Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: Level 3 (Second Edition)

Overview

This course is the third in a series of Microsoft� Office Outlook� 2007 courses. It builds on the email and calendaring skills you have already obtained and will provide you with the skills needed to personalize email, organize Outlook items, manage Outlook data files, share and link contacts, save and archive email, create forms, and work offline and remotely.

Course Objectives

You will work with the advanced features of Outlook.

Prerequisites

This course assumes that you are able to use Windows to manage information on your computer and that you have an intermediate knowledge of Outlook. The following courses (or equivalent knowledge thereof) are required:

Windows XP: Introduction or Windows 2000: Introduction
Windows XP Professional: Level 1
Windows XP Professional: Level 2 (if using Windows XP)
Microsoft� Office Outlook� 2007: Level 1 (Second Edition)
Microsoft� Office Outlook� 2007: Level 2 (Second Edition)
Microsoft� Office Word 2007: Level 1 (Second Edition)

Target Student:

This course is for persons with an intermediate understanding of Outlook and who need to use Outlook to personalize and organize their email, Outlook items, manage Outlook data files, share and link contacts, create forms, and work offline and remotely.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

personalize your email.

organize Outlook items.

manage Outlook data files.

work with contacts.

save and archive email messages.

create a custom form.

work offline and remotely.

Certification

Microsoft� Office Outlook� 2007: Level 3 (Second Edition) is one of a series of courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) skill sets. The MCAS program is for individuals who use Microsoft�s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more product proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification

Platform Requirements

Windows (This course was developed using Windows XP with SP2)

Hardware Requirements

For this course, you will need one computer to run Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Exchange Server 2007, with the following system requirements:

An x64 architecture-based computer with an Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T), or an x64 architecture-based computer with an AMD 64-bit processor that supports the AMD64 platform.
A minimum of 2 gigabytes (GB) RAM is required. 2 GB RAM per server plus 5 megabytes (MB) RAM per mailbox is recommended.
20 GB hard disk.
DVD-ROM drive, local or network accessible.
1024 x 768 resolution video card and monitor.
Keyboard and a mouse or other input device.

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components:

500 MHz processor or higher.
512 MB of RAM.
20 GB hard disk.
CD-ROM drive.
Mouse or other pointing device.
1024 x 768 resolution video card and monitor.
Network cards and cabling for local network access.
Internet access (see your local network administrator).
Printer (optional).
Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.

Software Requirements

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2007
Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 or Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Standard or Enterprise
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0
Windows PowerShell
Microsoft Active Directory
Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) SP1
Exchange Server 2007
SQL Server 2005

Delivery Method:

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities

Course duration

1 Day(s)

Course outline

Lesson 1: Personalizing Your Email

Topic 1A: Apply Stationery and Themes

Topic 1B: Create a Custom Theme

Topic 1C: Create Signatures

Topic 1D: Modify Signatures

Topic 1E: Configure Email Message Security Settings

Lesson 2: Organizing Outlook Items

Topic 2A: Group Items
Topic 2B: Create Search Folders
Topic 2C: Apply Conditional Formatting

Lesson 3: Managing Outlook Data Files

Topic 3A: Create a Data File
Topic 3B: Add Outlook Data Files to a Mail Profile
Topic 3C: Change Data File Settings

Lesson 4: Working with Contacts

Topic 4A: Forward Contacts
Topic 4B: Edit an Electronic Business Card
Topic 4C: Export Contacts
Topic 4D: Perform a Mail Merge
Topic 4E: Link Items to Business Contact Manager

Lesson 5: Saving and Archiving Email

Topic 5A: Save Messages in Alternate Formats
Topic 5B: Archive Messages
Topic 5C: Protect Personal Folders

Lesson 6: Creating a Custom Form

Topic 6A: Add Form Fields
Topic 6B: Save a Form as a Template
Topic 6C: Test a Form

Lesson 7: Working Offline and Remotely

Topic 7A: Make Folders Available Offline
Topic 7B: Configure RPC Over HTTP
Topic 7C: Download Selected Messages
Topic 7D: Publish Calendar Information to Office Online

Appendix A: Newsgroups

Appendix B: Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Feeds