With the new job comes a new laptop that needs to be configured my way. My usual customization include:
- Create a folder in Outlook called something like Addressed To Me. I read it somewhere for the idea, to avoid wading through the many email messages that do not mention me specifically but rather address some distribution list(s) that I belong to. Recent versions of Outlook has this option as a filter, or Focus, but I like the actual folder to hold messages addressed to me personally.
- Having the Addressed To Me folder is more useful when it is coupled with a rule that move messages there when the criteria is met, i.e. I am addressed directly.
- Even better, there is an option to open the Addressed To Me folder when Outlook is launched. By default, Outlook focuses on the Inbox when it is launched. I think because of this option, the Focus alone won't do what I need.
- I always read my email when I first turn on the computer. To get Outlook started at login time, I place a shortcut to Outlook in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup . Note that ProgramData is a Hidden folder, to see it you would need to enable seeing of Hidden folders.
- One new "feature" with the more recent versions of Outlook is NOT opening a new email in its own window. I find that annoying. To open the new email in its own window, you would need to click on some button to pop-out the message. Too much work! So one additional customization I have to do is to check Open replies and forwards in a new window, in Outlook Options, Mail, as shown below.
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