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Organizing Your
Outlook Inbox,
And Having Fun Doing It!!!!
Is your e-mail more
like an avalanche? Do you wish you could find that important
e-mail from your principal? Do you want to get your e-mail
organized? Wanna have fun, too??? Here are some directions
based on a hand out from Paula Whitmer, District Technology Resource
Teacher.
Organizing
your email with color
Tech
Tip 1
Have you ever wished that you knew which of your many emails were being sent
just to you and nobody else? (If it's sent just to you, then there's a
real good chance somebody is waiting on you to respond. If it's sent to
lots of people, they may or may not be waiting on you for a response.)
If so, there is a way to flag those emails with color. Here's the idea:
Messages that are sent where you are the only recipient can be shown in RED
(or any color you choose) while messages that go to more than one person are
shown in BLACK. Here's how to do it:
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When you are in your
Outlook Inbox, click on the "Organize" button on your toolbar.
If the organize symbol is not on your toolbar, go to "Tools"
and click on "Organize"
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When you see the
menu pop down, choose the "Using Colors" link on the left side
of the menu.
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The second bullet
says: Show messages sent only to me in ..." Click on the drop
down arrow and choose a color.
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Then click the
"turn on" button.
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Close the Organize
window by clicking on the X.
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The messages sent
only to you should now appear in the color you chose.
Tech
Tip 2You
can also mark emails from a certain sender with color as well. You may
want to make e-mail from your principal and PSA show in blue or advertising in
gray. It works with addresses within and outside of the state email
network. Here's how:
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When
you are in your Outlook Inbox, click on an e-mail from the person or
source you want to code in color. Then click on the
"Organize" button on your toolbar.
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When you see
the menu pop down, choose the "Using Colors" link on the
left side of the menu.
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The first
bullet says: Color messages from or sent to (select
"from" in the drop down box), or in the next
space, type the person's name (last name, then a comma, then a
space, then their first name. Ex. Whitmer, Paula) then
select the color.
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Next, click on
the "Apply color" button. You should then get a
message next to that button that says "Done!"
Check your Inbox and see if it worked.
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If the person
is not in your Address book or Contacts list, then you can
actually type in their email address in the spot for the name.
If you've received at least one message from them that you still
have, you can select that message and it will automatically insert
their name. It works either way.
Have fun playing with colors and managing your time in email
better.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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Web Sites of the Week
MAKE YOUR OWN BINGO GAME
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bingo/
TEACHERS: Make your own bingo
cards to enhance any theme or subject area. Many thanks to Beth
Drake (Yates) for this site.
Student Study Sites:
The Best of the Web
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/studymatrix.html Grades
1 - 12: The sites are divided by subject area and recommended by
teachers.
Kindergarten/Early
Primary/Early Childhood LInks
http://teach.fcps.net/trt4/K.ECE.htm Teachers
and little ones: It is hard to find sites for non-readers and
early readers. This is the start of a few resources for teachers of
young children. It is a work in progress, and more sites will be
added later! 
My Schedule
| Thursday, Nov. 14 |
Lansdowne |
| Friday, Nov. 15 |
Harrison |
| Monday, Nov. 18 |
Harrison |
| Tuesday, Nov, 19 |
Float |
| Wednesday, Nov. 20 |
Yates |
| Thursday, Nov. 21 |
Yates |
| Friday, Nov, 22 |
Personal
Day |
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