Outlook Tip: Turn an E-mail Into an Appointment

Your boss just e-mailed you the date, time, and agenda for the upcoming sales meeting. Wouldn't it be nice if you could add all that info to your Outlook appointment calendar with just a few clicks? You can, according to a tip from Productivity Cafe.

All you do is drag the e-mail from your Inbox to Outlook's Calendar icon (usually located in the lower-left corner of the screen). That action creates a new appointment with the body of the e-mail in the notes section. Set the time and date as needed (Outlook can't automatically pluck this info out of an e-mail, alas), tweak the subject line if necessary, and presto: You're done.

This works in Outlook 2003; I'm not sure about other versions.