Time and date entry is one area where Outlook is smart. Really smart.
This video does not do justice to the power of date and time selections, especially the shortcuts you can use to make time and date entry faster and easier.
You can use words for dates: christmas, next week, next month, week from friday
Shortcuts you can use include: 2w, 3mo
Equations: 3w+1d
Times can be entered as whole numbers: 630
Most time and date fields support these shortcuts. One notable exception is snooze – you can type times in the field but can't use shortcuts. You need to type the snooze time in full (ie, 23 minutes).
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Don't be afraid to try a date format – the worst that will happen is nothing.
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Last reviewed on Aug 15, 2011
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