Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2007
Want
to learn Microsoft Outlook 2007 fast? Want to become a confident and
productive user of this powerful program without having to memorize a lot of
technical mumbo-jumbo? In this course, you'll see what's new in Outlook 2007
and get up and running quickly with the most important aspects of the
program, from basic e-mailing to automating your work with rules. You'll
learn security basics and how to perform maintenance tasks, like backing up
your data. You'll even create a Google Gmail account for class assignments
and personal use. You'll also interact with other students and an instructor
whose Outlook books, articles, and online courses have helped thousands of
people like you learn the essentials of earlier editions of Outlook. Whether
you're new to Outlook or you've been using it for years, you're sure to
learn something useful in every lesson.
To enroll in this course, click the Enroll Now button below:
Requirements:
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, any edition (software must be installed
and fully operational before the course begins); Windows XP or Vista;
Internet access; e-mail; and the and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or
Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
Note: This course is not suitable for Macintosh users, nor for users of any
of older versions of Microsoft Outlook.
Syllabus:
All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end.
Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course.
You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must
complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each
month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to
space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
| Are you ready to get organized and become more
efficient? For a lot of people, Microsoft Outlook 2007 is the answer
to increased productivity in the workplace and at home. We'll start
with a whirlwind tour of the interface and the help systems so you
can get familiar with the program if you're new to it. Then we'll
get you hooked up with a Google Gmail e-mail account you can use
with this course and ever after. We'll wrap up the lesson with a
look at keyboard shortcuts that can make navigating Outlook a
breeze. |
| Friday - Lesson 02 |
| Now that you have an e-mail account, it is time
to put it to use. In this lesson, you'll learn how to send, receive,
and reply to e-mail messages. We'll also go over Desktop Alerts,
Outlook's way of notifying you that you have new messages to read or
tasks to do. |
| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
| Now that you have the e-mail flowing, it's time
to see how Outlook can help you manage it. Today, we'll look at how
you can simplify your life by handling all your e-mail accounts in
one place. You'll also see how you can use message groups and flags
to keep track of conversations and organize your inbox. Plus, you'll
love how Outlook helps you file messages with rules that do all the
work of a personal assistant. |
| Friday - Lesson 04 |
| Outlook contacts can do everything the proverbial
little black book could do—and a whole lot more! In this lesson,
you'll see how you can create contacts and use the information they
contain in other areas of Outlook, like the address fields of an
e-mail message. You can even search your contacts, making it easy to
find information about that guy, John, whose last name you can never
remember, or the phone number of that little restaurant on Santiago
Street. |
| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
| These days, there are many ways to communicate
electronically. Outlook 2007 works with two new technologies
(instant messaging and RSS feeds) to expand the ways you can
communicate. So today, we'll take a quick look at instant messaging
programs and how they work with Outlook. Then, we'll dive into RSS
feeds, a popular new way to get news and other information delivered
right into Outlook folders. |
| Friday - Lesson 06 |
| It's time for a big change of gears. So far in
this course, we've been using Outlook to communicate. But Outlook
can also manage your personal information. In this lesson, we're
going to focus on the personal information manager side of Outlook,
starting with the calendar. The calendar got a major makeover in
this version, so even if you're an Outlook veteran, you'll find a
lot of new tips and tricks in this lesson. |
| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
| Do you have tasks you need to do? Why not let
Outlook help you keep track of them instead of relying on 50 random
scraps of paper, each with a different notation? In this lesson,
you're going to see how Outlook can help you keep track of all the
stuff you need to do. You'll learn how to set automatic reminders
that tell you when it's time to get cracking on a particular task so
you'll always get your work done on time! |
| Friday - Lesson 08 |
| If you're wondering how to keep track of all the
stuff that doesn't fit into e-mail messages or calendar appointments
or a to-do list, you'll find all the answers in this lesson.
Outlook's notes and shortcuts will be your new best friends. You'll
learn how top use notes to store bits of information and shortcuts
to tell you where you stored something on your computer. These tools
make life a lot easier! |
| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
| It's time to talk about managing your Outlook
information again. We'll go back to talking about folders and rules
in this lesson, but this time we'll have a different emphasis.
You'll also find out how you can print information you want to take
with you when you're away from your computer. |
| Friday - Lesson 10 |
| No matter how well you organize and manage
information, there will come a time when you want to get old items
out of the way without losing them. In this lesson, you'll learn how
to archive your old information and back it up. We'll also talk
about the tools you can use to help you find a specific item among
the hundreds or thousands of items you may have stored. |
| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
| There's a dark side to everything, and the
unfortunate thing about using any e-mail program is that it's a door
into your world. Spammers, hackers, phishers, and other individuals
who want to spy on you, impersonate you, or even steal from you
might try sneaking in through Outlook. Today, we're going to talk
about Outlook's security measures and how you can use them to
protect yourself from these unscrupulous people. |
| Friday - Lesson 12 |
| Microsoft put huge efforts into making Outlook
easy to use. But that doesn't necessarily mean that it does
everything exactly the way you'd like it to. In this final lesson,
we'll look at some ways you can customize Outlook to make it work
more the way you want it to. |
To enroll in this course, click the Enroll Now button below:
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