How to Use Outlook Better: 10 Tips

Our ongoing series of tips for Microsoft Office 2010 continues with ten tips for anyone who uses Outlook, whether an expert or a beginner. Most of these tips apply to Outlook 2010 and 2007 (and some apply to earlier versions) but even experienced Outlook users may need use some pointers to finding old features in the new interface.

Looking for even more Microsoft Office 2010 tips? Check out the rest of our ongoing series.
•Microsoft Office 2010: 10 Tips and Tricks
•Microsoft Office 2010: 10 More Tips and Tricks
•10 Expert Tips for Microsoft Word
•10 Excellent Tips for Microsoft Excel 2010
•10 Simple Outlook 2010 Tips
•10 for Microsoft Word and PowerPoint 2010

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Edward Mendelson

My Experience

I've been writing about software and hardware for PCMag for more than 40 years, focusing on operating systems, office suites, and communication and utility apps. I've specialized in everything related to word and document processing, including format conversion, OCR, and PDF apps. In my spare time, I build apps for Macs and Windows PCs that make it easy to run legacy operating systems (such as old versions of macOS and Windows) and work with legacy documents.

I've also written about technology for non-technical publications, such as The New York Review of Books. Before joining PCMag, I reviewed music and sound equipment for audio magazines. In my other career, I'm the Lionel Trilling Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University and write books about modern literature.

The Technology I Use

For work, I use a Lenovo ThinkCentre M901s desktop (one at home, one in the office) and a Lenovo ThinkPad X13 laptop. For everything else, I use an M4 MacBook Air and an M4 MacBook Pro. I also have an iPad Air and a closet full of obsolete ThinkPads and Macs that I use for testing and nostalgia. I still use an iPhone 13 mini because it's the smallest iPhone that Apple still supports.

My speakers are a mix of Bang & Olufsen and Sonos models, driven by a mix of tube-based and solid-state electronics and a WiiM Pro streamer.

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