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You know the client email thread. The one with 20+ replies, two attachments, three \u201cquick questions,\u201d and a deadline mentioned exactly once\u2026somewhere in the middle.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not communication anymore. That\u2019s a scavenger hunt.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a freelancer, consultant, or anyone managing client work from an inbox, your email can pile up quickly. You\u2019re trying to do a million things at once; you get overloaded, and you still need to be productive. Then the actual work (decisions, requests, follow-ups) gets buried in the chaos. The fix is simple with this Microsoft 365<\/a> workflow:<\/p>\n

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  1. Use Copilot<\/a> (your AI email assistant in Outlook<\/a>) for an email thread summary.1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n
  2. Turn emails into tasks in Microsoft To Do so the next steps don\u2019t disappear.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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    Learn how to transform inbox overload into clear tasks you can finish, faster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[47],"class_list":["post-11185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-time-saving-tips","tag-time-saving-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Manage Client Emails Efficiently | Microsoft 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to manage client emails efficiently with Outlook email summary and Microsoft To Do task management.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"How to Manage Client Emails Efficiently | 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