Overview
This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 courses. It will provide you with the skills you need to start sending and responding to email in Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007, as well as maintaining your Calendar, scheduling meetings, and working with tasks and notes. In this course, you will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.
Course Objectives
You will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.
Prerequisites
The course requires that you are familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard; basic typing skills are recommended. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to: launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. The following courses are recommended, or you should have equivalent knowledge of:
- Windows XP Professional: Level 1
- Windows XP Professional: Level 2
- Windows XP: Introduction
- Windows 2000: Introduction
Target Student:
This course is designed for any person with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows who needs to use Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 to compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes. In addition, this course helps prepare students who desire to take the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist certification for Outlook.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- identify the components of the Outlook environment. You
will also perform simple tasks such as sending and responding to email messages.
- compose messages.
- use folders to organize messages.
- manage contacts and contact information.
- schedule appointments.
- schedule meetings.
- create and edit tasks.
Certification
Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007: Level 1 is one of a series ofcourseware titles that addresses Microsoft® Certified Applications 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 MCAS certification.
Platform Requirements
- Windows (This course was developed using Windows XP with SP2.).
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for the classroom
to run Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Exchange Server 2007 that
meets the following system requirements:
- A x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that
supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) or AMD processor
that supports the AMD64 platform.
- Minimum 2 GB of RAM is required.
- A 20GB Hard Drive.
- A 1024 x 768 resolution or higher video adapter and monitor,
- DVD-ROM drive, local or network accessible.
- Keyboard and 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:
- A 500 MHz Pentium-class processor or higher.
- 512 MB of RAM.
- A 20 GB hard disk or larger.
- A CD-ROM drive.
- A mouse or other pointing device.
- An 1024 x 768 resolution video card and monitor.
- Network cards and cabling for local network access.
- Internet access (see your local network administrator).
- A printer (optional).
- A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
Software Requirements
- Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2.
- Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 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.
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities
Course duration
1 Day(s)
Course outline
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Outlook
- Topic 1A: Explore
the Outlook Interface
- Topic 1B: Send a Simple Message
- Topic 1C: Reading Messages
- Topic 1D: Reply to and Forward a Message
- Topic 1E: Print a Message
- Topic 1F: Delete a Message
Lesson 2: Composing Messages
- Topic 2A: Address a Message
- Topic 2B: Format a Message
- Topic 2C: Check Spelling and Grammar
- Topic 2D: Attach a File
Lesson 3: Organizing Messages
- Topic 3A: Open and Save an Attachment
- Topic 3B: Flag a Message
- Topic 3C: Organize Content with Folders
Lesson 4: Managing Contacts
- Topic 4A: Add a Contact
- Topic 4B: Sort and Find Contacts
- Topic 4C: Find the Geographical Location of a Contact
- Topic 4D: Manage Contacts
Lesson 5: Scheduling Appointments
- Topic 5A: Explore the Outlook Calendar
- Topic 5B: Schedule an Appointment
- Topic 5C: Assign Categories and Edit Appointments
Lesson 6: Scheduling Meetings
- Topic 6A: Schedule a Meeting
- Topic 6B: Reply to a Meeting Request
- Topic 6C: Propose a New Meeting Time
- Topic 6D: Manage Meetings
- Topic 6E: Print the Calendar
Lesson 7: Managing Tasks and Notes
- Topic 7A: Create a Task
- Topic 7B: Edit and Update a Task
- Topic 7C: Create a Note
- Topic 7D: Edit a Note
- Topic 7E: Display a Note on the Desktop
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