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Ask the Admin: Notifications in Public Calendars

Administrative Arts

The other workaround is to create the calendar in SharePoint first (assuming your company is using SharePoint), and then moving the appointment to Outlook. Outlook has a function called Group Scheduling. When you create a Group Schedule in Outlook 2010, you can set email notifications in the options section.

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I got an e-slap on the wrist - Ouch!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I also learned at a "Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook" seminar that we should not use e-mails as urgent requests. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. This little tip has been a huge time-saver for me.

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5 Steps to a Clean Inbox

All Things Admin

Many companies have inbox limitations that require judiciousness with email folder storage. When you MOVE (not copy) an email to a task in Microsoft Outlook, the original email remains intact and attached to the task so you can open and reply to the original email at any point. Use Folders for Sorting, Not Storing.