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Start changing the way you use now. Deal with your as soon as you receive it. Reduce frivolous s.  20 unnecessary s per day will cost the diocese $208, annually in time and lost productivity alone.  We are not talking about spam s here. We are talking about s we receive from various sources which are not essential to the ministry we are in.  This cost estimate does not account for bandwidth cost, storage cost and stress related to dealing with high volumes of s.  Don’t use “Reply to All” unnecessarily. Effectively Managing

Think prior to sending an . Ask the following questions.  Is this important to the mission of the diocese and to the parishes?  Is the right medium to communicate this message? Would a phone call, personal conversation or regular letter be more effective?  Who needs to be included in the distribution list?  Include only those people who require the information. These tips will cut down on the volume of s sent and received and will improve your productivity. Effectively Managing

Use the Blind Copy Function  When ing a group of people who are not staff of the Diocese, consider using the BCC (blind copy) field rather than to To or CC field.  When you use the CC field, everyone can see everyone else's address.  When you use the BCC function, each person will only see their own address on your message and the other addresses will be kept private. Effectively Managing

You can display the Bcc box in all new messages that you compose. Open a new message and do one of the following: If Microsoft Word is your editor Click the arrow to the right of the Options button, and then click Bcc. If Microsoft Outlook is your editor On the View menu, click Bcc Field Effectively Managing

Please read the Diocese of London Retention Policy. This policy can be found at This policy applies to all hosted on our diocesan server All over 120 days old will be deleted All in your Deleted Items Folders will be deleted after 30 days Deleted can not be retrieved Effectively Managing

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What is Stored on the Server Everything listed under Mailbox is stored in the system. Everything shown with is stored outside the system. Effectively Managing

Tips on Storing s Converting s Into PDF Documents Creating Personal Folders Archiving s Effectively Managing

What are PDF Files PDF files are an electronic copy of a printout. You can decide where you will store a PDF file. Effectively Managing

How to Create a PDF File You must have a software program on your computer to create PDF files. If you do not have this software, contact Needs Support at If you are on the DioNet, the PDF software is already available on the system. Effectively Managing

How to Create a PDF File Your PDF creator software is a type of printer. As such, the PDF creator software is invoked through the File menu, Print command, from any program you are using. ◦ In the Print dialogue box, click on the Name drop down list to display a list of printers. ◦ In the list of printers you will see the PDF creator software. ◦ Select the PDF creator software and click OK Effectively Managing

Saving a PDF File Your PDF creator software will prompt you to select a location to store the newly created PDF document. Follow the recommendations of your parish priest or office manager as to where permanent records should be stored. It is your responsibility to ensure that files stored locally are backed up. Effectively Managing

Creating Folders You can create folders on your Inbox and give them personalized names. For example: if you are working on a project you can create a “project” folder and move all s related to this project to the “project” folder. Effectively Managing

How to Create Folders On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder. In the Name box, enter a name for the folder. In the “Select where to place the folder” list, click the location for the folder. Effectively Managing

How to Archive Archiving creates a copy of your s in a location that you specify. You can manually archive certain folders If you are working on a project that will go on past the retention period of 120 days, you may want to create a special folder for this project and manually archive it on a periodic basis. Effectively Managing

Manually Archiving Click the folder that you want to archive. In this procedure, the folder being archived is Web Portal Project. On the File menu, click Archive. Click “Archive this folder and all the subfolders” This allows you to archive the Web Portal Project folder using the options available in the Archive dialog box. Effectively Managing

In the “Archive items older than” list, choose a date from the date picker. In this example, items in the folder created before June 23, 2009 are archived. Click Browse. Choose a location for your Archive and enter a file name, such as Web Portal Project Archive.pst. Click OK. Effectively Managing

Locating Your Archive Folder On the Go menu, click Folder. In the Go to Folder dialogue box, under Archive Folder, click on the archive folder you wish to open. Click OK The s in the archive folder will be displayed. Effectively Managing

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