Microsoft Office Outlook 2016: Part 1

Course Objectives:

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 2016 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.

Target Student:

This course is intended for people who have a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows and need to know how to use Outlook as an email client to manage their email communications, calendar appointments, contact information, and other communication tasks. In addition to creating and sending email, this course will introduce you to organizing your mail, working with attachments, formatting message text, scheduling meetings, and responding to meeting invitations.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success in this course you should 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 is recommended. You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking either one of the following Logical Operations courses, or any similar course in general Microsoft Windows skills:

Using Microsoft Windows 10

or

Microsoft Windows 10: Transition from Windows 7

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Outlook 2016

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