How can I drag an email into calender or contacts?

[LW_van_der_Laan]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

The function I used most in Outlook was dragging an email into my calender (that way I'd have the person's name, number, where we're having lunch etc all in the body of the date) or into my contacts (which has the great advantage of not having to copy everything). I assume this must be possible in Entourage, but I haven't managed to figure it out, and I can't even get my calender and address book to appear in the column on the left and dragging anywhere else doesn't work. Any advice?

 

[Michel Bintener]

This functionality is not available in Entourage, I'm afraid. Leave your
feedback with Microsoft by choosing Send Feedback about Entourage from
Entourage's Help menu.

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

The function I used most in Outlook was dragging an email into my calender
(that way I'd have the person's name, number, where we're having lunch etc all
in the body of the date) or into my contacts (which has the great advantage of
not having to copy everything). I assume this must be possible in Entourage,
but I haven't managed to figure it out, and I can't even get my calender and
address book to appear in the column on the left and dragging anywhere else
doesn't work. Any advice?

--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:mac (Entourage & Word)

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[William Smith [MVP]]

The function I used most in Outlook was dragging an email into my
calender (that way I'd have the person's name, number, where we're
having lunch etc all in the body of the date) or into my contacts
(which has the great advantage of not having to copy everything). I
assume this must be possible in Entourage, but I haven't managed to
figure it out, and I can't even get my calender and address book to
appear in the column on the left and dragging anywhere else doesn't
work. Any advice?

This functionality is not built into Entourage, however, Microsoft did
include an AppleScript called "Create Event from Message" (Control-E)
available under the Script menu. This is probably easier to use than
drag-n-drop.

Hope this helps!

--

bill

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