1. From a mail view, select one or more messages you want to follow up on, and choose Actions - Follow Up - Add or Edit Flag.

Tip You can also flag an open mail message as you read it.

If you select this priority	This flag appears beside the message
Urgent priority
Normal priority
Low priority

Tip You can group all messages requiring follow-up by sorting on the column with the icon. You can work with follow-up icons in all views except Trash.

Note Although the information that you specify here and throughout this procedure appears in your copy of the mail message, if you send the message, the information does not display in the sent message.

5. (Optional) To set an alarm, do the following:

1. Make sure you entered a date and time for the action in Step 4, and select "Set an alarm on this message."
2. Specify how much in advance of the action the alarm should go off.
3. Under "When alarm goes off," do one or more of the following if you wish notification to include more than the alarm message box:

Select "Play sound" and then select a sound from the list. Click the Sound icon to "preview" the sound.

Select "Send mail notification with subject," and enter your name. If you want to include recipients other than yourself, click the Directory icon to select the names of the recipients.


Tip Use the follow-up preferences in your mail database to set defaults for alarms. You can also use the Follow Up MiniView as an alternative to alarms to keep aware of follow-up actions you need to take.

Note You can make changes to all of these selections anytime by repeating this procedure.

See Also

Removing follow-up flags from messages

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