Ways to Organize Your Email in Outlook

Posted: October 07, 2014

[caption id="attachment_12052" align="alignright" width="300"] Image from pcworld.com[/caption] Outlook email has been around for years and can make things a little simpler when it comes to accessing emails. When the emails start piling in, though, they can become disorganized. Learn how to tame your Outlook inbox with these helpful tips. Julie Sartain, writer for PC World, shares how to organize emails in Outlook.

Outlook organization tips: 5 ways to tame the email pile

Microsoft's Outlook is an irreplaceable tool for countless organizations and a veritable legion of people around the globe—but it's not a beloved one by any stretch. Nobody actually enjoys sifting through a stuffed inbox or responding to meeting requests all day long; you want to open your inbox, do what you need to do, and get the heck out as fast as possible.  That's where these Outlook organizational tips come in. Adopting these five simple practices will make diving into your inbox less painful—and far less time consuming. 1. Use folders to reduce Inbox clutter It seems easy to let emails just pile up in your Inbox, until you try to find something and have to suffer through a manual search. Instead, move messages to a custom folder that relates to the company or the message. It’s just like using a file cabinet. Custom folders are easy to create, manage, and search; and there are no limits to size or count except disk space or limitations imposed by your system administrator. Read the entire article Outlook Organization Tips: 5 Ways to Tame The Email Pile on PC World.