{"id":5320,"date":"2021-03-09T11:02:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T23:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=5320"},"modified":"2021-03-09T11:02:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T23:02:41","slug":"we-are-who-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=5320","title":{"rendered":"We are who we know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Managing contacts has become more important than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a few tips on how to make use of smart tools built into Outlook:<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LinkedIn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5321 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LinkedIn-300x111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>1. Rather than exchange business cards (so last century)&#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Share your contact details using Linked In \u2013 just hit the box on the right of the search bar \u2013 and it will either let you scan someone\u2019s QR code or present your own one to share. (note that the related \u2018 \u2018Find Nearby\u201d feature has been discontinued \u2013 we suspect due to privacy concerns)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. Create a new Outlook contact without typing<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Just by dragging their email to contacts will create a contact based on the email.<\/p>\n<p>I just dragged Bill\u2019s email to the contacts icon in Outlook and it pops up a new contact. (By the way, dragging an email to the calendar would create an event \u2013 a really good way of planning time to work on whatever the email is about<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5322\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CopyContacts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>3. Protect your contacts when sending a group email<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Avoid a privacy breach by using BCC \u2013 while we often need to send the same email to large groups, its often not appropriate to share the list of recipients<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BCC.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5323\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BCC-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BCC overcomes this, but we often forget to use it. BCC is hidden under the \u2018options\u2019 tab.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>4. Clean up duplicate contacts<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When you add new names, its easy to get duplicates.<\/p>\n<p>I clean my duplicates us by using an app on my phone called \u2018ContactOptimizer\u2019 but you can also do this in MS-Office on your pc &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/resolve-or-delete-duplicate-contacts-0fa9c0a0-499a-48ab-b818-4e6463ccb9fa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resolve or delete duplicate contacts &#8211; Outlook (microsoft.com)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Auto-file new emails based on who sent you the message.<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MailRule.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5324\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MailRule-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Using Outlook rules, just highlight the email to use as an example, then click on the rule button in the home tab and set up a rule to deal with all other emails like this one.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/webinar-why-are-businesses-adopting-elearning-for-it-skills-even-during-the-covid-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kambium colleagues<\/a> are ready and waiting to help you and your organisation get more from the tools you already have, like Outlook.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managing contacts has become more important than ever. Here\u2019s a few tips on how to make use of smart tools built into Outlook: 1. Rather than exchange business cards (so last century)&#8230; Share your contact details using Linked In \u2013 just hit the box on the right of the search bar \u2013 and it will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Managing contacts has become more important than ever.\n\nHere\u2019s a few tips:<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LinkedIn.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5321 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LinkedIn-300x111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a>\n<ol>\n \t<li><strong>Rather than exchange business cards (so last century),<\/strong> share your contact details using Linked In \u2013 just hit the box on the right of the search bar \u2013 and it will either let you scan someone\u2019s QR code or present your own one to share.\n(note that the related \u2018 \u2018Find Nearby\u201d feature has been discontinued \u2013 we suspect due to privacy concerns)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n2.<strong> Create a new Outlook contact without typing<\/strong> \u2013 just\u00a0by dragging their email to contacts will create a contact based on the email\n\nI just dragged Bill\u2019s email to the contacts icon in Outlook and it pops up a new contact. (By the way, dragging an email to the calendar would create an event \u2013 a really good way of planning time to work on whatever the email is about<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5322\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CopyContacts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"203\" \/>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n3. <strong>Protect your contacts when sending a group email<\/strong> \u2013 and avoid a privacy breach by using BCC \u2013 while we often need to send the same email to large groups, its often not appropriate to share the list of recipients<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BCC.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5323\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BCC-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>.\n\nBCC overcomes this, but we often forget to use it. BCC is hidden under the \u2018options\u2019 tab.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong>Clean up duplicate contacts<\/strong> \u2013 when you add new names, its easy to get duplicates.\n\nI clean my duplicates us by using an app on my phone called \u2018ContactOptimizer\u2019 but you can also do this in MS-Office on your pc [wow_colorme]- <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/resolve-or-delete-duplicate-contacts-0fa9c0a0-499a-48ab-b818-4e6463ccb9fa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resolve or delete duplicate contacts - Outlook (microsoft.com)\u00a0<\/a> [\/wow_colorme]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5. <strong>Auto-file new emails based on who sent you the message.<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MailRule.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5324\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MailRule-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong> Using Outlook rules, just highlight the email to use as an example, then click on the rule button in the home tab and set up a rule to deal with all other emails like this one.\n\nOur[wow_colorme] <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/webinar-why-are-businesses-adopting-elearning-for-it-skills-even-during-the-covid-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kambium colleagues<\/a> [\/wow_colorme]are ready and waiting to help you and your organisation get more from the tools you already have, like Outlook.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-tips-tricks-and-hints"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}