Useful things to remember
Index
Ask your manager for approval
- Ask your manager for approval
- Update your calendar
- Reschedule one-to-one meetings
- Update your Teams status
- Set your out of office message before shutting down your PC before leaving
- Enjoy your time off
- When you are back, read the most recent messages
- Check your Teams Activity Feed
- Ask for a meeting
- What to do if a colleague is OOO (out of the office)
- Tag your colleagues in Team messages, give deadlines and make good use of reactions
- Delay delivery of less urgent emails
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Ask your manager for approval
Warning
During the summer holidays, also remember to update the dedicated HR excel file with your vacation plan
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Update your calendar
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Send a meeting to all the people you work with frequently to let them know when you will not be available during this timeframe. Remember to set up the meeting as show as free
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Reschedule one-to-one meetings
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Update your Teams status
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Set your out of office message before shutting down your PC before leaving
Tip: Here is an example of Out of the Office Message
Hi, I’m on holiday from July 7- July 15.
On July 16 and 17 I’ll catch up on the most urgent emails and messages.
If it’s urgent and you need me, you can send me a message at …(phone number?)
If it’s urgent but I’m not necessarily the only person able to respond to the urgency, please email name.surname@city.msf.org.
If it’s not urgent email me back on July 18 (you can schedule your email) so that I don’t come back to a packed inbox.
I hope you have a great summer.
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Enjoy your time off
Tip: Mute the notifications on your mobile phone
For Android:
- Open the Settings app on your Android device.
- Scroll down and tap on “Apps & notifications” or “App notifications.”
- Locate and tap on the relevant app(s) you want to mute, such as “Teams” or your email app.
- On the app’s notification settings page, you may find an option to toggle off notifications or customize them according to your preference. Disable or adjust the settings as desired to mute the notifications.
For iOS (iPhone/iPad):
- Open the Settings app on your iOS device.
- Scroll down and tap on “Notifications.”
- Locate and tap on the relevant app(s) you want to mute, such as “Teams” or your email app.
- On the app’s notification settings page, you can disable “Allow Notifications” to mute all notifications from the app, or customize the settings further to your liking.
Keep in mind that these instructions are general and may not match your exact device’s interface.
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When you are back, read the most recent messages
Tip: Categorise your emails
In Outlook, you can categorize your emails using labels or categories. Categorizing emails helps you organize and prioritize your inbox. Here’s how you can categorize your emails in Outlook:
- Open Outlook and go to your Inbox or the folder where the email is located.
- Select the email you want to categorize by clicking on it. You can select multiple emails by holding down the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Mac) while clicking on the emails.
- Once the email(s) is selected, you’ll find the “Categorize” button on the toolbar at the top of the Outlook window. Click on the button.
- A drop-down menu will appear with various color categories. You can either choose one of the pre-defined categories or select “All Categories” to create your own custom categories.
- If you select a pre-defined category, the email(s) will be immediately assigned that color category. If you choose “All Categories,” a separate dialog box will open where you can create custom categories and assign them colors.
- To create a new category, click on “New” in the “Color Categories” dialog box. Give your category a name and choose a color for it. Click “OK” to create the category.
- After selecting the category, the email(s) will be assigned that category color. You can also see the category displayed next to the email subject or in the email list view.
- Repeat the process for other emails you want to categorize.
You can also search for emails by category or create rules to automatically categorize incoming emails based on specific criteria. Outlook provides flexibility in managing and organizing your emails using categories.
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Check your Teams Activity Feed
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Ask for a meeting
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What to do if a colleague is OOO (out of the office)
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We take for granted a responsible use of the word URGENT and / or any deadlines that are given to us
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Tag your colleagues in Team messages, give deadlines and make good use of reactions
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Delay delivery of less urgent emails
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