Time Management and Outlook

Course Description

Take Control of Your Workday - In today’s fast-paced workplace, managing time effectively is no longer optional — it’s essential. This practical, instructor-led course combines proven time-management strategies with the powerful features of Microsoft Outlook to help you regain control of your workload, reduce stress and work more efficiently every day. Designed for professionals who already use Outlook regularly, this course goes beyond basic functionality. You’ll learn how to transform Outlook into a powerful productivity system that supports better planning, prioritisation and execution.
1 Day
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Prerequisites

Participants are expected to have used MS Outlook in their day to day role. This course is not intended as an Introduction to Outlook, but as a route to making better use of the App to manage your time.

How You Will Benefit

• You will learn how the willingness to change habits will help make a world of difference.
• You will learn how to set up Outlook to automate many day-to-day tasks.
• You will become familiar with the Four D’s associated with Time Management and how to apply these techniques using Outlook.
• You will learn how to effectively manage your physical and electronic files, how to make effective use of categorization, and how to deal with junk e-mail.

Getting Started

The Power of Change
Case Study: Another Day at the Office
Planning Tools
Using Outlook's Viewing Tools

Setting up Outlook

Changing Notification Options
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Customizing the Outlook Screen
Customizing Your Panes

The Four D`s

Do, Dump, Delay, and Delegate
Do: Working with E-mail Messages
Dump: Working with Deleted Items
Delay: Setting up Your Outlook Task List
Delegate: Sending Task Requests
STING

Finding What You Need

Organizing Your Workspace
Sorting Based on File Type
Sorting with Categories
Managing Electronic Files
Using Search in Outlook
Getting Rid of the Junk
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