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You can drag an item (item: An item is the basic element that holds information in Outlook (similar to a file in other programs). Items include e-mail messages, appointments, contacts, tasks, journal entries, notes, posted items, and documents.) into a folder of items of another type or on top of another type folder button in the Navigation Pane (Navigation Pane: The column on the left side of the Outlook window that includes panes such as Shortcuts or Mail and the shortcuts or folders within each pane. Click a folder to show the items in the folder.) to quickly create a new item of a different type. For example, to create an appointment from an e-mail message, drag the message to the Calendar button in the Navigation Pane. Relevant information from the message is added to fields in the new appointment, and the entire message appears in the appointment body. Or, you can drag only selected text from an item to create a new item.

This feature, AutoCreate, works only with items of different types, such as a message and an appointment. If you drag, copy, or move an item into a folder that contains items of the same type, the item is copied or moved.

If you drag a meeting request or task request from your Inbox to Calendar or Tasks, the request is automatically accepted and an acceptance reply is sent to the sender.