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2.
Drag messages to the Tasks button in the Navigation Pane to create new tasks,
as shown in Figure 17. In default, the subject of the message becomes the title of
the task, and the message body is contained in the task notes.
3.
Drag messages to the Task List on the To-Do Bar. This flags the messages for
follow up with a due date consistent with the date group into which the
messages were dropped.
4.
Drag messages and drop them into existing Tasks. The messages become
embedded or attached items.
5.
Drag messages to the Contacts button on the Navigation Pane to create new
contacts from the sender information in the message. The message body is
added to the Notes field of the contact.
6.
Drag messages to the Calendar button on the Navigation Pane to create new
calendar items. In default, the subject of the message becomes the title of the
calendar item, and the message is contained in the calendar notes.
7.
Drag messages to the appropriate dates on the thumbnail calendars in the To-Do
Bar to create new calendar items. In default, the subject of the message becomes
the title of the calendar item, and the message is contained in the calendar notes.
8.
Drag contacts to the Mail button in the Navigation Pane to create a new message
addressed to the contacts.
9.
Drag tasks to the Calendar button on the Navigation Pane to create new calendar
items. In default, the title of the task becomes the title of the calendar item, and
the task detail is contained in the calendar notes.
10.
Drag calendar items to the Mail button on the Navigation Pane to create new e-
mail messages. In default, the title of the calendar item becomes the subject of
the message, and the calendar detail is included in the message body.
11.
Drag messages to the Notes button on the Navigation Pane to create new notes.
In default, the message body becomes the note body.
The purpose of the preceding discussion is to make clear that the user interface in
Microsoft Outlook supports universal drag-and-drop. Almost any Outlook item can be
used to create another Outlook item quickly and easily using this process. This
functionality eliminates the need to rekey information and dramatically improves user
productivity.
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