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Notes in Outlook
By Debbie Anthony

Have you tried the Notes feature of Outlook?  The electronic version of those little yellow sticky notes that we all love are useful when you need to jot down a quick note or reminder. They will stay posted on your computer screen as long as you have Outlook open.

To create a note in Outlook go to File à New à Note (shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+N).  Type your information on the note.  Information can be also be dragged into a note from a web page or an open document. You can move the note by dragging the blue bar on the top of the note. 

If you want to change the default appearance of new notes, in Outlook go to Tools à Options.  On the Preference tab, look towards the bottom of the page and select Note Options. Here you can change the default color, size and font of the note. 

The icon on the top left-hand corner of a note allows you to change the color of the current note.  There are also options to save or print a note, as well as to forward the note to someone via e-mail.   

If you don’t see Notes on your Outlook navigation bar, drag the blue bar above the Mail icon up.  Notes will be located below Tasks.  This is where you can find your saved notes.