Figure G shows a lucky employee who works Monday through Thursday, 10:00 to 2:00-how's that for nontraditional!įigure G Your calendar should accommodate your work schedule. In the Work Time section, check the days you want to include in your work week.If you have a nontraditional work week, change the default as follows: We are a versatile society with all kinds of schedules, and the default work week of five days, Monday through Friday, doesn't represent a lot of us.
These are simple changes to implement, but they quickly free up lots of space and they stick you must reset them when you need them. If your To-Do list is visible, remove it by choosing Off from the To-Do Bar dropdown in the Layout group. Or turn it off completely by choosing Off from the Folder Pane dropdown in the Layout group. To free up space for more text, unpin the Navigation pane by clicking the small left arrow at the top of the pane. The reading pane is flexible and easy to personalize, which is important if messages are long.
If you want Outlook to default to your contacts list, do the following: Addresses you add yourself will be in your personal contacts list. If you're on Exchange, the GAL is usually members of your organization. The default is Start With Global Address List. Outlook uses a global address list, and that works fine for most of us.
SEE: 20 pro tips to make Windows 10 work the way you want (free TechRepublic PDF) 2: Custom address book I start in my Inbox for the account I use the most.įigure A Select the folder you want Outlook to open when launched.
Note: This article is also available in the free PDF Make Office 2016 work your way by changing these default settings. There's no downloadable demonstration file, and none of these settings is appropriate for 365 Mail. I'm using Outlook 2016 (desktop) on a Windows 64-bit system.
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