The tools on this page enhance and extend (or replace) the Microsoft Outlook Journal.
Note that the Journal is deprecated and is being phased out of newer versions of Outlook. Beginning with Outlook 2010, the Activities feature is broken and gone in Outlook 2013 (and up). For more information, see Outlook 2010 & Contact Activities and Making the Journal work in Outlook 2013 and up
Tools
Make calls to Outlook contacts and record incoming calls in the Outlook Journal. Displays caller names for incoming calls. Supports English, German and Italian. Does not trigger Outlook email security update prompts. To integrate your PBX with your computers systems, check out ESTOS TapiServer. | |
UBitJournal Outlook 2013 will run from your startup folder and emulate the file journaling capabilities that Microsoft has removed from Office 2013. UBitJournal will add open Microsoft Office files from local drives and server (including those synchronized locally) to your Outlook journal. Currently seeking testers. | |
Tracks project time and expenses by automatically watching what programs and documents you open. Available Outlook plug-in creates Journal entries from projects and interfaces with Outlook Contacts. |
More Information
- Contact Management Tools -- Some support journaling of messages and other activities.
- Journal Issues
- Creating a Public Journal for Microsoft Outlook
- Telephony Tools -- Some of these create Journal entries for phone calls.
- Time & Expense Billing: Part I and Part II -- Sample application by Helen Feddema that uses Word to print time reports derived from Outlook journal items. Get the updated sample code.
