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							Microsoft Outlook 2007
WHAT IT DOES:
•   Send and receive email
•   Schedule events and meetings
•   Store contact information
•   Create to-do lists
•   Create reminders
•   Subscribe to online content feeds
•   Get maps and directions for a contact
FEATURES:
• Personal Information Manger
   – Enables you to electronically store information about your
     contacts names & addresses, your calendar, and tasks

• Outlook Today
   – Summary view of your schedule, tasks, and email for the
     current day

• Reading Pane
   – Located on the right side (by default) of the Outlook
     screen when the Inbox & some other mail folders are
     open
   – Allows you to read an email item without actually opening
     it
   – Can be moved from the right side to the bottom or it can
     be turned off
TOOLBARS:
Menu Bar: Contains lists of commands grouped
 by category

Standard Toolbar: Contains buttons for the most
  commonly used commands

Navigation Pane: All Outlook areas can be
  accessed from here

Web Toolbar: Contains buttons that allow the
 Outlook Today pane to function as a Web
 browser.
EMAIL RIBBON:




– Business Card
– Calendar
– Signature
– Spelling
EMAIL ADDRESSES:
• An e-mail address consists of a user ID
  and a host name, separated by the @
  symbol

• For example:
  – userID@hostname
  – haugs@algonquincollege.com
EMAIL FORMATS:
• You can SEND AND RECEIVE e-mail in
  Outlook in 3 formats:

  – HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
  – Rich Text Format
  – Plain Text Format
SETTING UP AN ACCOUNT:
• To SEND AND RECEIVE e-mail, you
  need to set up an Outlook MAIL
  ACCOUNT.

• Click on TOOLS > ACCOUNT
  SETTINGS

• Here you can create a new account, or
  modify an existing account.
EMAIL BASICS:
• TO: main audience
• CC: Carbon Copy - others whom the author
  wishes to publicly inform of the message
• BCC: Blind Carbon Copy - others whom
  the author wishes to discreetly inform
• SUBJECT: Make sure your subject line is
  informative
• Message header: includes info about email
  like date sent, subject and sender‟s name
Note: The TO, CC, and BCC can have more
  than one recipient listed. Each email
  address is to be separated with a semi-colon
BUS2301 EMAIL PROCEDURES:

• EACH time you e-mail me:
  – Your FIRST and LAST NAME MUST BE IN THE
    BODY OF THE E-MAIL

  – The word “SECTION” and Your Section Number
    must be in the subject line of the e-mail

• You must use your ALGONQUIN COLLEGE e-
  mail address
  – This is Algonquin College policy
  – Any other e-mail addresses will not be accepted
    (Hotmail accounts, etc.)
   MESSAGE OPTIONS:
• Click the options tab > message options – allows you
  to set message settings and delivery options.
EMAIL REVOLUTION:
• Create and proof your email message

• Hit the Send button

• Outlook files it away into the OUTBOX
  FOLDER; It then moves from the
  OUTBOX Folder to the SENT Folder after
  processing
 ATTACHMENTS:

• To Send an attachment:
   – Click the INSERT FILE button (looks like a paper clip) on
     the Standard toolbar and select the file you wish to attach.
     Multiple files can be selected by holding the Ctrl button
     while selecting each file

• Outlook DOES NOT impose any size limit on attachments.
   – However, most Internet service providers (ISPs) do set limits
     on the overall message size, which is the sum of all
     attachments plus the content of the message itself.

• Good practice: If you are attaching a very large file, you should
  first compress the file by using a zip program. Outlook files that
  are saved in the default Open XML Formats with the following
  file extensions are automatically zipped: .docx, .dotx, .xlsx, .xltx,
  .pptx, .potx, and .ppsx.
SAVING ATTACHMENTS:

• To save and view one attachment
  1.   Right-click the icon representing the attachment.
  2.   Select SAVE AS on the shortcut menu, select a storage
       location, and save the file.

