Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Leave yourself a note to follow up while in your email

Juggling the email and tasks all week can be a lot. Anything to make that easier is a big help!

This week’s tip comes from dougbrown77, who shares a quick way to add a follow-up task when you are using email. A quick forward, a quick tag, and you have a task + note ready and waiting when you need to follow up.

One of the valuable features of RTM is the ability to have multiple notes for each task. This feature is helpful in a number of ways.

For example, an item may be of ongoing concern and regular followup may be necessary. I have a tag #followup and have made that tag a “favorite”. I am able to quickly view all items that need regular followup. As I follow up, I am able to insert a new note and RTM automatically stamps that note with date and time.

I also forward emails to my unique RTM email address and I include #followup in the subject line along with a date if needed. These emails will automatically appear in the #followup “favorite”.

RTM’s handy search feature allows me to perform a search of all tasks, and there is a check box in the search box that expands the search to notes. This is very handy if one is not sure of where to find the task.

Thanks for sharing your tip, dougbrown77! You’re our Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner this week.

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