Microsoft Outlook tips and tricks for improving user experience? [closed]
I use delayed sending of my mails. You just create a new rule that defers sending of mails by a specified number of minutes.
I have a zero Inbox rule. As I read email, I move it to another folder so anything in the Inbox is new and/or actionable. If it is actionable, I usually perform the action and file the email quickly to keep my Inbox empty as much as possible.
Here is my base macro. It moves selected messages in a message pane or current open message to the "Archive Personal Folders" PST file's "Inbox" folder. You'll have to change the PST file name and folder if yours are different. I create macro buttons on the main Outlook toolbar and on the Read Message Window toolbar. It is best if you sign your macros as well.
Sub MoveSelectedMessagesToArchiveInbox()
On Error Resume Next
Dim objFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder, objInbox As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Dim objNS As Outlook.NameSpace, objItem As Outlook.MailItem
Set objNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set objInbox = objNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
Set objFolder = objNS.Folders("Archive Personal Folders").Folders("Inbox")
'Assume this is a mail folder
If objFolder Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "This folder doesn't exist!", vbOKOnly + vbExclamation, "INVALID FOLDER"
End If
Select Case TypeName(Outlook.Application.ActiveWindow)
Case "Explorer"
If Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection.Count = 0 Then
'Require that this procedure be called only when a message is selected
Exit Sub
End If
For Each objItem In Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection
If objFolder.DefaultItemType = olMailItem Then
If objItem.Class = olMail Then
objItem.Move objFolder
End If
End If
Next
Case "Inspector"
Set objItem = Outlook.Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
If objFolder.DefaultItemType = olMailItem Then
If objItem.Class = olMail Then
objItem.Move objFolder
End If
End If
Case Else
' Do Nothing
End Select
Set objItem = Nothing
Set objFolder = Nothing
Set objInbox = Nothing
Set objNS = Nothing
End Sub