If Copilot keeps popping up and you don’t want it, here’s how to get rid of it, quickly. However keep in mind that Microsoft might finds ways to install it back. They push Copilot in all ways they can. On Windows 11 (easiest way) That removes it from the taskbar. Done. Disable it completely (advanced) […]
Meeting Briefing: How to prepare before a Call or Meeting (no time wasted)
Most meetings fail before they start. Not because people are bad. But because they are unprepared. A meeting briefing fixes that. What Is a Meeting Briefing? A meeting briefing is a short summary you review before a call or meeting. It gives you context. It tells you why the meeting exists. It reminds you what […]
Top Email Sign-Offs in 2025
Actor is processing millions of emails per month. Many are promotional (just check our monthly insights). How we get these email signatures: Based on email signatures and detected sign-offs, here are the most common email sign-offs that Actor logged from millions of emails: Top email sign-off messages: Less common email sign-off messages: Next year (2026) […]
Email App: Email Cake Day
Fun app from ActorDo: get a birthday card of the oldest email your ever sent or received with your specific account. Our app considers oldest email that still exists in your account. It’s not accurate if you deleted your past emails. To access Email Apps go to Email > Email Apps What’s your Email Cake […]
How to Reply faster to Emails
If you are drawn in work emails but you still ne respond to those emails, here’s how to do it. Email overload is a productivity killer, especially for busy professionals juggling multiple priorities in Gmail and Outlook. The key to replying faster isn’t about typing quicker; it’s about optimizing your workflow to reduce the time […]
How to create Outlook Email Templates
If you send the same email template often, you can save a lot of time just by using email templates. Email templates are just reusable emails that you can add using a single click. ActorDo allows you to quickly reply to an email using a template you have saved. That’s why you need to have […]
What makes ActorDo HIPAA compliant
If you work in healthcare, you deal with a lot of patient information. This includes things like names, addresses, health insurance details, and medical records. In the US, the HIPAA law requires that this type of information is kept private and secure. And we respect it from day 0. We’re building ActorDo with data privacy […]
November 2025 Insights from Actor
After launching this Monthly Insights We analyze about 2 million emails and calendar events from busy professionals in November 2025. Actor is a work assistant for inbox & calendar management. Some insights surprised us: We built this to understand how real users manage communication overload.Would love to hear: what’s your biggest time drain — emails […]
How does Email Recall work in Outlook
Outlook has a feature called “Recall This Message”, but most users discover it rarely works the way they hope. Here is exactly how it works, when it can succeed, and the limitations you must be aware of. The Recall Feature is available when selecting any Email from Sent folders. You will get a Recall button […]
How to Clean/Delete older drafts by Actor
A new feature is available for our users to keep accounts clean. Automatically delete older drafts created by Actor that were not used. Under Email Management > Draft settings, you will find the above configuration. By default it is set to “never” meaning drafts will keep pilling up in your Drafts folder until you delete […]