High Wired: Save time with Outlook shortcuts

Time-Saving Tips of the Week: Microsoft Outlook shortcuts

You use it every day, so why not learn a few shortcuts that’ll be sure to save you time when using Outlook? Here are some Outlook shortcuts I picked up from various articles on the web this week:

Ctrl + Q — It doesn’t matter what folder you’re in — Inbox or otherwise — hitting this key combination will mark your highlighted message as either read or unread.

Ctrl + Shift + C — The quick and easy way to add a new contact to your address book.

Ctrl + F — A very much underutilized shortcut, Ctrl +F will forward whatever message you have highlighted.

Ctrl + Shift + B — The mouseless way to display your Address Book.

Ctrl + Enter — Be veeeeeery careful with this one!! Some people love it, others hate it so much they disable it completely. I’ll let you choose how you feel about; this is the shortcut that instantly sends out the message you’re typing. (So if you’ve ever been writing an e-mail and it suddenly seemed to “send itself,” now you know what may have happened ...)

Ctrl + N — If you take away anything at all today, try to remember this fundamental shortcut, which simply opens up a fresh new e-mail for you.

<b>Online Secret of the Week: Water</b>

Some readers will surely consider me mad for sharing this competitor’s website with you, but I’m willing to face this possible incredulity if only this site will help a few worthy individuals and businesses here in Summit County.

Water. That’s it. The site I’d like to share with you sells Water. Not water with a lowercase w, but Water with an uppercase W.

Water is a “click-and-publish website system” that allows businesses and nonprofits to easily create and manage “professionally designed, custom made websites through its premium, easy-to-use tools.”

Water website designs are attractive, costs are far from outrageous, there are no setup fees or contracts whatsoever, and turnaround time is great; in other words, it’s quite possible that this just might be the solution you’ve been looking for. (But if not, we here at timeforcake creative media are always happy to help.)

Learn more at www.embracewater.com.

<b>Grab Bag: Five Links of the Week</b>

• www.extremepumpkins.com — Just in time for Halloween. Nice.

• http://tinyurl.com/2f5kfo — A music alarm clock for your computer. A pleasant alternative to the standard nails-on-a-chalkboard beeping that starts the day for so many of us.

• http://tinyurl.com/33akcy — Five great tips for an organized, inviting workspace.

• www.shrinkmytunes.com — Check this out if you’d be willing to pay $40 to fit four times as much music on your iPod (or other mp3 player). These guys even offer a 14-day money back guarantee.

• www.eco-cell.org — Don’t you dare throw your cell phone away when you decide it’s time for a new one. Make a difference instead.

Have a great week, everyone, and see ya next Monday.

<i>Based in Frisco, eRin pheiL is the primary creative force behind timeforcake (www.timeforcake.com). She can be reached via phone at (970) 668-0709 or e-mail at info@timeforcake.com.</i>