Productivity Tips for using Outlook

 1. Share to Teams:

This feature allows you to share an email directly to a class Team or Team Chat message. I use this feature with the weekly Careers email, which I share to my Tutor Group Class Team: 

This creates a new post in the Post section of the Tutor Group Team. 

2. To Do List:

The To-Do list is great for keeping track of tasks. Tasks can be given due dates and reminders and files can be added to tasks too. To-Do is now well integrated in to the Outlook online version and appears in the top banner: 

To Do list tasks can be entered directly, or you can highlight text within an email message and select 'create task'. This will automatically create a To Do list task. 

It may also be handy to download the Microsoft To Do list app to your mobile phone so that tasks are accessible across two devices.

3. @mentions in Outlook:

When creating an email, if you @mention the person who you want to receive your email in the text, this will automatically list them in the To row:

4. Email Likes:

Email likes are a feature of Outlook online and are a quick way to get a reaction from recipients of your email.

An example of an excellent use of the Like button is here:  

5. Text predictions

If you have good touch typing skills the text prediction is a great time saver!

If you would like some help with any of the above, please see Nathan, send a chat message or email: nathan.walsh@hagley.school.nz