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Course at a glance
| Release date | 10/6/2017 | |
| Level | Beginner | |
| Runtime | 0h 57m | |
| Closed captioning | N/A | |
| Transcript | N/A | |
| eBooks / courseware | N/A | |
| Hands-on labs | N/A | |
| Sample code | N/A | |
| Exams | Included |
Course description
In this course, we will be working with Microsoft Outlook and exploring how to set up different kinds of email accounts, managing contacts, creating and sending email messages, formatting email messages, and using tasks and notes. We will be going over topics such as setting up exchange, Hotmail and Gmail email accounts; creating contacts, groups and adding identifying information to them, creating and sending email messages to contacts or groups, adding a professional look to email messages and how to use tools to track tasks by date and create reminders with notes.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required. Knowledge of outlook and email clients will be helpful.
Learning Paths
This course is part of the following LearnNowOnline SuccessPaths™:
Microsoft Office Fundamentals
Meet the expert
Sondra Nelson is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and has been teaching Microsoft Office for over 15 years. She has teaching and consulting experience with high school students, college students and corporate employees.
Course outline
Email and Contacts
Setting up an Email Account (10:37)
- Introduction (00:19)
- Setting up an Email Account (01:01)
- Add Email Accounts: Hotmail.com (00:44)
- Demo: Add Hotmail.com Address (01:22)
- Add Email Accounts: Outlook 365 (00:33)
- Demo: Add Office 365 Account (01:00)
- Add Email Accounts: Gmail.com (01:36)
- Demo: Add Gmail Account (03:42)
- Summary (00:15)
Managing Contacts (19:01)
- Introduction (00:14)
- Managing Contacts (00:36)
- Create and Edit Contacts (00:56)
- Demo: Add Contacts (02:23)
- Edit Contacts (00:39)
- Demo: Edit Contacts (04:08)
- Working with Contacts (00:48)
- Demo: Working with Contacts (02:15)
- Share Contacts (00:26)
- Demo: Share Contacts (01:17)
- Using Contact Groups (01:13)
- Demo: Contact Groups (01:32)
- Sending an Email Using a Contact Group (00:41)
- Demo: Use Contact Groups (01:27)
- Summary (00:19)
Create and Send Email (10:27)
- Introduction (00:17)
- Create and Send Email Messages (00:31)
- Create a New Email Message (01:33)
- Demo: Create Email (01:47)
- Save a Draft Message (00:52)
- Demo: Save a Draft (00:57)
- Checking Spelling and Grammar (00:47)
- Demo: Check Spelling and Grammar (01:01)
- Sending Email Messages (02:20)
- Summary (00:16)
Formatting Email (06:48)
- Introduction (00:18)
- Formatting Email Messages (01:17)
- Demo: Format Email Content (01:29)
- Add a Signature (01:28)
- Demo: Add Signature (01:59)
- Summary (00:14)
Using the Calendar (11:02)
- Introduction (00:14)
- Using Tasks and Notes (00:22)
- Create Tasks (00:43)
- Demo: Create Task (01:23)
- Create Notes (00:32)
- Demo: Create Note (00:51)
- Using the Calendar (02:07)
- Create Appointments (01:55)
- Schedule Meetings (00:54)
- Demo: Schedule Meeting (01:41)
- Summary (00:15)