Outlook 2016 Introduction

Outlook 2016

Lesson – Managing Contacts

F LAGGING A C ONTACT FOR F OLLOW UP  D ISCUSSION

You can add a flag to a contact as a reminder or to call attention to it. This feature is helpful when you need to follow up on conversations or requests from your contacts.

Contacts can be flagged with either your own comments or you can select from the preset comments. The preset comments include are Follow up , Call , Arrange Meeting , Send E-mail , and Send Letter . When you flag a contact, you can also select from Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Next Week, No Date and Custom as the date that the follow up is due. Depending upon which of these you choose a Reminder is set a certain time ahead of the due date although any of these Reminder dates and times can be customized.

Flagging a contact for follow up

NOTE You can also open the Flag for Follow Up menu by selecting the desired contact and clicking the Follow Up button on the Home tab and choosing Custom or Add Reminder .

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P ROCEDURES

1. Open the Contacts folder.

2. Select the contact you want to flag.

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