Outlook For Dummies

Chapter 3

Getting on the Fast Track with Handy Shortcuts

IN THIS CHAPTER

Learning how to drag and drop

Saving information from an email message to other formats

Creating email messages from a contact or appointment

Minimizing parts of the Outlook screen

Getting to know the mouse buttons

Typing — ugh! Who needs it? It’s amazing to think we still use a 19th-century device — the typewriter keyboard — to control our computers in the 21st century. We appear to be stuck with the QWERTY keyboard (the standard we all know and, uh, love) for a while longer, but we can give our carpal tunnels a rest now and then. By using the mouse, trackball, or touchpad, you can drag and drop rather than hunt and peck.

Most people recognize that a tool like Outlook can dramatically improve productivity, but many ignore Outlook’s most powerful features and shortcuts. Some of those tools can be powerful weapons in your battle to make the most of your time, and I show you some of my favorites in this chapter. ...