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# Decluttering & Converting “To Do” Emails with Outlook Tasks

 April 20, 2021

 

How many action-needed emails have you read, planned to do later, then marked as Unread and forgotten about? It’s a simple solution, but it’s definitely not elegant: using “Unread” as a “To Do” list can mix up your workflow, disguise actually-new messages, and even hide your action items as they quietly slip past due. But you also don’t want to spend hours meticulously organizing a To Do list: you want to actually accomplish your To Do list! How can you quickly record tasks for later, then move on with your day?

 

During this instructional session, we’ll show how you can easily and quickly convert your actionable emails into tasks – without ever having to leave Outlook! Customize due dates, reminders, and notes for each, and keep your Outlook inbox free for what it’s meant for: communication.

 

 

 

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