Monday, 15th March 2010.

Multitasking with Microsoft Outlook

Written on Sunday, 11th October 2009 by Neeta

We live in a world where we always bombarded with information overloads. We have so many things to do that we tend to forget important deadlines and tasks. This problem gets accentuated as we grow old. In thirties we can still manage with our chaotic habits and disorganized ways but the moment we step in to forties, we find we are forgetting important assignments and deadlines.

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb has described ADD as Attention Deficit Disorder. But that is the extreme situation. Adults today are more likely to forget their tasks and deadlines if they continue to keep their address books, tasks and mails in disorderly ways.

Microsoft Outlook has solution for people suffering from ADD or people like me who needs reminders, pop-ups to be reminded about their tasks and assignments. Microsoft Outlook is a powerful tool and it helps in organizing your personal as well official life. Contacts can replace your address books, Calendars can replace planners. Tasks feature can replace sticky pads. An email received with a task, a date and a contact can be easily integrated in to the Microsoft Outlook and its associated functionalities of Contacts, Calendars and tasks.

To-Do Bar in Microsoft Outlook 2007 integrates Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 and Microsoft Office Project 2007. To-Do Bar has many other functionalities which makes it a good organization tool. One can drop the email directly onto To-Do Bar for follow up.

If you are a disorganized person, I would recommend you start using Microsoft Outlook right away.