Using flags and reminders
Flags and reminders can help you and others remember to do things. To add a flag
or a reminder (or both) when you're creating a message, start by clicking Follow
Up in the Options group of a new e-mail message.
Follow up for yourself
Suppose you send a message to a colleague that says "I'll follow up with you
tomorrow." To be sure that you remember to do that, flag the message for
yourself by clicking Follow Up and then clicking Tomorrow. The message (which is
moved to the Sent Items folder once you send it) is flagged and added to your
To-Do List in Tasks list. It also shows up as an item on your own To-Do Bar.
Follow up for the recipient
You can also attach a follow-up flag for your recipients by using the Flag for
Recipients command. We've highlighted the command to do this in the picture.
Before you send the message, you specify when you want the recipient to be
reminded to follow up with you.
As you can see in the picture, the received message will include a flag and the
bell icon (indicating that the message includes a reminder). As long as the
recipient keeps the message in his or her Outlook mailbox, a reminder will be
displayed at the time you specify. (Note that the item will NOT be added to the
recipients To-Do Bar - creating a to-do list is a matter of personal choice.)
