How to create a Quick Step

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To create a Quick Step, click the little arrow in the Quick Steps section on the “HOME” tab. Outlook comes with a number of pre-defined Quick Steps.

How to create a Quick Step

Since I won’t be using these I’ll just delete them by marking them one by one and pressing “Delete”. To create a new Quick Step I’ll click “New” and then “Custom”.

How to create a Quick Step

I’ll name it “Action urgently”. I’ll change the icon and select one with the exclamation mark.

Now I need to add the actions I want the Quick Step to automatically execute for me. In this example I’ll add actions to set a category, flag for follow up, move to a folder and mark as unread. I’ll click “Finish” to finalize the Quick Step. Now I have a Quick Step that I can use to save time when I process my email.

How to create a Quick Step