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LinkedIn Learning

Outlook 2013 Essential Training

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn how to leverage the power of Outlook to stay on top of all your important connections.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Getting Started
  • Getting started
  • Touring the Outlook interface
  • Exploring the Ribbon
  • Exploring the Navigation and Status bars
2. Adding and Connecting Accounts
  • An overview of adding accounts
  • Adding an IMAP, Exchange, or POP account automatically
  • Adding an IMAP, Exchange, or POP account manually
  • Adding a Facebook and LinkedIn account using the Social Connector
  • Adding an RSS feed
  • Connecting to an iCloud account
  • Connecting with SkyDrive
3. Reading Mail
  • Reading mail
  • Customizing the inbox
  • Saving attachments from a message
  • Searching mail
  • Flagging messages as junk mail
  • Finding messages quickly
4. Organizing Mail
  • Using conditional formatting to change font and color
  • Creating follow-up flags and color categories
  • Organizing mail into folders
  • Using Quick Steps to process messages
  • Using mail rules to process messages
  • Cleaning up your mailbox
5. Creating and Sending Mail
  • Creating a new message
  • Replying to and forwarding a message
  • Formatting a message
  • Creating voting buttons in a message
  • Adding signatures
  • Sending an out-of-office or autoreply email
  • Exploring delivery options
  • Creating personal stationery
  • Exploring other mail settings
6. Creating and Working with Contacts
  • Introducing the Address Book
  • Creating a new contact
  • Creating a new contact group
  • Assigning a category to a contact
  • Searching for contacts quickly
  • Moving and copying contacts into folders
  • Sharing contact data with others
  • Getting driving directions to a contact's address
7. Working with the Calendar
  • Introducing the calendar
  • Creating an appointment and a reminder
  • Creating a meeting
  • Chairing a meeting
  • Responding to a meeting invitation
  • Opening other calendars
  • Printing, emailing, and sharing the calendar
  • Setting calendar preferences
8. Creating Tasks and Notes
  • Introducing tasks
  • Creating and assigning tasks
  • Creating notes
9. Working with Outlook Data
  • Exporting PST and OST data files
  • Reusing text by creating Quick Parts
  • Inserting pictures, charts, and screenshots into messages and calendar entries
  • Setting language preferences
  • Setting advanced general Outlook options
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Jess Stratton

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