The last part of information management we’re going to cover is the journal. If you turn the journal on, it will record your activities in Outlook. For example, it can track documents you’ve created, files you’ve edited, and e-mails you’ve sent. You can also enter items manually, like phone calls and personal conversations.

You can get to the journal in one of a few ways:

-       Click Journal in the Navigation Pane

-       Click the Go menu and click Journal

-       Use the shortcut keys Ctrl + 8

When you open the journal folder, you’ll see a window that looks like this:

Just like the other windows we’ve seen, you have the main menu at the top, followed by the standard toolbar. Then, on the left is the navigation pane where you can choose your view. On the right-hand side is the main journal view. By default, the journal displays as a timeline for easy access to your data.