Outlook Email comments: my new favourite feature

I discovered this today while copy/pasting sections of a MS Word document with comments. Outlook emails can also have comments.

Ever replied to someone’s email and commented between his/her lines, then changed the colour of your additions so they stand out? How boring… check this out:

If you are typing an HTML email, CTRL-ALT-M adds a comment just like in Microsoft Office Word:

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 I wish I knew this a year ago! The thing is… I can’t find it in the ribbon bar. bugger.

 And today @merill showed me something else… automatically defining a prefix for your inline comments on reply:

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To configure this, go to Outlook, click the Tools toolbar, select Options. Click the Email Options… button and find the “Mark my comments with:” settings:

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 Awesome stuff, no more hard times in replying to bullet point emails.

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