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Outlook Tasks

Is there any info or recommendations for getting the most productivity/time/task management out of Outlook, specifically the Tasks functionality?

I recently got a new position at work and my productivity/time/task management needs have just increased dramatically. Unfortunatly I don't think I have the bandwidth now to implement something as complex as GTD system, however I wanted to use the tools currently available to me now(Outlook) in the best way possible.

Thanks in advance. joe

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good reference book on this

I used a book, Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook, to help configure Outlook for better task management. Its a little outdated since they made a bunch of changes in Outlook 2007 and I've since moved to the Google for my email/calendar needs so I havent look at it in a while but it has some really good tips about using the options in Outlook to manage tasks pretty easily. The stuff on views was really helpful for me to hide the stuff I dont need right now and bring it up as its coming closer.

 
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