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Take Back Your Life!: Using Microsoft® Outlook® to Get Organized and Stay Organized (Bpg-Other)

Sally McGhee

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The book I've always needed 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

For a long time, I believed Microsoft Outlook® to be a powerful yet highly underutilized time management tool, but was frustrated because the courses I took covered only the basics, and none of the books I read went sufficiently in depth to satisfy my desire to use this program to its full capacity. Then I discovered Sally McGhee's book, Take Back Your Life! which outlines steps for creating a system to help you to maximize productivity and take control of your personal and professional life.

Some of McGhee's recommendations are similar to those found in other time management books; for example:

* Implement personal boundaries to allow scheduled, uninterrupted work time.
* You can't create more time; you can only make the most of the time you have by setting priorities.
* Process and organize your e-mail (and paper mail) by following the four D's for decision making (Delete/Do/Delegate/Defer)

For me, the most valuable part of the book explains that to effectively use the Outlook Task list, it is helpful to create planning categories to keep track of objectives and supporting projects, and action categories to keep track of the individual tasks to be completed. Instead of using Outlook's default categories such as "Client" and "Personal," McGhee suggests placing all telephone calls in one category so you can quickly and easily make those calls when you have time between appointments. Similarly, having all errands in one category will make it easier to keep track of them and reduce the number of trips you have to make.

Ms. McGhee understands that technology facilitates increased productivity only when users know how to use its features to full advantage, and are willing to let go of ineffective habits. Willingness to make behaviour changes is a key component of her system, as some of the strategies she describes will be quite foreign to many, particularly those who struggle with structure and details.

One drawback is that to rely fully on Outlook for time management requires the use of a Pocket PC or similar device, and I have met many people who are not prepared to give up their paper planners. Nonetheless, although Take Back Your Life! is primarily about using Outlook, it offers many helpful time management tips that may be adopted even by non-Outlook users.

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TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE USING MS OUTLOOK ORGANIZED

Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (Special Edition Using)

Patricia Cardoza

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A must have for new or current Outlook 2003 Users 5 out of 5 stars.
22 of 25 people found this review helpful.

Patricia Cardoza did one fantastic job in the writing of this book on Outlook 2003. I have found it very useful for people that have only used Outlook Express and had stayed away from Outlook due to the fact it felt more complex. Patricia writes in a very neat manner, you almost feel like you are sitting down with her and learning the program as she gives examples of how she uses Outlook 2003 and many of those opened up new ways to use the software. I have gone thru the book twice, first time was skimming it for area's I needed help in and the second time was cover to cover. Both times I got a huge amount of info from and that has made my life with Outlook 2003 much better. Also what I found very interesting and several of my friends commented on this is that I felt like my mind worked somewhat similiar to Patricia as right when I got to a section that I did not understand fully, several questions would pop up in my head as far as how to use these and why and then I discover on the next page, Patricia is addressing those issues. So for me, this is by far the best "real world" book around for Outlook 2003.
Tedd Riggs

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This is the ONLY book you need to achieve maximum productivity when using this messaging and groupware application! Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 is a business-focused guide to Microsoft Outlook. It focuses on maximizing user productivity with real-world techniques in real-world environments. Topics covered include using Outlook as a personal information manager; collaborating with calendars; staying organized with the Outlook Journal; using Outlook securely; working remotely with Exchange server; programming in Outlook; and using VBA in Outlook.

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Professional Outlook 2007 Programming (Programmer to Programmer)

Ken Slovak

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Outlook 2003 Add-In? No Luck 1 out of 5 stars.
10 of 11 people found this review helpful.

I had a specific goal in mind when I wrote this book -- to produce a plugin for Microsoft Outlook 2003 (and 2007 in the future) that adds a tab to a calendar item. This tab provides integration with scheduling software for meeting rooms. (not my idea, but not my choice, either).

This book covers a lot of topics that I didn't bother to read, and this review won't be relevent to users who want to learn about VBA and Outlook forms.

The quick summary of what I read is "Microsoft provided feeble interfaces for plugin development, and you have to recreate tons of stuff from scratch. I've done that for you, and here is 50KB worth of code to copy-and-paste into your project."

After typing up a significant part of it over two days, I realized that I had made too many typos to troubleshoot, and I also decided that I didn't really care about all of this minutiae, anymore. So I went to the author's website and downloading the huge blocks of cookie-cutter code that are required to make a plugin of any sort, and just read through the end. However, his sample doesn't compile in Visual Studio 2005, regardless of what I do to try and fix it.

