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As a lawyer, I have to go into my Sent items and add reminders to follow up on a significant fraction of emails I send. Obviously, this is inefficient, but worse, I occasionally forget and something doesn't get followed up on in a timely manner.

In an ideal world, a dialog would pop-up after each send, asking me if and when I want a reminder.

In a slightly less ideal world, a reminder would automatically get set on every email I send, which I would have to manually opt-out of. This method also has the significant drawback of not allowing me to select the reminder time.

What is the best (or second- or third-best) way to accomplish what I want here? I know some VBA and AHK basics.

Using Windows 10, Microsoft® Outlook® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2306 Build 16.0.16529.20226) 32-bit, in case it matters.

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  • Anything can be done w/ a [macro](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=outlook+macros) in Outlook. You can either [write](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/outlook/Concepts/Getting-Started/writing-an-outlook-macro) one or download them - **downloaded ones should _never_ be run until after visually inspecting their code** _(macros are the primary vectors of malware in Office)_. There is a slight learning curve to writing macros, but it can be understood in an hour w/ no prior experience. Due to your profession, you'll likely find other areas macros can help you in Outlook/other office programs. – JW0914 Sep 02 '23 at 05:30

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