Outlook 2007 - Beginner

Duration
3 Hours, 8 Minutes

 

Delivery Method
Self-Paced

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Course Overview

This course covers the basic functions and features of Outlook 2007. Students will learn how to read, create, send, and forward e-mail messages. Students will then learn how to manage messages and attachments, configure message options, and use search folders. Students will also learn how to manage contacts, work with tasks, create appointments, and schedule meetings.

Course Objectives

What is Outlook?, Working with Email Part 1, Working with Email Part 2, Setting Email Options, Managing Email, Working with the Calendar Part 1, Working with the Calendar Part 2, Working with Tasks, Working with Contacts, Working with Notes

Course Prerequisites

The recommended pre-requisite for this course is basic computer skills.

Agenda

1 - Introduction

  • Introduction

2 - What is Outlook?

  • How Does Outlook Work?
  • Opening Outlook
  • Viewing the Navigation Bar
  • Viewing Icons in the Navigation Pane
  • Viewing the Reading Pane
  • Viewing the To-Do Bar
  • Understanding Your Mailbox

3 - Working with Email Part 1

  • Opening Email
  • Composing and Addressing Email
  • Formatting Email
  • Replying
  • Using Spelling and Grammar Check

4 - Working with Email Part 2

  • Using Spelling and Grammar Check Continued
  • Receiving Email
  • Forwarding Email
  • Working from the Message List
  • Working with Received Attachments
  • Sending an Attachment
  • Showing Bcc
  • Sending an Outlook Item as an Attachment
  • Printing

5 - Setting Email Options

  • Selecting Importance Options
  • Using Follow Up Flags
  • Setting Email Options
  • Assigning Categories
  • Changing the Views in the Inbox
  • Creating a Signature

6 - Managing Email

  • Deleting Email Messages
  • Creating and Managing Folders
  • Using the Out of Office Assistant

7 - Working with the Calendar Part 1

  • Orientation to the Calendar
  • Adding Events and Appointments
  • Applying Categories to Appointments
  • Setting up a Recurring Appointment
  • Altering Events
  • Planning a Meeting

8 - Working with the Calendar Part 2

  • Planning a Meeting Continued
  • Sending and Accepting Meeting Invitations
  • Changing the Time of an Event
  • Setting the Show As Status for an Event
  • Printing the Calendar

9 - Working with Tasks

  • Adding a Task
  • Add a Recurring Task
  • Marking a Task as Complete
  • Submitting a Task to Another Person
  • Showing Tasks in Groups
  • Printing Tasks

10 - Working with Contacts

  • Orientation to the Contacts
  • Opening and Updating a Contact
  • Creating a Contact
  • Using a Distribution List
  • Getting Directions to a Contact
  • Performing Actions on a Contact
  • Printing Contacts

11 - Working with Notes

  • Creating a New Note
  • Applying a Category to a Note
  • Printing a Note
  • Placing a Note on the Desktop

12 - Conclusion

  • Course Recap

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