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Here’s how to install Linkedin on your Outlook tool bar.  Go to the bottom of any page on your Linkedin site and to the Tools section.  Click on Outlook Toolbar.  You will be given instructions on downloading Outlook to create a coordinated tool bar.

When you have completed this simple process, you will have a new tool bar on your Outlook program with your standard Outlook functions and many new Linkedin functions.  Take a few minutes to mouse over the various new buttons to see what you can do with these.  You can arrange how you want your new Outlook toolbar to look.

Here are a couple of my favorite fun or useful things you can do with this nifty tool:

Search Bar: You can search your Linkedin website right from your Outlook program.  No need to log into the website.  All the results are shown directly in Outlook for you to see.

Info Icon:  As I have already described, when you receive an email and it has the Linkedin Icon in the upper right hand corner, you can mouse over this icon and a new box appears that allows you to “keep in touch” with the person or “invite” the person to join your connections.  All of the pieces are there for you to complete these tasks right from Outlook.  (If you click on “keep in touch”, you will be given a reminder in 60 days that that you have not emailed this person—your own personal secretarial reminder!)

Grab Button: You can curse over the signature of the person on any email you receive.  Then hit the Grab button on your tool bar.  This tool goes out and grabs their contact information and creates an Outlook Contact Card for you.  The Contact Card basically includes their name, address, company name, phone numbers and email address.  (Some street addresses may not be included)  Click Save and Close and now that person’s information is part of your Outlook Contact file.

More information on Linkedin is coming, your comments are welcomed

Al Hanzal