Productivity Software for Lawyers

You may think, especially if you haven't used it, that Outlook is mostly an email client. While it certainly does manage your email, Outlook is a lot more than that.  Technically, Outlook is a "personal information manager". It manages meetings, serves as a calendar, automates project management, and keeps notes. This section will go over some of the main functions you should be familiar with.

•  Flag an item for follow up - a very useful way to make sure you don't lose track of e-mails that you need to act on.
•  Clean, Clutter Free Inbox
•  Manage email messages by using rules
•  Increase your efficiency with search folders (lawyerist.com)

•  Archiving items manually
•  Archiving items using rules

•  How to set up automatic replies when you're out of the office

•  How to schedule a meeting
•  Schedule a meeting or appointment with your customers in Business Contact Manager
•  Respond to an email message with a meeting request
•  Outlook meeting request dos and don'ts (lawyerist.com)

•  How to schedule an appointment

•  Change an appointment, event, or meeting

•  Share an Outlook calendar with other people
•  Webinar: Sharing calendars in Outlook (12:42)

•  Print a calendar showing appointments and meetings
•  Print a blank calendar

•  Organize matters using Outlook tasks (lawyerist.com)
•  Use project tasks in Business Contact Manager

•  Assigning Outlook tasks to others (lawyerist.com)

•  Managing Outlook reminders (lawyerist.com)
•  Add or remove a reminder for an email message or contact

•  Create or add a contact

•  Three Microsoft Outlook Quick Tricks (lawyerist.com)