Let's go over how badly this sucks. There is simply no way that you could ever take the code from the book and construst anything resembling the project file which I later downloaded from the author's website. Far too much of the object structure, file structure, references, and namespace declarations were omitted in the book, without so much as a word about it. The code involved is big, and kinda abstract. It's unclear what you need to change to achieve certain results. The example provided might have barely been sufficient to guide me toward my task, to begin with. However, since this one example didn't compile, I was totally stranded.

The architecture of the Outlook plugin is not really explained, although there are "tactical" references to it, sprinkled across a 100 page span that describes bits of code. The object model summary at the end of the book looks basically like a plain text file printed sideways, and offers no "summary" at all, just basically a poorly formatted list of objects, methods and properties.

Now, I can't fully blame the author for providing insights (which must have been painfully learned) into Microsoft Outlook, which just doesn't "want to be modified." However, I'm not inclined to praise the author, either. The parts of the book that I read (about half of it) looked like it was churned out as quickly as the author was able -- maybe a basic narration about bits of code from a single relevent project.

Overall, this is the sub-sufficient level of documentation that seems way too common for the Wrox brand. I would have steered clear, since Wrox always fails me, but there weren't many choices for Plugin Development. I guess I'll blow some more of my company's training budget on the other books, since the Web doesn't really cover this topic, either.

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• Written by one of the most popular and knowledgeable Microsoft Outlook MVPs, this book fills a void in the market for a professional-level Outlook programming book
• Explains how to use the many new features of Outlook 2007's object model and offers honest advice from the author on how to deal with common shortcomings and pitfalls of Outlook
• Addresses common workarounds for Outlook programming bugs and how to interface with Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Access
• Discusses the new Object Model, Outlook forms, COM add-ins, security, and more

Microsoft Outlook 2007 Quick Source Guide

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Do you need an easy-to-follow software reference right at your fingertips? Our 6 page, tri-fold guides are the answer. These quick reference guides include step by step instructions to help users to learn software features more quickly, as well as full color screen graphics to highlight important features. Quick Source reference guides also include the software program s NEW features and gives you quick access to time saving shortcuts. The Microsoft Outlook 2007 Quick Source guide is a clear and concise tool for learning the features in Outlook 2007. Features contained in this guide include NEW features such as Assigning Color Categories to an Item, Working with Color Categories, Previewing an Attachment, Working with the Mini Toolbar, and Working with Electronic Business Cards. It also includes Creating a New Folder, Deleting an Item, Creating a Message, Creating a Signature, Working with Desktop Alerts, Scheduling an Appointment, Creating a Task, and much more.

Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Quick Reference Card Bundle-6 MS Office Productivity Software Quick Start Training Cards: Learn Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, Access & PowerPoint. Computer Shortcuts, Cheats, Tips & Tricks. 6 Pages Ea, Tri-Fold (Software Quick Reference Cards)

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Useful Office Professional Tool 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I found the card set/ bundle to be very informative and PACKED to the edges with useful data.

The heavy card stock should hold up for a while of intermittent usage.

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The Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Quick Start Card Bundle includes everything you'll need to learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft Publisher 2007, Microsoft Access 2007 and Microsoft Outlook 2007. The following Quick Start Cards are included: Microsoft Word 2007 Quick Start Card, Microsoft Excel 2007 Quick Start Card, Microsoft Outlook 2007 Quick Start Card, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Quick Start Card, Microsoft Publisher 2007 Quick Start Card, Microsoft Access 2007 Quick Start Card

SharePoint Office Pocket Guide

Jeff Webb

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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SharePoint Office Pocket Guide is the quick path to sharing documents and building lists. Written specifically for users of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, it covers the ins and outs of SharePoint clearly and concisely. Within minutes, you'll understand how to:

• Create team sites, document libraries, and shared workspaces.
• Add web parts to create custom pages.
• Build searchable libraries of PDF files.
• Link local copies of Word and Excel files to SharePoint workspace copies.
• Reconcile changes from multiple authors.
• Review document history.
• Use the Explorer Views to drag-and-drop files into SharePoint quickly.
• Create data lists that look up values from other lists (look-up tables).
• Group, total, and filter list items using views.
• Use InfoPath form libraries to collect data.

You get the how and why of the top tasks without the tedious menu-by-menu walkthroughs that take hundreds of pages but add little value. SharePoint Office Pocket Guide also includes a guide to online resources that expand your knowledge of specific topics.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 QuickSteps

Martin S Matthews, Kellen Diamanti, Curt Simmons

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Great for my users 5 out of 5 stars.
11 of 14 people found this review helpful.

