About 9 months after his first visit from the Email Angel, Ed had a
dream. In the dream he woke up on a keyboard about the size of a city
block.
Hello Ed, how are you?
Angel, I'm doing well. Why am I here?
You are here to help you learn how to do things even faster in your email.
I guess it has something to do with the keyboard.
Ed, you are smarter than you look. Years ago a company called Palm Computing ruled the hand held computer market. Part of the reason for this was the simplicity of their devices. At Palm, there was a guy who was called the "Click Counter". He had a very important job: to make sure that you could do anything on the Palm in 4 clicks or less. You need to become your own "Click Counter".
You are doing well with your Email but you use the mouse and the menus too much. Learning the keyboard shortcuts can save you a lot of time. Many times keyboard shortcuts are 3 or 4 times faster than other methods. Think about the time savings over 100 or even 1,000 messages.
Okay, Angel, I'll buy that but how do I learn them? Are you going to tell them to me?
I could tell you but its better if you uncover them yourself. The best place to begin your journey is by looking in the Help menu.
Ed, one more thing, as you find shortcuts that you like, learn them one at a time. Put a note on your screen with the shortcuts on it and take it down when you have it memorized.
Thanks, Angel, I'll try it.
