E-mail is the most common form of business communication in use today. Outlook 2007 is the next generation of e-mail application, and there is more to Outlook now than ever before. Expert Erin Olsen guides you through the innovations and techniques of navigation in the new Outlook interface. Learn the skills, tips, and tricks that will have you using Outlook to create your professional communications. As Outlook moves into the future, you will be at the forefront with up-to-date knowledge and skills.

Benefits:

• Keep up-to-date on the most recent office applications.
• Acquire leverage to better career opportunities.
• Learn the latest information technology.

Session 1
Section A: Learning to Be Efficient
· What Is Outlook Really?
· New Features
· Outlook Editions
· Edition-Specific Features
· Edition Version Summary

Section B: Outlook Interface
· Getting Started
· Navigation Pane
· Information and Reading Panes
· To-Do Bar

Section C: Outlook Today
· The Ideal Assistant
· Customizing Outlook Today

Section D: Configuring E-mail Accounts
· How E-mail Works
· Account Settings
· Manual Configuration
· Changing E-mail Accounts

Section E: Creating E-mail
· Creating Messages
· Addressing the Message
· E-mail Options

Section F: E-mail Extras
· Formatting
· Voting Buttons
· Attachments
· Importance and Sensitivity
· Spell Check
· Saving a Draft

Section G: Hyperlinks and Quick Parts
· Using Hyperlinks
· Using Quick Parts
· Bookmark Hyperlinks

Section H: Setting E-mail Defaults
· E-mail Settings
· Mail Format
· Themes and Fonts
· Setting up E-mail Signatures
· Creating Multiple Signatures

Section I: Securing E-mail
· Digital Signatures
· Encrypting Messages
· IRM
· Configuring IRM
· The Trust Center

Session 2
Section A: Receiving E-mail
· Replying to Messages
· Forwarding Messages
· Voting
· Receiving Attachments
· Sent Items
· Recall and Resent Messages
· Vote Tally

Section B: Working Offline
· Send/Receive Settings
· Send/Receive Groups
· Out of Office Assistant
· Downloading the Address Book

Section C: Changing Views
· Sorting
· Customizing Views
· Fields
· Views Dialog Box

Section D: Organizing Information
· Organizing With Categories
· Quick Click
· Organizing With Flags
· Custom Flags

Section E: Managing Junk Mail
· Junk Mail Tactics
· Junk Mail Folder
· Junk Mail Settings

Section F: Customizing Folders
· Folder Settings
· Deleting Items
· Creating Folders
· Organizing Folders
· Recover Deleted Items
· Saving in Different File Types

Section G: Managing Data Files
· Creating a Personal Folder Set
· Personal Folder Properties

Section H: Rules and Alerts
· Automated Features
· Rules
· Alerts
· Ordering Rules

Session 3
Section A: Archiving
· Activating Archiving
· AutoArchive Settings
· Manual Archiving

Section B: Searching
· Search Options
· Simple Searches
· Query Searches
· Using Search Folders
· Category Searches
· Custom Search Folders

Section C: Contact Basics
· Creating Contacts
· Modifying Contacts
· Adding Contacts
· Contact Views

Section D: Advanced Contacts
· Modifying Contacts
· Business Card Options
· Distribution Lists
· Secondary Address Books

Section E: Calendars and Scheduling
· Calendar Views and Entries
· Creating Appointments
· Creating Events
· Recurring Events
· Creating Events From E-mail

Section F: Calendar Defaults and Permissions
· Calendar Settings
· Assigning Delegate Permissions
· Viewing People's Calendars

Section G: Collaboration
· Group Calendars
· Send a Calendar via E-mail
· Publish Calendars Online

Section H: Meetings
· Scheduling Meetings
· Responding to Requests
· Tracking Responses
· Recurring Meetings
· Proposing New Meeting Times

Section I: Tasks and Journal
· Creating Tasks
· Assigning Tasks
· Recurring Tasks
· Responding to Assigned Tasks
· Task Views
· Tracking With the Journal