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Technology Tip Tuesday

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When an email requires a follow-up, use the drag-and-drop method:

Simply click and drag the email, and drop it onto the bottom left 鈥Contacts鈥 symbol on the navigation bar.  Suddenly you鈥檝e got a brand new contact with the email address and name automatically entered. Now, inside the Contact window, the Notes portion will have the person鈥檚 phone number and address (if included on their signature line).

  • Use Copy (Ctrl C) and Paste (Ctrl V) to get the signature line items into the correct fields in the new contact window. Less typing, no typos--and your contact is created within seconds!
  •  鈥淒rag and Drop鈥 the email again onto your 鈥颁补濒别苍诲补谤,鈥 and an appointment will be made. Plus, it keeps all the detail from the email. So you won鈥檛 have to re-type into the appointment.
  • 鈥淒rag and Drop鈥 an email onto the Tasks or Notes symbols on the Navigation bar.

You can also reverse this:

  • Drag any contact to Mail on the folder pane to create a new email to that contact.
  • Drag any contact to Calendar to create a new appointment.
  • Drag any contact to Tasks.