Getting Started with ClearContext Personal

Walk through the examples below for a brief introduction to a few key ClearContext features.  See our video demo for additional detail.

Download and Install

If you have not done so already, download and install ClearContext.
Select view of prioritized email and organize Outlook Inbox


Select an Inbox View

Once setup is complete, inbox messages will be color-coded to highlight the most important messages.  You can select different inbox views from the ClearContext >Inbox Views menu, or at any time revert to standard Outlook views via the Outlook View menu.
Automatically organize your Inbox with Outlook add-in


File Messages to Suggested Folders

Click Outlook add-in to organize and file email to file to a folder or Outlook plugin files entire thread to organize email to file all the messages in the conversation thread with a single click.

ClearContext automatically suggests the right folders to file the message to based on your past email history and recent activity.  All messages in that email conversation will be assigned that folder's Topic.

Find email and organize Inbox with Outlook addin


View Attachments by Folder

Click on a folder and look at the FolderContext pane next to the message list.  The Attachments tab shows all files contained within messages in the folder.  Highlight multiple attachments and select Actions > Save Attachments to extract the selected files  to your hard drive.
View all conversation email with Outlook organization add-in

 

View the Entire Email Conversation

At the bottom of each message (2007) or via a toolbar button (2003), the MessageContext pane shows all messages in the current email thread.  Select an Inbox message from a long email thread and open MessageContext to view the whole conversation. 

Enable\Disable MessageContext in Outlook 2007 via ClearContext > Options > Preferences > UI\Toolbar.

Additional Features in ClearContext Professional

 

Pro Outlook add-in helps manage email and projectsIf you are running ClearContext Personal and would like to try a free trial of ClearContext Professional, select ClearContext > Try ClearContext Professional from within Outlook.  See our Pro Getting Started page for an additional introduction to the product.