If you receive a high volume of messages, it is easy to lose track of important messages requiring your attention. Outlook lets you flag messages in your Inbox, thereby alerting you to their importance and reminding you that the message requires some follow-up.
To flag a message in your Inbox, right click the appropriate message, point to Follow-up and select one of the available options. Any flagged messages appear with a red flag beside them.
If you send an important message to a recipient, you can also flag the message for them to ensure it gets the required attention. To accomplish this in Outlook 2007:
- Within your email, click Follow-up within the Options group.
- Click Flag for Recipients.
- Click the drop down arrow beside’ Flag to’ and select the appropriate follow-up action, such as Reply or Forward.
- Use the drop down arrows beside ‘Reminder’ to set the date and time when the recipient will receive a reminder to follow-up. Click OK.
