop Outlook was recently expanded with the ability to add more Quick Action buttons to the Inbox. I’ve created a new free video (within my Outlook Inbox Ninja Course) that shows you how to do this. Go to this … Continue reading
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Office 2016 for Mac Support Ending in October
Microsoft recently announced that as of Fall 2020, mainstream support for Office 2016 for Mac will come to an end. Upgrades are recommended prior to the support end date. Microsoft states that “Although you will still be able to use Office 2016 for … Continue reading
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Resolved: Get Tasks and Email Under Control in 4 Steps
The resolution season is upon us. So, let’s resolve to get tasks and email under control. It’s good to tackle both tasks and email together since, in many businesses, up to 90% of new tasks arrive by email. It Simply … Continue reading
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Gain Focus by Limiting Outlook E-mail Notifications
In nearly every live class and video course that I teach, I advise all participants to limit Outlook incoming e-mail notifications. By e-mail notifications, you know what I mean: in Windows 10 it’s the small black rectangular box, shown above, … Continue reading
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Microsoft to End Office 2010 Support in 10 Months
I am amazed how many of my clients still use Outlook 2010. Well, it’s time to start planning for an upgrade, because Microsoft support for that Outlook version, and for all Office 2010 products, will end in 10 months. See … Continue reading
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How to Choose Among the Three “Linenberger” Systems
Here is a useful guide: I’ve got three main productivity systems. But how are they different? Well first, here they are in the order the were created: MYN (Master Your Now)— an advanced task or to-do list management system. 1MTD … Continue reading
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Major New Outlook for Mac Version Is Rolling Out Soon
For those of you who use Outlook for Mac Desktop and have Office 365 subscriptions, a new version is coming soon. The new version moves the Search box up to the top and adds more search filters, like what is … Continue reading
OneNote 2016 Support Expanded
Microsoft just made this very good announcement a few days ago (November 4): “In 2018, we announced that Microsoft would end mainstream support for OneNote 2016 in October 2020. That is no longer the case. Although OneNote 2016 is not … Continue reading
Free Video Added to Outlook Inbox Ninja Course
We’ve just added another free video to the Outlook Inbox Ninja Video Course. It’s Video 3.8 Outlook’s New Search Box. It gives details of the significant changes Microsoft has made to the Outlook Search functionality in its latest Office 365 … Continue reading
Outlook Search Bar Moved to Top
If you are in the Office Insiders group (and so getting early peaks at new Outlook features), you may have noticed that in a recent Outlook update the Search bar has been moved to the top of the Windows Desktop … Continue reading
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