I was delighted to be able to help one of our Finnish clients the other day with these resources for automatically spell checking multiple languages in Outlook emails . The main problem is that Outlook 2003 does not have the capacity for multiple language spell checking so you must first [...]
I have been using Spinvox memo service on my smart phones and BlackBerry for years when on the run between meetings. It turns my spoken word into an email I can process when I get back to my laptop. I have found it more productive than fiddling with a stylus or punching out words [...]
How easily do you access mission critical files and folders when inserting them into Outlook Emails, Tasks and Calendar items? How quickly can you execute a ‘Save As’ when working with Microsoft files? You can customise your Microsoft ‘Open’ ‘Insert File’ and ‘Save As’ dialogue boxes to provide one-click access [...]
All you and I can truly manage in a demanding day is where we choose to put our focus and energy moment to moment. The default Outlook email alarms and alerts conspire to interrupt this focus every time a new mail arrives. […]
We’ve all been there! We have just hit ‘Send’ and realised we forgot to attach the file, addressed it to the wrong ‘Peter Smith’, remembered too late that we did not include an important point, or even – God forbid – had second thoughts about sending the mail at all, especially [...]
Looking for Lookout? Want to make it work with Outlook 2007? My thanks to Frank Taylor over at vmware for raising my awareness of this fix. […]
I get a real buzz when people send me their own practical productivity tips. Francis Clauson over at EMC, who did one of our training programme last year just sent me an email with this one, which I have implemented immediately. I recommend this tip to you wholeheartedly. […]
You want action or a decision – now! You know that your boss or colleague is probably buried in work and drowning in email without your help. The last thing you need is for your important email to be marked as unread, flagged, colour-coded, put on some never-ending to-do list [...]
You know how it is, you sometimes want to add something to a mail after you have closed it, you wished you had put it better, or you think it would be better not sent at all! Well, if you could use a little time to let your mind mull [...]
