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Microsoft Outlook Seminar

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Microsoft Outlook has integrated features that combine Email, a Calendar, Tasks list and a Notes pad. Some items also come from Word, Microsoft's word processing program.

Microsoft Outlook is one of the most widely used email programs. After you learn the basics of Outlook, you will be able to use many other email programs. Microsoft has two Outlook programs, Outlook Express which is only email, and Outlook which combines many other features, including Mail-Merge from Word.

Open Outlook by clicking on Start, All Programs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook (orange Clock). Notice the Toolbars. Starting on the top left side of the screen, you will see the Title Bar, Menu Bar, and the Standard Toolbar.

Looking at the bottom of the screen, you will see the Status Bar. The middle of the left side holds your email folders, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes. The large section on the right side that takes up most of the screen, is the Inbox, Information Viewer. If the Reading Pane is turned on, turn it off by left clicking on VIEW, Reading Pane, Off. The Reading Pane should always be closed because viruses can come in this way.

There are two sections to the Outlook screen, the Outlook Shortcuts and the Information Viewer.

  • Outlook Shortcuts
    • Shortcuts show the Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes.
    • The most used icons in this section the: Inbox, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes. Left click on the icon to open.
  • Information Viewer
    • Email Message List, lists your email messages currently read and unread.
    • All your email messages can be moved to a folder and saved. A closed envelope shows the message has not been read. An open envelope is a message that has been read or opened.
    • The information viewer can be divided into two windows, the Message list and the Reading Pane. When the Reading Pane is open, you will see incoming messages. (The Reading Pane should be turned off at all times to protect from incoming viruses.) (Another very important item to remember is that any incoming message that you do not know the sender, and you are not expecting, should be deleted without opening.

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