New Item Shortcuts on the Desktop

[Placation]

Can I put a "New Message" or "New Appointment" shortcut on my desktop?

How?


Thanks!



robb

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Yes, either create shortcuts or use QuickIcons (or KnockOut) both from http://sunflowerhead.com/software/quickicons/
http://lists.outlooktips.net/rss/archives/20040302.html ?


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Can I put a "New Message" or "New Appointment" shortcut on my desktop?

How?


Thanks!



robb

[microsoft.public.outlook]

 

[Guest]

I know how to put a "New Message" shortcut on my desktop with Office 2000 and below, but I can't figure out how to do it with Office XP. Anyone out there know how to do this? I miss being able to just click a shortcut and create a new e-mail message without having to open/maximize Outlook every time.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I know how to put a "New Message" shortcut on my desktop with Office
2000 and below, but I can't figure out how to do it with Office XP.
Anyone out there know how to do this? I miss being able to just click
a shortcut and create a new e-mail message without having to
open/maximize Outlook every time.

Create a shortcut whose target is:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Outlook.exe" /c ipm.note

See http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296192
and http://support.microsoft.com/?id=287573

 

[Guest]

In older versions of Office, there was an "Office Toolbar" folder that had shortcuts you could put on your desktop, but Office 2003 doesn't have that folder anymore. I'm not sure why they got rid of it, but I wish they'd put it back in.

On my computer at home, the path to the shortcut bar is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Shortcut Bar

Hope that helps.