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Outlook 2003 Getting Started

Course Information

This course is designed to introduce the concepts of Outlook and the facilities used in everyday working routines.
Delegates will be able to communicate confidently through e-mail and automate their diary management through the calendar utility.

Pre-requisites

Those attending this course should have a basic understanding of the Windows environment and be comfortable with using a mouse.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

* Recognise the common components that comprise Outlook
  • Read and respond to incoming mail messages.
  • Compose, address, check and send e-mail messages.
  • Insert attachments into outgoing messages and manage attachments received.
  • Create and correspond with contacts.
  • Recall messages sent in error.
  • Create a personal address book for external and groups of users for frequent distribution.
  • Delete unwanted items and restore items accidentally deleted.
  • Archive old and unwanted items and restore old items previously archived.
  • Manage Outlook items efficiently by organising items in personal folders.
  • Create tasks and monitor task progression.
  • Manage appointments using the calendar item.
  • Schedule meetings with other people in the organisation at a time convenient to all
  • Print Outlook items such as e-mails, address book and diary.
  • Apply and create Categories to organise items.
  • Find specific items utilising the Outlook search and sort mechanisms
What you will learn:

Lesson 1 – What is Outlook

Group bar
Information viewer
Toolbar

Lesson 2 – Sending Mail

Creating an email
Sending an email
Reading and replying to email
Formatting, spell checking and cc
Importance and tracking
Voting buttons
Create an auto signature

Lesson 3 – Finding Items

Sort and filter Outlook items
Use the find facility

Lesson 4 – Attachments

Reading and saving attachments
Sending attachments and shortcuts to other users

Lesson 5 – Contacts

Add and manage contacts
Automate email and letter creation to these contacts

Lesson 6 – Out of Office Assistant

Activating / de activating the out of office assistant
Applying rules for out of office

Lesson 7 – Recalling Mail

Recall mail sent in error

Lesson 8 – Address Books

Creating a personal address book
Populating the address book
Distribution groups

Lesson 9 – Archiving

Manual archiving
Automatic archive
Restoring from archive

Lesson 10 – Folders and Groups

Creating folders
Moving / deleting items
Creating and modifying a group bar

Lesson 11 – Tasks

Creating / editing a task
Marking a task as complete
Assigning a task to another user

Lesson 12 – Appointments and Events

Scheduling / editing appointments
Changing working hours

Lesson 13 – Delegate Access

Give other users access to your mailbox items
Open items of users you have access to

Lesson 14 – Meetings

Schedule meetings
Invite others to your meeting electronically

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