If you have an e-mail from an individual that is not in your contact list you can drag an e-mail to contacts and copy pertinent information to create a new contact.
Creating a shortcut to open an email pre-addressed to your email address will allow you to quickly take notes or create a reminder to yourself. This will work with Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010.
After creating desktop and/or keyboard shortcuts for applications or shortcuts, to open a folder or new e-mail, your desktop can become cluttered. Creating a folder to hold all of your shortcuts can help to clean up your desktop and stay organized.