Outlook 2010 can save your hide: Use Quick Steps (Crabby's Daily Tip)

In a nutshell, Quick Steps, a new feature in Outlook 2010, applies multiple actions at once to an e-mail. There are some default Quick Steps such as Move to (moves the selected message to a mail folder you choose and marks the message as read), Reply & Delete (opens a reply to the selected message, and then deletes the original message), and Create New (where you create your own Quick Step to do anything you want, name it, and even assign it an icon to help you identify it).

You can edit any of these default Quick Steps and you can also create your own "Quick Steps gallery" of actions that you take most often (which is what you saw in the screenshot of what my Quick Steps customization looks like). AND you can add it to your Quick Access Toolbar, like I've done here:

Want to know more?

• Read about how you can automate common or repetitive tasks with Quick Steps.
• Take a look at Outlook MVP Dian Poremsky's blog post that explains Quick Steps.

And how can using Quick Steps "save your hide" (as I wrote in the title of the post)? You'll never lose a message, miss a meeting, or forget to follow up on anything anymore. You, my friend, are a model of consistency, competence, and class (not to mention efficiency, effectiveness, and equilibrium).

But first, sit back, turn off your cell phones, and enjoy the show:

More info on Quick Steps:

Introducing Quick Steps

Outlook Quick Steps: One-click shortcuts

My Favorite Feature: Quick Steps

Cut the email drudge work with Outlook Quick Steps: MVP #9 on Office 2010

Automate common or repetitive tasks with Quick Steps

Best practices for Outlook 2010