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Microsoft's Outlook is one of the most popular personal information manager applications around, but even in the latest version there are gaping holes in its repertoire and that's where third-party add-ons come in handy.
You Perform isn't just a single expansion pack, though. It's a whole suite of 15 individual utilities designed to make Outlook better, faster and more efficient.
Each utility targets a specific area where Outlook's own options are weak, while You Perform provides a simple single interface for configuring and managing the various settings of individual plug-ins.
So, if you've ever replied to all only to find you've included yourself on the list, You Perform offers a tool to prevent that from happening again.
It also features a useful attachments manager, which can save any email attachments to a specific folder on your hard disk, to stop your inbox from getting clogged up.
And, if you've ever forgotten to attach a document or file to an outgoing mail, You Perform features a utility that offers a 'missing attachment?' reminder you before you send your message.
There are too many useful extras to list in much detail here - an automatic carbon copy (CC or BCC) function, a contacts-to-Vcard converter, duplicate message/contact eliminators, reminder forwarding, and a tool that instantly turns sent or received email addresses into contacts are just a few.
You Perform only works with the full version of Microsoft Outlook (versions 2000 and up) and not the cut-down Outlook Express that comes free with Windows. As such, it will appeal to business types than home users.
Nevertheless, the package is easy to use and adds a tremendous amount of useful extras to the original application's palette of tools, many of which become invaluable almost from the second you install the utility suite.
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