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Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook: The Eight Best Practices of Task and E-Mail Management

Michael Linenberger

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 64 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The system actually works! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

It took me about 3 hours of reading the philosphy behind the system (this is important - don't skip it) and another 2 hours of setting up and tweaking Outlook. The first day or two afterwards were strange as I tried to get accustomed to the system, but now, after a few weeks, I couldn't live without it. It's not all about email management (that's a minor concern for me, although having a perfectly empty inbox is wonderful for your stress level) - it's really a great tool for managing the dozens of tasks that pop in and out of your head all day long along with the medium and long-term projects that have been staring at you from your task list for the last year or so.

Before this book, I really, really, really tried to like and use GTD, but I could never internalize the methodolgy and use it effectively. In contrast, TWC/Manage-your-NOW just makes sense to me.

Bottom line - it's a good book with a good system - definitely worth your time to try it.

Editorial Review:

This book teaches you best practices of task and e-mail management, using Microsoft Outlook. If you feel your e-mail is out of control, or you have way too much work on your plate, this book is for you. With it you will learn: - How to regain up to 25% of your workweek by increasing the efficiency with which you accomplish tasks. - Eight proven best practices of task and e-mail management that will propel your career ahead. - Techniques that allow greater work-life balance. - Secrets of using Microsoft Outlook effectively for Time, Task, and E-mail Management. - Methods for getting all important work done each day, so you can leave work on time, guilt free. - How to get your e-mail under control so that you do not drop actions and so you can respond to e-mail in appropriate time frames. - How you can consistently empty your Inbox. - Outlook task management based techniques to eliminate the "everything is a fire" approach to work.

Outlook 2007 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Bill Dyszel

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Describes a Lot you can do with Outlook 5 out of 5 stars.
28 of 34 people found this review helpful.

Microsoft's Outlook is the hands down most popular package in the world for handling e-mail. The overwhelming percentage of peopel using Outlook use it only for handling e-mail. They ignore that in revision after revision, down through many years Microsoft has expanded the functionality built into the program to becomen what Microsoft calls a Desktop Information Manager. Not only that, but in keeping with Microsoft's traditions, it has kept the Outlook look and feel rather consistent across the range of functions.

Among the standard features built into Outlook 2007 include what you might call a contact management system (and you don't have to pay extra for it). With you can keep a lot of information about your contacts, not just their e-mail addresses. Then there's a calender, scheduling system, sending yourself notes (kind of like those little yellow slips), keeping a journal and lots, lots more.

Like the other For Dummies books, this book uses simple English to explain things and yet covers the subject very completely.

Editorial Review:

• Most users take advantage of only two percent of Outlook's power; this book shows them how to harness frequently overlooked tricks and techniques that can significantly boost productivity
• Shows how to manage time and information in the new interface, covering instant searches, the To-Do bar, color categories, and task integration with OneNote, Project, Access, and Windows SharePoint Services
• Explains how to connect across boundaries with access to WSS data, two-way sync and offline access, calendar sharing, smart scheduling, RSS support, electronic business cards, and the improved out-of-office assistant
• Demonstrates how to stay safe and in control with the improved spam filter, anti-phishing capabilities, e-mail postmark features, e-mail folder organization, and information rights management

Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better, Revised Edition

David Shipley, Will Schwalbe

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Total reviews: 46 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Send—the classic guide to email for office and home and an instant success upon its publication in 2007—has become indispensable for readers navigating the impersonal, and at times overwhelming, world of electronic communication. Filled with real-life email success (and horror) stories and a wealth of useful and entertaining examples, Send dissects all the major minefields and pitfalls of email. It provides clear rules for navigating today’s hot-button issues, from bccs and salutations to emoticons and subject lines. It offers essential strategies to help you both better manage the ever-increasing number of emails you receive and improve the ones you send.

In this revised and updated edition, David Shipley and Will Schwalbe have added a new introduction and two new chapters—“Handheld Etiquette” about BlackBerrys, iPhones, etc., and “Secrets to Keep Email from Taking Over Your Life,” an important issue for more and more people. Send is now more than ever the essential book about email for businesspeople and professionals everywhere.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Inside Out

Jim Boyce, Beth Sheresh, Doug Sheresh

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

All around guide 4 out of 5 stars.
12 of 15 people found this review helpful.

This is a good all around guide. This is a book designed for outlook beginners. Also touches on some more advanced topics. This is not an all in 1 guide for outlook 2007 but summarizes many things well.

Editorial Review:

Learn everything you need to know for working with Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007--from the inside out! This book packs hundreds of time-saving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for using Office Outlook 2007--all in concise, fast-answer format. Whether you are upgrading from Office 97 or Office 2003, you'll be able to dig in to the work-ready resources that help you take your Outlook 2007 experience to the next level. This information-packed complete reference lets you discover what's new and shows you how to get the most out of Outlook 2007. Learn how to manage your time and tasks, schedule meetings and appointments, sort and filter contact data, set security options to help guard against viruses, and more. Plus, you'll get an easy-to-use companion CD packed with custom resources and a fully searchable eBook. With INSIDE OUT, you get all muscle and no fluff!

Take Back Your Life!: Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to Get Organized and Stay Organized

Sally McGhee

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

If you re bogged down by unrelenting e-mail messages, conflicting commitments, and endless interruptions, it s not too late to reclaim control of your workday and take back your life! By applying the same time management and productivity techniques used by leading companies, you can better manage all of your communications, action items, and interactions. In this book, productivity expert Sally McGhee shows you how to take control and reclaim something you thought you had lost forever: your work-life balance. Now you can benefit from Sally s popular and highly regarded corporate education programs, learning simple but powerful techniques for rebalancing your personal and professional commitments by using the latest productivity features in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. Learn the proven methods that empower you to clear away distractions and loose ends and focus on what s really important to you and your business. You will discover what defines, and what limits, your personal productivity and learn how to create your own management system. Examine how you collect and store information, process and organize your e-mail messages for efficiency, and plan and prioritize with the calendar features in Office Outlook 2007. Learn what thousands of people worldwide have discovered about taking control of their everyday productivity, and start transforming your own life today! Includes a tear-out poster of the proven McGhee Productivity Solutions Workflow Model suitable for keeping right next to your desk.

Helps you understand what defines, and what limits, your personal productivity

Demonstrates how to make Office Outlook 2007 part of an effective and highly personalized system for managing the constant stream of information that flows across your desktop

Delivers the same powerful personal organization techniques from a popular corporate training class taught in some of the world s most successful companies

Offers an engaging, easy-to-read style for users of all levels

Applies concepts and models from the fields of behavioral psychology and education

Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

Joan Preppernau, Joyce Cox

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Helped me come up to speed quickly 5 out of 5 stars.
17 of 17 people found this review helpful.

I bought this book after I read the Windows Vista Step by Step book. I really liked that book, but I like this one even better. There is so much information about Outlook in general and the cool new features of Outlook 2007--I've been using it at work and it's just amazing. I did have some trouble setting up the program at home, which is why I bought this book. I found the solution in Chapter 1.

One thing I like about this book, and I guess the series, is that it has not only the exercises and lots of pictures, but also some great tips and tricks that have helped me come up to speed fast.

Editorial Review:

The smart way to learn Microsoft Office Outlook 2007--one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting tips to master the fundamentals of working with the latest version of Office Outlook, including how to navigate the new user interface. You will learn the essentials for using e-mail, managing contacts, handling tasks, and scheduling meetings. You'll even discover how to customize Office Outlook 2007 to work the way you do. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction, building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Includes a companion CD with hands-on practice files.