Outlook Tips

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Using AutoDate

Outlook's AutoDate feature allows you to use natural language in an Outlook item's date or time field, such as a task's Due Date field or an appointment's Start Time field.

For example, instead of selecting or typing 12:00 PM in a date field, you can simply type noon without quotes, and Outlook automatically converts it to the correct date value.

For dates, you can type phrases such as tomorrow, next Thursday, or even Christmas.

• For more details about using the AutoDate feature, see the Outlook Help topic What you can type in date and time fields.

Drag attachments into your messages

Instead of inserting an attachment into a mail message by clicking the Insert File button, if you have the Windows Explorer open, simply drag and drop the required attachment straight into your mail message.

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