If you have created shortcuts on your desktop more than likely some of them use the same icon. For example: a shortcut to ANY folder (no matter the name of the folder) will always use the same folder icon. You can change the icon to easily differentiate between the shortcuts.
Creating and using categories in Outlook can help you determine the importance of appointments in your calendar at a glance. This process is shown using Outlook 2010,but will work the same in Outlook 2013.
The Quick Access Toolbar can be a great tool for users upgrading to the newest versions of Microsoft Office. This will work in Word 2007, Word 2010, PowerPoint 2007, PowerPoint 2010, Excel 2007, and Excel 2010.
The Quick Access Toolbar is a customizable toolbar located at the top left corner of Microsoft Outlook 2010. You can select the commands you use the most to add to this toolbar. It is a great time saving tool! The Quick Access Toolbar you see when you are in your Inbox, a Folder, Calendar or Contacts is DIFFERENT from the Quick Access Toolbar available when viewing e-mail messages.
It can be extremely helpful to add an additional time zone to your calendar, especially if you need to be aware of the time in another part of the country. This process works the same for Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003.