Keep a Record of Your Activities

Often you remember when you worked on a document or task, or made a phone call, but you don’t remember where you stored the information. In Outlook, you can record many activities automatically and then use the Journal to locate them.

For example, suppose you want to record all the activities associated with the contacts who are involved in the conference. You can set Outlook to automatically record items and files that you send, receive, or create on behalf of your contacts. Click Options (Tools menu), and then click the Journal tab to record activities related to your contacts. Then use the Journal to find and open an activity.

Record activities manually   You can also manually add information to the Journal, such as a phone call, a chance meeting, or information that you aren’t recording automatically. Click the New arrow, and then click Journal Entry. Adding a new contact?   When you create a contact, you can record activities associated with the contact. On the Journal tab, select Automatically record journal entries for this contact.

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Want to know more?   Look up Getting Results - First Outlook Session in Help.