• To save multiple attachments:
  1.   On the Message tab, In the Actions group, click Other
       Actions,
  2.   Ensure all attachments that you want to save are
       highlighted
  3.   Click Save Attachments.
  4.   Click OK, choose a folder location, and then click OK
       again.
SAVING ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment preview allows users to view
  Office e-mail attachments in the reading
  pane rather than having to open another
  program!
• Click on the attachment icon
• Then click on: PREVIEW FILE
ATTACHMENT SAFETY
CONCERNS:
• To help protect your computer, Microsoft
  Outlook does not allow you to receive files of
  certain types (such as .exe files) as
  attachments, because of their potential for
  introducing a virus into your computer.

• Outlook blocks these files by default. If your
  organization uses Microsoft Exchange, only
  the e-mail server administrator can unblock
  these file types. End users of Outlook
  cannot unblock these file types.
PRINTING EMAIL
MESSAGES:
• The default print style for individual
  Outlook messages is: Memo style.
DELAY SENDING AN EMAIL
MESSAGE
• In the message, on the Options tab, in the More
  Options group, click Delay Delivery .

• Click Message Options.

• Under Delivery options, select the Do not
  deliver before check box, and then click the
  delivery date and time that you want.

• After you click Send, the message remains in the
  Outbox folder until the delivery time.
RULES:
• Rules can be established with several
  different criteria's such as Senders or
  Subjects.

• Rules allow you to perform a number of
  tasks such:
  – deleting messages
  – moving messages to specific folders
  – creating alerts
  TO DO BAR:

• VIEW >TO-DO BAR:
  – Normal, Minimized, or Off
• Click in the „Type a new task” textbox:



• After you create a task, here, it will
   appear in the list below it
  – You can then double-click the task to set a date or
    change options
  TO DO BAR:
• In the to do list
  pane, when you
  click on the red
  flag, the flag
  disappears.

• When you right
  mouse click on the
  flag, you can set
  the following
  CREATE CONTACTS:

Outlook's CONTACTS folder is an electronic address
 book in which you can store information (e.g.
 phone numbers, addresses) about individuals or
 businesses
 1. Click the contacts folder button in the navigation
    pane
 2. Click the new contact button on the standard toolbar
 3. Add the information
 4. On the ribbon, in the actions group, click the save
    and close button
     –   a ribbon is the toolbar that contains frequently used commands
  CREATE CONTACTS
  SHORTCUTS:
• if a person is in your “Contact List”:
     • key in their name
     • Ctrl + K (OUTLOOK will automatically insert
       the e-mail address)


• You can also create a new contact from an
  open email. Right click the sender‟s e-mail
  address on the From line, and then click Add to
  Outlook Contacts
FILTER AND SORT CONTACT
LISTS:
• A FILTER, which always applies only to the current
  view, displays items that match specific criteria.

• It hides, rather than removes, items that don't match.

• You can filter contacts by criteria such as key words
  or e-mail addresses.

• You can also use different criteria to sort
  CONTACTS in ascending or descending order.
USING FILTERS:

• Click the folder you want to apply a filter to.
• IN “CONTACTS” VIEW OR “MAIL” VIEW :
   – VIEW > ARRANGE BY > Custom >
   – Click on the FILTER button


• Select the filter options you want.
• To filter using additional criteria such as a
  category or importance level >
    MORE CHOICES tab
 MAPPING YOUR CONTACT:

• Get maps and directions to your contacts by opening a
  contact with an address
• Click on the map button on the contact tab,
  communicate group




• MSN maps will immediately open in your default
  browser, centered on the address found in the contact
  information.
 ORGANIZING YOUR CONTACTS:

• To create additional contact folders:
 1. Click FILE > NEW > FOLDER

 2. Enter the name for the folder

 3. Select Contact Items in the Folder Contains drop
    down

 4. Select Contacts for where the folder is to be
    placed

 5. Click OK
 NEW   MAIL MESSAGES:

• An e-mail message that has not been
  opened or read is represented by a closed
  envelope icon.

