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kamenBlake
1. Why are there attachments? There should be no such thing as a
physical attachment in an enterprise system. If you want to send someone a
file, the email should simply store the location of the file. The receiver
would open it from it's original location. Only the originator can delete or
move it, and if he does, he is reminded that the file is 'linked' to others
and prompted to send an automatically generated email to everyone who
received a 'link' that the file is either being purged or moved. I realize
you can send links today, but no uses them! It seems easier to attach a file.
2. There should be a SIMPLE way to add Sharepoint libraries under your
Outlook mailbox. When you right click in the library (while in Outlook) you
should be able to create a new email, right from the library. That becomes
the resting spot of the email. Then, when I email it to someone, they are
actually opening it from the library.
3. The Outlook Inbox simply becomes a LIST, nothing more. Everybody
manages an Outlook list that points to files in a common, intelligent library
structure.
4. You should be able to send special messages, that automatically
delete themselves. For example, "thanks" or "you're welcome". Or, if the
sender chooses to not originate an email from a library, it automatically
deletes itself after a predetermined time period.
5. When creating a new email message, there should be several options,
like 'send auto-deleting message' (see #3)
6. Outlook needs to be the hub and interface for day to day work. For
me, it already is, however I spend far too much time sorting, saving, moving,
filing and deleting emails and attachments. Outlook needs to become more
project oriented with built in basic project management tools. Probably 80%
of the email I receive daily is related to a project my company is involved
in. It should be much easier to manage all the email and documents
associated with these projects.
7. Outlook needs customizable views like Sharepoint libraries do. I
should be able to have an 'email view', or a 'project view' or perhaps a
'calendar view', all at the click of a button.
8. Outlook needs workflow features, similar to Sharepoint. Managers
and supervisors would find this useful if leveraged properly.
9. If email comes in that was not originated in one of the internal
document libraries, from outside the company for example, my secretary should
be able to file it to a library, for example, but it still shows up as an
unread email in my inbox.
10. I think what I'm really saying is Outlook and Sharepoint need to
become one application.
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physical attachment in an enterprise system. If you want to send someone a
file, the email should simply store the location of the file. The receiver
would open it from it's original location. Only the originator can delete or
move it, and if he does, he is reminded that the file is 'linked' to others
and prompted to send an automatically generated email to everyone who
received a 'link' that the file is either being purged or moved. I realize
you can send links today, but no uses them! It seems easier to attach a file.
2. There should be a SIMPLE way to add Sharepoint libraries under your
Outlook mailbox. When you right click in the library (while in Outlook) you
should be able to create a new email, right from the library. That becomes
the resting spot of the email. Then, when I email it to someone, they are
actually opening it from the library.
3. The Outlook Inbox simply becomes a LIST, nothing more. Everybody
manages an Outlook list that points to files in a common, intelligent library
structure.
4. You should be able to send special messages, that automatically
delete themselves. For example, "thanks" or "you're welcome". Or, if the
sender chooses to not originate an email from a library, it automatically
deletes itself after a predetermined time period.
5. When creating a new email message, there should be several options,
like 'send auto-deleting message' (see #3)
6. Outlook needs to be the hub and interface for day to day work. For
me, it already is, however I spend far too much time sorting, saving, moving,
filing and deleting emails and attachments. Outlook needs to become more
project oriented with built in basic project management tools. Probably 80%
of the email I receive daily is related to a project my company is involved
in. It should be much easier to manage all the email and documents
associated with these projects.
7. Outlook needs customizable views like Sharepoint libraries do. I
should be able to have an 'email view', or a 'project view' or perhaps a
'calendar view', all at the click of a button.
8. Outlook needs workflow features, similar to Sharepoint. Managers
and supervisors would find this useful if leveraged properly.
9. If email comes in that was not originated in one of the internal
document libraries, from outside the company for example, my secretary should
be able to file it to a library, for example, but it still shows up as an
unread email in my inbox.
10. I think what I'm really saying is Outlook and Sharepoint need to
become one application.
----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...834f63d4c&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.general