Microsoft Outlook 2000 - Expert
Overview
Learn to utilise the advanced features of Outlook 2000.
Target Audience
This course is aimed at regular users of Microsoft Outlook 2000 who wish to better manage Outlook items including mail and appointments within the Outlook environment.
Prerequisites
Experience of using Microsoft Outlook as a desktop information management tool is required. Knowledge of an e-mail system and using on-line services would also be beneficial. Specifically participants need to be fully conversant in:
- Sending and Receiving email.
- Managing Folders.
- Navigating in Outlook 2000.
Objectives
Upon completion users will be able to:
- Use Outlook as a comprehensive group scheduler and meeting planner.
- Use shared calendars.
- Use contacts and tasks lists.
- Work with custom forms and views.
Duration
1 day.
Course Content
Organising and Managing Your Information
- Creating, Saving, and Applying Views
- Grouping, Sorting and Filtering Items
- Advanced Find
- Archiving Folders
- Setting Up Auto Archive
- Restoring Archived Items
- Applying Conditional Formatting
Customising Outlook
- Browsing the Web with Microsoft Outlook
- Customising the Outlook Bar
- Floating and Docking Toolbars
- Customising Toolbars
- The Menu Bar
- Creating a Form
- Saving and Publishing a Form
Working with Contacts
- Sharing Contacts using Virtual Business Cards
- Using a vCard as your Signature for Messages
- Sharing Contacts
- Receiving a vCard
- Integrating Contacts with other Outlook components
Managing Messages
- Finding Related Messages
- Tracking Delivery and Read Mail
- Recall a Message
- Managing Mail Automatically
- Rules Wizard
- The Out of Office Assistant
- Changing the look of Mail
- Creating a Mail Template
- Working with Personal Address Book (PAB)
Sharing Files and Information
- Overview of Sharing Data using Microsoft Outlook
- Sharing Office Files via E-mail
- Shared Folder Update Settings
- Sharing Information in Public Folders (Opening, Sending Files to and Managing Public Folders)
Securing Outlook 2000
- Dealing with Junk Mail (Settings)
- Handling Attachments
- Avoiding Macro Viruses
