By Michael Flanakin @ 9:28 PM :: 291 Views :: 1 Comments :: (Closed), Outlook :: Digg it!

I like my taskbar to have as few items as possible. Honestly, I like my notification tray to be minimal, too, but that seems to be getting worse and worse. With that in mind, I have to say I like apps that make judiscious use of both of these areas. Outlook doesn't really do a good job of that. At times, there will be 3 items -- the main taskbar item and 2 notification icons. I'd like to see the ability to minimize Outlook to the notification tray. I tend to have a lot of different apps open, so if I can minimize what's on my taskbar, I'm happy.

Released in Outlook 2003

I love it when you discover new things. Apparently, this is already available, as of Office 2003! Outlook creates a tray icon already, as I'm sure you've noticed. Simply right click that and select "Hide When Minimized." I'm lovin' it! The question is, why didn't I notice that earlier?