• The bracketed number in blue beside the
  inbox represents the number of all unread
  emails sitting in the inbox
KEEP YOUR EMAILS ORGANIZED:
• It is much easier to locate an earlier message if
  you create folders or sub-folders for organizing
  and storing e-mail messages.

• To CREATE a folder:
  – Right-click the folder in which you want to create the
    sub-folders
     • Select NEW FOLDER and complete the New Folder dialog
       box

• To FILE messages in your folders, select one or
  more messages in the view pane and drag
  them to the new folder in the Folder List.
ARCHIVE MESSAGES:

• When mail messages become old, but you do not
  want to delete them, you can ARCHIVE the
  messages.

• Go to:
  – FILE > ARCHIVE
  – If necessary, click the ARCHIVE THIS FOLDER AND
    ALL SUBFOLDERS BUTTON
  – If necessary, click the + sign beside the INBOX to
    display subcategories
  – Select the date from the: ARCHIVE ITEMS OLDER
    THAN drop-down box
  – OK
ARCHIVING:


• When you archive Outlook information,
  items are saved in a .pst file.

• When you archive – Outlook will keep
  ONLY the following
  – E-mail messages
  – Calendars
  – Contacts
  – Tasks
  – Notes
SIGNATURES:


• Signatures are NOT archived

• When you create your first e-mail signature,
  that signature will automatically be applied
  to all new messages.
SIGNATURES:

– TOOLS > OPTIONS > MAIL FORMAT tab > click on
  the SIGNATURES button
– Click on the NEW button > give the signature a name,
  then select OK
– In the EDIT SIGNATURE textbox, key in the signature,
  and make any formatting changes
– you then have to select your: e-mail account, the
  signature you want for your `New Messages  & 
  Replies forwards 
   SIGNATURES:

• IF you have a number of signatures & want to apply a
  different one, to a specific message, “on the fly”, in your
  message, click on the SIGNATURES icon:




• You CAN NOT have multiple signatures on any one
  email
DISTRIBUTION LISTS:

• A distribution list is a collection of
  contacts.
• It provides the ability to send an email
  message to a group of people all at once.

• To create a distribution list:
   1.   File > New > Distribution List
   2.   Type a name for your new list
   3.   Select the members
   4.   Click Okay
NOTES:
• Notes are an electronic version of “sticky notes”yellow

• Outlook automatically saves notes. You DO NOT
  have to hit Ctrl + S

• Each NOTE will remain open until you click its CLOSE
  button.
   CREATING NOTES:
• To create a NOTE:
   – Click the NEW button on the Standard toolbar and select the
     NOTE option

   – A small    yellow window, with a date and time stamp, will
     be displayed

   – Type the information you want to store in the window

• To open a NOTE:
   – click NOTES in the Folder List (OR, just above the taskbar)
   – double-click a closed note in the VIEW pane to open it.
TASKS
• Tasks are not only to-do lists – they are history.
    – Can be tracked until completed

•   You can mark a task as completed and view all
    completed tasks.

• Completed tasks change to light grey and have a
  strike through them

• You can enter a task with a scheduled start date
  and due date. If you don't complete a task on its
  due date it will automatically move forward and
  appear on the current day until you reschedule it or
  check it off
CREATE TASKS:
• You can use Outlook's TASKS feature to keep track of your
  to-do list.
• 2ND icon at bottom of screen

• You can create a TASK from scratch (use the Task pane), OR
   – you can drag an existing item, (such as a NOTE), into the TASKS
     folder to create the task.
• Any of your e-mails which have a “Flag” attached to it
       will automatically appear in your TASK list!

• If you start with an existing item
   – Outlook will insert relevant information into the appropriate fields
   – and store the contents of the original item in the text box.
  ASSIGN TASKS:

• You can also ASSIGN a task to someone else to complete.

• Double-click on TASK—brings up dialog box

• This requires 2 e-mail addresses.

• One individual will send the task request via e-mail, transferring ownership to
  the recipient.

