Overcome Email Overload with Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002: Get Through Your Electronic Mail Faster (Paperback)

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Companies would be well-served to make Sherwood's book a corporate standard. It would significantly improve their email effectiveness! -- Barbara Noparstak, Records and Information Management Consultant, Api Consulting

I found highly useful advice immediately! The first three chapters alone made a staggering difference in my efficiency. -- Leisa Fearing, Web Developer, elf Systems Corporation

I loved the tone of the book. Sherwood's sense of humor and unintimidating writing style make this a sure winner. -- Trisha Gooch, Editor, ibizTips, Internet Business Forum

It's a rewarding read even for those who think they're e-mail pros. -- Netsurfer Digest, October 3, 2001

Overcome Email Overload has probably cut the time I spend managing my email in half. -- Lonnie Falk, rainbowpcm.com, October 13, 2001

Sherwood's book has been a godsend to me. I particularly appreciate ... the "why" as well as the "what." -- Thomas J. Henderson, retired Chairman & CEO of Guy F. Atkinson Company

This book can help you take back control. Office-support workers will find it particularly useful. -- Joyce Grant, Editor,

Product Description

Aimed squarely at non-technical corporate Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002 users, Overcome Email Overload with Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002 gives practical, in-depth advice on how to deal with a flood of electronic messages. With clear, direct language and step-by-step examples, this book shows you how to take full advantage of Outlook's features and get through your Inbox faster.

Do you use Outlook 97 or Outlook 98? For the technical features that help you overcome email overload, Outlook 98 is not very different from Outlook 2000. Outlook 97 is a bit more limited.Much of this book is still applicable to you.

Do you use Outlook Express? Despite the similarity in the names, Outlook Express and Outlook are completely different programs. Outlook Express has a different user interface, different rule conditions and actions, a mailing list manager, and no voting buttons. This book applies to Outlook Express only slightly more than the Eudora version of this book does.

Do you Microsoft Outlook 2001 or Entourage (both on MacOS)? This book's research didn't cover those email programs. Much of the information is probably applicable, but there are differences. See the book's web page for details.

Do you use Eudora for Mac or Windows? Check out "Overcome Email Overload with Eudora 5: Get Through Your Electronic Mail Faster", also by Kaitlin Duck Sherwood. Of course, also available on Amazon.com.

Regardless of what email program you have, there is material in this book that can help you. About 60% of the book deals with non-technical strategies for getting through email faster. For example, you are less likely to get a response to one of your messages if you end your message with "No Reply Needed."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: World Wide Webfoot Press (September 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970885172
• ISBN-13: 978-0970885173
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,658,047 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond The Nitty Gritty, May 8, 2002

By	Ray (S.F. Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

I live on the Internet and e-mail is my communication tool of choice. As a computer professional I read dozens of technical books on all kinds of topics. "Overcoming Email Overload" is one of those rare books that combine technical expertise with pure fun. I have tried various schemes to handle the abundance of email that I receive daily. A few of the suggestions that Ms. Sherwood made in this book I had already incorporated into my daily routine. But I did not have an overall consistent strategy, which, thanks to this book, I now have. When I first picked up this book I expected some simple quick fixes about using folders to store various types of mail and how to set up rules. I was blown away with the depth of material in this one small book. Not only does it teach someone unfamiliar with Outlook 2000 or 2002 how to effectively use the product, it also teaches us how to reduce the amount of emails that we receive; how to write clearer, concise emails; how to convey the right emotional tone; how to get people to read and understand our message. It is a real "How To" manual for everything related to email and effective communication. One danger in buying this book is that you will come to realize how many truly bad emails you receive each day. I recommend to people, on a daily basis, to buy or borrow this book so they can improve their use of email. Really, it is so that I will no longer have to read such poor writing. If you use email, you need this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is all you need to overcome e-mail overload!, October 15, 2001

By A Customer

Being charged with developing e-mail standards for a Fortune 100 company, our task force began searching the Net for guidelines. We were overwhelmed with all the different websites and, yet, they all said the same thing. There was no original or helpful information that really got to the heart of solving the dilemma of e-mail overload. Not until we found Ms. Sherwood's book. It had an entertaining and enlightening format with guidelines that were easy to implement. If you are responsible for setting up corporate e-mail guidelines or just interested in personally breaking free from e-mail overload, purchasing this book will be the best decision you ever make. For just a few dollars your return on investment will equal something precious and priceless...free time to do other things besides e-mail!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For any worker who relies on Outlook 2000 or 2002, December 8, 2001

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Kaitlin Sherwood's Overcome Email Overload With Microsoft Outlook 2000 And Outlook 2002 is a refreshingly simple, effective guide to using Microsoft Outlook 2000 or 2002 to speed up your email traffic and cut hours from time spent on correspondence every week. Perfect for the novice computer user, Overcome Email Overload features numerous black-and-white illustrations of screens from the Microsoft Outlook programs, the better to walk readers step-by-step through what Outlook has to offer. However, Overcome Email Overload is not primarily a software manual, but rather a practical guide to organizing and prioritizing messages, moving through messages quickly, how to spend less time on responses, how to make one's messages more legible, and so on. An appendix covers scripts in Visual Basic. Overcome Email Overload pays for itself and is an absolute "must" for any worker who relies on Outlook 2000 or 2002 to process vast amounts of email - the strategies herein are superb time-savers! Also highly recommended for Eudora 5 users is Overcoming Email Overload With Eudora 5.