Microsoft Office Outlook Level 1

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 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 material will benefit users of any current Office version. The classroom environment setup is based on Office 2019.

This course is the first in a series of two Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2019/2021 courses. It will provide you with the basic skills you need to start using Outlook 2019/2021 to manage your email communications, contact information, calendar events, tasks, and notes.

Course Object

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:

Navigate Outlook to read and respond to email.
Use the Address Book and format and spell check new messages.
Attach files and insert illustrations to messages.
Customize read and response options.
Use flags, categories, and folders to organize messages.
Create and work with Contacts.
Create appointments and schedule meetings in Calendar.
Create and work with Tasks and Notes.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, you will need to have end-user skills with any current version of Windows, including being able to start and close applications, navigate basic file structures, and manage files and folders. You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations course:

Using Microsoft® Windows® 10

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Outlook 2019
Topic A: Navigate the Outlook Interface
Topic B: Work with Messages
Topic C: Access Outlook Help

Lesson 2: Formatting Messages
Topic A: Add Message Recipients
Topic B: Check Spelling and Grammar
Topic C: Format Message Content

Lesson 3: Working with Attachments and Illustrations
Topic A: Attach Files and Items
Topic B: Add Illustrations to Messages
Topic C: Manage Automatic Message Content

Lesson 4: Customizing Message Options
Topic A: Customize Reading Options
Topic B: Track Messages
Topic C: Recall and Resend Messages

Lesson 5: Organizing Messages
Topic A: Mark Messages
Topic B: Organize Messages Using Folders

Lesson 6: Managing Your Contacts
Topic A: Create and Edit Contacts
Topic B: View and Print Contacts

Lesson 7: Working with the Calendar
Topic A: View the Calendar
Topic B: Create Appointments
Topic C: Schedule Meetings
Topic D: Print the Calendar

Lesson 8: Working with Tasks and Notes
Topic A: Create Tasks
Topic B: Create Notes