Outlook 2003

Tips, Tools, and Timesavers

 

Course Length

Three hours

 

Prerequisites

Outlook 2003 Introduction or equivalent experience

 

Course Description

This class highlights many features of Outlook that can save time and enhance productivity. Included are tips for Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Tasks.

 

Course Topics

Outlook Tips

  • Specify the folder to display when Outlook starts

  • Hide Outlook taskbar buttons

  • Open an Outlook folder in a separate window

  • Add a new category to the master category list

  • Create a different entry using an existing item

 

Mail Tips

  • Add voting buttons to a message

  • Respond to a message containing voting buttons

  • Color code messages

  • Send an e-mail message at a particular time

  • Set an expiration date for a message

  • Specify to have replies sent to another person

  • Use the person names smart tag

  • Modify desktop alert settings

  • Display the “all folders” list

  • Change the message count display

  • Create a new search folder

  • Send a message to multiple people without revealing other recipients

  • Mark a message as unread

  • Sort messages in the Inbox

  • Resend a sent message

  • Expand a distribution list in a message

  • Create a rule

  • Find all related messages

  • Find all messages from the same sender

  • Delete a name from the AutoComplete list

  • Create new stationery

  • Use mailbox cleanup to manage your mailbox

    Calendar Tips

  • Display specific dates in the calendar

  • Quickly display 1-10 days in the calendar

  • Change the calendar background color

  • Change the calendar time intervals

  • Create a quick appointment

  • Quickly display the event window

  • Enter dates using shortcuts

  • Change format of the day, week, or month view

  • Add a time zone to a calendar

  • Create an additional calendar

  • View multiple calendars

  • Prevent meeting request replies

  • Use mailbox cleanup to manage your mailbox

    Contact Tips

  • Send contact information as a vCard

  • Save a vCard you receive to your contacts folder

  • Display the address book from any folder

  • Specify the address list to display first

  • Create a new item for a contact

  • View a contact’s web page

  • Send a message to a group based on their category

  • Create another contact from the same company

    Notes and Task Tips

  • Send a task as an attachment to an e-mail message

  • Show or hide the date and time of notes

  • Change the color of a note

  • Send a note as an attachment

 

What Participants Receive

Each participant receives a guide containing step-by-step instructions, practice exercises, and a laminated reference card.

 

 

 

 

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