• The recipient responds to the task request.

• The 1st individual can keep the task on the task list and receive status reports.
CATEGORIES:

• A CATEGORY is a keyword/phrase you can assign to
  items in order to group them.

• Colored categories can be used to color code
  calendar entries

• You could assign the CATEGORY name to any:
  –    notes,
  –   meetings,
  –   tasks, and
  –   e-mail messages associated with that name
ORGANIZE TASKS by
CATEGORIES:
• After TASKS have been
  assigned to
  CATEGORIES, you can
  choose to VIEW TASKS
  BY CATEGORIES, by
  clicking on:
   – VIEW > CURRENT
      VIEW
 CALENDAR BASICS:

• The CALENDAR is a scheduling tool you can use to plan
  appointments, events, and meetings.

   – An appointment is an activity you can schedule, but it does
     not involve other participants, items, or locations

   – A meeting is an activity that involves other participants,
     items, or locations

   – An event is an activity that does have a set time or location.

   – In your calendar, you can tell the difference between a meeting and an
     appointment by the information in the meeting entry. In a meeting you'll
     see the location of the meeting and the meeting organizer's name.
 CALENDAR FOR SCHEDULING:

• Automatic reminder time is 15 minutes. However,
  it is possible to change this

• Date Navigator: A view of the calendar that you can
  use to display specific days in a month

  Different Calendar views: You can select from a
   daily view, weekly view or monthly view.

• Daily Style:
  – A print style that shows calendar appointments for
    the currently selected day
 MORE THAN ONE CALENDAR:

• Outlook supports multiple calendars being worked
  with simultaneously

• includes a side-by-side view for calendars
   – each calendar is displayed in a different tab
 OTHER PEOPLES CALENDARS:
• You can give other people access to your CALENDAR (NOT
  to any additional calendars) so they can see when you are
  available for meetings.

• Depending on the level of access that you permit, other
  people can schedule appointments in your calendar.

• Schedule an APPOINTMENT FOR A TASK by dragging the
  task from the
   – TASKS folder or CALENDAR TASKPAD to the CALENDAR.


• Use the same methods to schedule a recurring appointment,
  but click the RECURRENCE button to enter information in the
  Appointment Recurrence dialog box.
 SCHEDULE A MEETING:

• To SCHEDULE A MEETING (in “CALENDAR” view) click:
   – ACTIONS > PLAN A MEETING.




• Meeting tab > Show group > Scheduling Assistant
   – helps to find the best time for your meeting.
• When you click on the: Address Book             , you can select
  if the recipient is Required, or Optional, or Resources
   – Required and Optional attendees appear in the To box on the Meeting
     tab, and Resources appear in the Location box.
  CALENDAR AVAILABILITY:




• The “free/busy grid” shows the availability of
  attendees
• The green vertical line represents the start of the
  meeting
• The red vertical line represents the end of the
  meeting.
RECURRING CALENDAR
ITEMS:
•   Tell Outlook that a calendar item occurs over, and over use the Recurrence
    feature.

•   To set up a recurrence pattern, open the appointment and click the
    Recurrence button in the Options group of the Appointment tab. Enter
    the information and Save.


•
•

•   Change a recurring calendar entry by double-clicking it. You have two
    options:

     – Open this occurrence     Choose this option when you want to see or change one instance,
       not the entire series.

     –   Open the series   Choose this option when you want to see or change the entire series
SAVE A CALENDAR AS A WEB
PAGE:
 • You can save a CALENDAR as a Web page to
   make the information available to others.

 • When you do so, you specify the time period
   available and the name of the calendar.

 • You can then share the information by
   distributing the URL to groups or individuals.
 RECORD ACTIVITIES IN                    THE
JOURNAL:
• The JOURNAL is similar to a diary.
• FILE > NEW > JOURNAL ENTRY
• It can automatically record the:
   – date and time of
        all your:
       • interactions,
       • items,
       • documents, and
       • Activities
You can also click the NEW button to make a manual entry.