Don't you just HATE it when you know you scheduled something, but now can't find it? You know it's hiding in your Outlook 2007 calendar somewhere.

 

Let's say your best client's birthday is one you just can't let pass without acknowledging. But when is it?

 

Forget about scrolling through the whole thing.

 

With your Outlook calendar open, look at the top just above the first line of dates. Over on the right, you'll see a Search Calendar field.

 

Simply type the name (or any other word to search on), and up loads a list of all appointments and entries which include that name.

 

If your calendar has 12 entries with that particular name in it, they all show up in a concise list.

 

VERY handy, especially as a neat reminder before getting on the phone with the client.

 

With your search results in front of you, you can show that you're on top of things and not about to forget next week's telephone conference. Or the birthday.

 

And guess what? In the same spot on the screen, you'll find a search box in ALL functions of Outlook, not just its calendar.

 

You'll find one for contacts when in that mode, for notes when in that one, etc.

 

This is one of those small useful tools that's in front of you all the time, but quite possibly you didn't see. 

 

I now use this feature all the time. You might, too.

 

To your small business/home business success,