the Outlook hack you didn't know you needed

@kellyn_mcmullan

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Outlook

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Why it worked

The video provides a practical and easily applicable productivity hack for a widely used software, addressing a common pain point for users.

Summary

This video demonstrates a productivity hack for Outlook, showing how to turn any email into a task. It explains how to highlight text in an email, add it to your Outlook tasks, and then manage it with deadlines and reminders.

Structure

1Introduce the Outlook hack
2Demonstrate adding an email to tasks
3Show task management options
4Explain how to complete the task

Product placement

Outlook: ACTS - it is an email and task management software that is being demonstrated. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Microsoft: APPEARS - it is the developer of Outlook, visible as a logo on the software interface. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

Original caption

turn any email into an actual task in outlook and never lose track of what needs to get done 📋 #outlook #productivity #corporategirl #tasklist #worklife

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On-screen text

the Outlook hack you didn't know you needed highlight your "To Do" in any email and add it to your Tasks assign a deadline, set reminders add steps, attach a document, etc. when you're done, open the original email and write your reply, then mark the Task as done!

Transcript

Hi! Per our last meeting, please finish this project by EOD Friday. You can reference our meeting notes for what was discussed and you can use the template found in our team folder. Thanks!