How do I... Use quick flags to keep up with all that Outlook 2003 e-mail?

Any trick or tool that helps you organize your work, your day, or even your life, has to make things easier. Outlook isn't a personal information manager (PIM), but you can use it to organize some areas of your life. One of Outlook 2003's most promising PIM-like features is the quick flag, which serves as a visual clue to a message's importance or content. Here's a look at how to work with quick flags -- and how to boost their usefulness by combining them with Outlook 2003's search folder feature.

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