Outlook Level One

Course ID: HLT 84680

Course Length: 1 day

Course Description:
This one-day instructor-led course provides students with an overview of the features and functions of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.

Target Student:
This course is intended for novice information workers who want to learn beginning-level Outlook 2007 skills.

Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, we recommend you first have equivalent knowledge:

  • Basic computer knowledge, such as keyboard and mouse skills.
  • Basic file-management skills. The student should know how to navigate to folders and files on a computer running Windows Vista.

Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Connect to your primary e-mail account.
  • Troubleshoot the Startup wizard.
  • Personalize your Outlook workspace.
  • Explore the Advanced toolbar.
  • View, save, update and print contact information.
  • Personalize an electronic business card.
  • Create and send messages.
  • Attach files to messages.
  • View messages and message attachments.
  • Reply to, forward and print messages.
  • Schedule and change appointments and events.
  • Display different views of a calendar.
  • Create, manage, remove and update tasks

Course Content

Lesson 1: Outlook 2007 Setup
Topic 1A: Connecting to Your Primary E-Mail Account
Topic 1B: Troubleshooting the Startup Wizard
Topic 1C: Personalizing Your Outlook Workspace
Topic 1D: Exploring the Advanced Toolbar

Lesson 2: Contacts
Topic 2A: Working in the Contact Window
Topic 2B: Saving and Updating Contact Information
Topic 2C: Personalizing an Electronic Business Card
Topic 2D: Displaying Different Views of Contact Information
Topic 2E: Printing Contact Information

Lesson 3: E-Mail Messages
Topic 3A: Explore the message window.
Topic 3B: Create and send a message
Topic 3C: Attaching Files to Messages
Topic 3D: Viewing Messages and Message Attachments
Topic 3E: Replying to and Forwarding Messages
Topic 3F: Printing Messages

Lesson 4: Appointments and Events
Topic 4A: Working in the Task Window
Topic 4B: Scheduling and Changing Appointments
Topic 4C: Scheduling and Changing Events
Topic 4D: Displaying Different Views of a Calendar

Lesson 5: Appointments and Events
Topic 5A: Working in the Calendar Item Windows
Topic 5B: Displaying Different Views of Tasks
Topic 5C: Creating and Updating Tasks
Topic 5D: Managing Task Assignments
Topic 5E: Removing Tasks from Your Task List