Module 1: Information Gathering
This module explains how to subscribe to RSS feeds, participate in a newsgroup from Outlook, and create, update, organize, and share electronic notes by using the Outlook Notes component.
Lessons
• Subscribing to RSS Feeds
• Participating in Newsgroups
• Recording Information by Using Notes
• Linking Notes to Contacts
• Sharing Notes
• Key Points
Lab : Information Gathering
• Subscribe to an RSS feed.
• Create two notes.
• Link and access a note.
• Forward a note in an e-mail message.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Receive RSS feeds within Outlook.
• Work with newsgroups from within Outlook.
• Store information in notes and use the information without retyping it.
Module 2: E-Mail Management
This module explains how to manage new mail notifications, create rules to process messages, create personal folders to store messages, protect your e-mail, manage junk mail, and configure advanced settings in Outlook.
Lessons
• Working with New Mail Notifications
• Creating Rules to Process Messages
• Storing E-Mail Messages on Your Computer
• Securing Your E-Mail
• Blocking Unwanted Messages
• Specifying Advanced E-Mail Options
• Key Points
Lab : E-Mail Management
• Customise and work with desktop alerts.
• Process incoming messages that meet specific criteria.
• Work with Personal Folders files and Outlook data files.
• Explore the Junk E-Mail Filter.
• Explore the advanced e-mail options.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Customise how Outlook announces the arrival of new messages.
• Process messages automatically based on rules.
• Specify where information is stored.
• Use Outlook tools to keep messages safe.
• Manage junk mail.
• Configure e-mail options.
Module 3: Out of the Office
This module explains how to connect Outlook from a remote location, work offline, set up automatic replies to messages.
Lessons
• Connecting Outlook to Your Server from a Remote Location
• Working with Outlook Items While Offline
• Automatically Responding to Messages
• Key Points
Lab : Out of the Office
• Set up an Outlook Anywhere connection.
• Set up an automatic reply and an out of office rule.
• Set up future internal and external automatic replies.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Access e-mail messages remotely.
• Work in Outlook while offline.
• Set up automatic responses to messages.
Module 4: Collaboration
This module explains how to share folders, access other people’s folders, create a document workspace, work offline with document library contents, and connect to a SharePoint calendar.
Lessons
• Sharing Your Folders with Other People
• Accessing Other People's Folders
• Creating a Document Workspace from Outlook
• Working Offline with Document Library Contents
• Connecting to a SharePoint Calendar
• Key Points
Lab : Collaboration
• Grant and modify permission to a folder.
• Request permission to share a folder.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Share folders and access other people’s folders.
• Collaborate with others in a document workspace.
• Work with document library contents.
• View SharePoint calendars in Outlook.
Module 5: Custom Outlook
This module explains how to connect to additional e-mail accounts, create Outlook profiles, add Outlook commands to the Quick Access Toolbar, and configure Office and Outlook settings.
Lessons
• Connecting to Additional E-Mail Accounts
• Creating Additional Outlook Profiles
• Making Favorite Outlook Commands Easily Accessible
• Personalising Your Office and Outlook Settings
• Key Points
Lab : Custom Outlook
• Add a new account to your Outlook profile.
• Set up another profile, and configure log on.
• Add a button to the Quick Access Toolbar.
• Explore the Editor Options window.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Access more than one e-mail account from Outlook
• Add favorite commands to the Quick Access Toolbar
• Configure options in the Editor Options window
