Due to the popularity of the Top 10 Outlook Calendar Tips and the follow up to that blog post, we would like to expand on other Outlook tips and tricks. Here’s our top 10 tips for Outlook Mail.

1. Was an important message sent to the Junk E-mail folder?  If an item gets moved to your Junk E-mail folder by mistake, select the message, and then press CTRL+ ALT+J.
2. Flag that message fast!  Select a message in the message list, and then press INSERT.
3. Recall that message! To recall or replace a sent message, open the message in the Sent Items folder, and on the Actions menu, click Recall This Message.
4. Make a message unavailable to recipients after a specific date. To set the expiration date on a message you are composing, click Options. Under Delivery options, select the Expires aftercheck box, and then in the lists, select the date and time you want the message to expire.
5. Set a reminder to reply to a message. Right-click the message you want to set the reminder for, point to Follow Up, and then click Add Reminder. In the Due By list, click the date when you have to complete the reply. In the second list, click a time. In the Flag color list, click the flag color you want, and then click OK.
6. Add your own words to a follow-up flag for a new message. Click the Message Flag button and then type the text you want in the Flag to box.
7. Keep track of messages that require action.  Instead of just using rules to move messages to folders, use rules to assign a category to a message. Then the messages will be arranged in groups in your Inbox.
8. Save searches that you use often. On the Tools menu, point to Find and then click Advanced Find. In the Advanced Find dialog box, specify your search criteria and click Save Search on theFile menu. You can share the search results with others by sending the search results file as an attachment in an e-mail message.
9. Does your mailbox need a quick cleanup?  On the Tools menu, click Mailbox Cleanup. Select options to find items that are old or large and then move or delete them. Click Auto Archive to move old items to Archive Folders, or click Empty to permanently delete items from yourDeleted Items folder.
10. Use a file shortcut instead of an attachment to reduce the size of a message.  Right-click the file and drag it to the Inbox. On the shortcut menu, click Send with Shortcut.

To see the full list of Outlook Mail tips, please visit Top Tips for Outlook