You make sure and back everything else on your computer but have you ever backed up your email?  If you are using Microsoft Outlook it is really pretty simple and can save you a ton of hassle if anything should happen to you Outlook.  Watch this video to learn how.

Here is a different way to organize your emails in Outlook.  You can have the color of your incoming messages from a designated contact automatically set to a color of your choice. Here is how you can set it up.

1. Click on the View tab
2. On the far left in the Current View group click View Settings
3. In the pop up window click Conditional Formatting
4. In the next window click Add, now once you have highlighted the new rule (which is labeled Untitled) you can rename it by clicking on it, now click Condition.
5. Now click the From button and you can choose a contact or multiple contacts from your address book, and then click OK.
6. Lastly click the Font button and change the color and/or font for this rule.

So now when looking at your inbox, you can easily find messages you are looking for just by seeing what color it is.

Watch this video to see how you can easily add a signature to your Outlook emails.

Have you even backed up your emails from Microsoft Outlook?  It is really pretty simple and can save you a ton of hassle if anything should happen to you Outlook.  Watch this video to learn how.

This is a great way to make your emails look more recognizable when using outlook.

Watch this video for a quick and concise way to add your own customized stationary to your emails.

Recently we talked about backing up your Microsoft Emails; equally important is to know how to back up your contacts.  This video shows you an easy way to back up your contact information.  Remember you want to make sure and regularly back up your information to minimize any loss.

We all use our basic keyboard shortcuts every day for things like copying and pasting, but did you know there are some great shortcuts that you can use for your everyday tasks in Outlook? Once you are familiar with and using keyboard shortcuts consistently, you will see how much easier they can make your daily tasks! Here are a few that you can use in Outlook.

• Press CTRL+D to delete the current e-mail message.
• Press CTRL+R to reply to the current e-mail message.
• Press CTRL+F to forward the current e-mail message.

Make your inbox easy to use and view! This Lynda.com video has several tips on how to make your inbox look just the way you want.

Some of us have very organized folders for our Outlook email.  While this can be a great thing, it can also make it hard sometimes when searching for a specific email, especially if we can’t remember what folder we have place it in.  When you click on the search bar (which is found right above your most recent emails), a new tab automatically opens up where you can set your search settings.  Outlook will default to searching just the folder you are in, but in this new tab, in the Scope group, you can change the selection to All Mail Items and it will search all your folders.