1. If necessary, open your mail.

2. Click More above the message list, and then click Preferences.

3. Click Follow Up.

4. For Priority, select a priority to set the default flag to display when you flag a message.

Priority	Flag
Urgent
Normal
Low

5. (Optional) Select Set follow-up date, type a number, and select day(s), month(s), or year(s) to set a default follow-up date. To add a follow-up time, select Set follow-up time, and select a time of day.

6. (Optional) Select Set an alarm to go off, and then type a number, select Day(s), Hour(s), or Minute(s), and select Before or After to set the amount of time before or after the follow-up date or time to trigger the alarm. Then do any of the following:

• To apply the default alarm settings when you use the Quick Flag feature, select Use alarm settings for Quick Flag.
• To play a sound when the alarm goes off, select Play sound and select a sound to play. Click the speaker icon to test the selected sound.
• To send an e-mail when the alarm goes off, select Send e-mail notification to and type the addresses of those you want to receive the notification. Click the address book icon to select names from a directory.
Tip You can use the Follow Up miniview as an alternative to alarms to keep track of follow-up actions you need to take.

See Also

Flagging messages for follow-up
Follow Up miniview

Glossary