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Clean up your Outlook inbox with Speedfiler
by Nitin Badjatia Mar 24th 2006
Like many of you, much of my daily work pattern revolves around Microsoft Outlook. Over the years, I've
grown accustomed to Outlook, and have an understanding of its strengths and limitations. One of the biggest
limitations has been the ability quickly file inbox messages. Outlook lets you build rules to auto fule stuff,
but those rules tend to be pretty rigid. Plus, I'm not a fan of auto filing, at minimum I want to glance at any
incoming subject line before I banish it to a sub-folder. Drag and drop is slow, and the built in filing command
isn't powerful enough to give you folder options as you search.
The last couple of days I've been
testing a new, tiny application called SpeedFiler. SpeedFiler
does one thing, and it does it well. The Outlook Add-in gracefully extends Outlook's filing command (Ctrl Shift
v) with a smart window that narrows your folder list as you type. This means you don't have to go searching for
the appropriate folder by scrolling through a huge list of folders. Nice. Need to get to a folder quickly?
Just begin typing the folder name in the SpeedFiler toolbar and optional folder names begin to autopopulate. Cool
stuff.
SpeedFiler can also be setup to request a folder to file sent mail, every time you send a message. SpeedFiler has quickly become a part of my routine. If you want to check it out, you can download a trial copy, valid for 30 days. To purchase, SpeedFiler will set you back $19.95
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