(I still cringe at the memory of those heavy, metal drawers slamming shut.) Well, these have essentially become the Inbox folder system which automatically alphabetizes the folders. The second file system was contained in the old and dreaded “4-Drawer File Cabinets”.

When you are done with that project, simply right-click the Folder and choose “Remove from Favorites”.

To add a folder to the Favorites, right-click the Folder and choose “Show in Favorites”.

So we don’t file them into the A-Z folder system instead, we keep them handy in the “Favorites” folder at the tip-top of the Outlook Navigation Pane. These are the files you need at your fingertips. These are your active customers, the most urgent vendors, you name it. These still apply to today’s world but have been lost in the flurry of digital organizing.

In the days of “paper offices” (pre-computer age), we had 3 filing systems. Use “Favorites” to keep active folders at the top of your Navigation Pane (aka folder pane)

Then you can read them all at one time without distraction.Ģ. To apply the “Work Less” theory, have Outlook automatically file an email.

Using outlook tasks effectively