I manage a medium-sized network and support a large number of fairly savvy users. That is, most users know how to do their specific tasks very well and are willing to learn new things. But they are not willing to sit down with a book full of dense text. This is where the "Quick Steps" books come in handy. I keep a number of these books on hand and when a user requests assistance, I give them one of the books with the appropriate page bookmarked. Steps are outlined in full color with lots of pictures and pointers and tips. Additional information is set off in side boxes so users can learn more if they choose. What I have found is that once a user completes a task successfully, they get fairly excited about the experience and browse the book to learn more. The books really stimulate users to experiment with things they would not normally bother to learn. And that is where this book excels. It is a "browser." Users don't feel like they need to start at the beginning and read through to the end. I get lots of grumbles when I ask for the book back so I can pass it on to others.

This book is also great for new users. I tell them to spend a few hours working through the steps, which are easy to follow and can be done at a fairly fast pace. Most users think the full color layout is fun to work through. The down-side is that like any book, space is limited, especially with the fully-illustrated format, so you're obviously not going to find everything in these books, but I do feel they contain a good balance of material and are appropriate for corporate libraries.

Marty and I are fellow writers and that is how I learned about these books. I must say that it has helped my users enormously and relieved my support task. Hey, it's the 21st century. Anyone working in an office should know how to work with operating systems and common applications. Most people can do that if they have easily accessible references and refresher material like these books. Thanks to Marty for developing the "Quick Steps" concept and to McGraw-Hill for publishing this series.

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Brace youself, because here comes QuickSteps: The fast, easy, accessible information on Outlook 2003 in a full-color cookbook-style format. Provides answers to all of your How-do-I questions in a concise and meaningful way. Lengthwise page layout allows for easy page viewing. Useful tips and cautions are displayed in the margins so that they don’t break the flow of the quick steps themselves.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 QuickSteps (Quicksteps)

Marty Matthews

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Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!

Get started using Outlook 2007 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions show you how to use all the new and improved features. Follow along and learn to work with the new Office interface and ribbon; send, receive, and manage e-mail; enter contact information; schedule appointments; set up tasks; and use the Journal.

You'll also find out how to manage files and folders, secure your e-mail, and block junk mail and spam. Plus, you can flip straight to the information you need easily using the color-coded tabs. Get the book that gets you started using Outlook 2007 in no time.

In each chapter:

• Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks
• Need-to-know facts in concise narrative
• Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Bonus information related to the topic being covered
• Errors and pitfalls to avoid

The Unofficial Guide to Outlook 2007 (Unofficial Guides)

Marc Orchant

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The inside scoop...for when you want more than the official line!

Microsoft Outlook 2007 is a major update and to use it with confidence you need to know its quirks and shortcuts. Find out what the manual doesn't always tell you in this insider's guide to using Outlook 2007 in the real world. What's the best way to use the new features? How can you avoid repetitive tasks? From setting up single-view calendaring to managing RSS feeds, first get the official way, then the best way from an expert.

Unbiased coverage of how to get the most out of Outlook, from the new user interface and To-Do bar to the improved Navigation Panel


Savvy, real-world advice from synchronizing Outlook with a PDA to using it with SharePoint(r) services and Business Contact Manager


Time-saving techniques and practical guidance on working around Outlook quirks, avoiding pitfalls, and increasing your productivity


Tips and hacks on turning e-mail messages into tasks, managing file attachments, and using Outlook to browse the Web


Sidebars and tables on keyboard shortcuts, why Outlook blocks certain file types, and working offline in Outlook

Watch for these graphic icons in every chapter to guide you to specific practicalinformation. Bright Ideas are smart innovations that will save you time or hassle. Hacks are insider tips and shortcuts that increase productivity. When you see Watch Out! heed the cautions or warnings to help you avoid commonpitfalls. And finally, check out Inside Scoops for practical insights from the author. It's like having your own expert at your side!

Microsoft Outlook 2007 Advanced Quick Source Guide

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Do you need an easy-to-follow software reference right at your fingertips? Our 6 page, tri-fold guides are the answer. These quick reference guides include step by step instructions to help users to learn software features more quickly, as well as full color screen graphics to highlight important features. Quick Source reference guides also include the software program s NEW features and gives you quick access to time saving shortcuts. The Microsoft Outlook 2007 Advanced Quick Source guide is a clear and concise tool for learning the advanced features in Outlook 2007. Features contained in this guide include Automatically Saving Message Drafts, Checking Names, Creating a Search Folder, Adding a Theme or Stationery to Messages, Inserting an Outlook Item, Creating a Rule, Changing the Calendar Work Week, Adding a Reminder to a Message, Contact, or Task, Viewing Activities for a Contact, Setting AutoArchive for All Folders, Creating a New Data File, Changing Data File Settings, and much more.