
Overview
Email has become one of the most widely used methods of communication, whether for personal or business communications. In most organizations, large or small, email is the preferred form of communicating information amongst employees. As email grows in popularity and use, most organizations have found the need to implement a corporate mail management system such as Microsoft® Office Outlook® to handle the messages and meeting invitations sent among employees.
In this course, you will use Outlook to manage your email communications, including composing, reading, and responding to emails; schedule appointments and meetings; manage contact information; schedule tasks and create notes; customize message response options; and organize your mail.
You will:
To ensure success, students should be familiar with using personal computers, and should have experience using a keyboard and mouse. Students should be comfortable in the Windows® 8 environment, and be able to use Windows 8 to manage information on their computers. Specific tasks the students should be able to perform include: launching and closing applications, navigating basic file structures, and managing files and folders. Before starting this course, students should have completed one or more of the following courses or possess the equivalent knowledge:
This course is intended for people who have a basic understanding of Microsoft® Windows® and want or need to know how to use Outlook as an email client to manage their email communications, calendar events, contact information, and other communication tasks.
In this course, you will use Outlook to send, receive, and manage email messages, manage your contact information, schedule appointments and meetings, create tasks and notes for yourself, and customize the Outlook interface to suit your working style.
This course is the first in a series of two Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2016 courses. It will provide you with the basic skills you need to start using Outlook 2016 to manage your email communications, contact information, calendar events, tasks, and notes.
You can also use this course to prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification exams for Microsoft Outlook 2016.
Course Objectives
Prerequisites
Target Student
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
For this course, you will need one workstation for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
Software
Software requirements for all classroom computers:
Course duration
1 Day
Course outline
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Outlook 2016
TopicA: Navigate the Outlook Interface
TopicB: Work with Messages
TopicC: Access Outlook Help
Lesson 2: Formatting Messages
TopicA: Add Message Recipients
TopicB: Check Spelling and Grammar
TopicC: Format Message Content
Lesson 3: Working with Attachments and Illustrations
TopicA: Attach Files and Items
TopicB: Add Illustrations to Messages
TopicC: Manage Automatic Message Content
Lesson 4: Customizing Message Options
TopicA: Customize Reading Options
TopicB: Track Messages
TopicC: Recall and Resend Messages
Lesson 5: Organizing Messages
TopicA: Mark Messages
TopicB: Organize Messages Using Folders
Lesson 6: Managing Your Contacts
TopicA: Create and Edit Contacts
TopicB: View and Print Contacts
Lesson 7: Working with the Calendar
TopicA: View the Calendar
TopicB: Create Appointments
TopicC: Schedule Meetings
TopicD: Print the Calendar
Lesson 8: Working with Tasks and Notes
TopicA: Create Tasks
TopicB: Create Notes
Appendix A: Microsoft Office Outlook 2016 Exam 77-731
Appendix B: Microsoft Outlook 2016 Common Keyboard Shortcuts