Outlook 2010 Tips, Tools, and Timesavers

Course Length

Three hours

Course Description

This class highlights many features of Outlook that can save time and enhance productivity. Included are tips for Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Notes.

Prerequisites

Outlook 2010 Introduction or equivalent experience

Course Topics

  • Display and customize the Outlook Today page
  • Specify the folder to display when Outlook starts
  • Send a message without a subject
  • Open an Outlook view in a separate window
  • Create a different entry using an existing item
  • Set the Deleted Items folder to empty on exit
  • Set the default date for quick click
  • Work with desktop alerts
  • Flag outgoing messages
  • Send a message at a particular time
  • Change default options for message drafts
  • Add an e-mail address to your contacts list
  • Change autocomplete and automatic name checking options
  • Change message importance and sensitivity
  • Add a folder to the Favorites list
  • Display the “All Folders” list
  • Mark a message as read or unread
  • Change the message count display
  • Use color to identify messages from a sender
  • Prevent recipient names from showing
  • Sort messages in the Inbox
  • Add a field to the current view
  • Move addresses between To, Cc, and Bcc
  • Expand a contact group in a message
  • Resend a sent message
  • Find related messages in this conversation
  • Find all messages from the same sender
  • Specify options for replies and forwards
  • Use a quick step
  • Delete a name from the autocomplete list
  • Specify the address list to display first
  • Use instant search and advanced find
  • Set an expiration date for a message
  • Have replies sent to another person
  • Save content to reuse
  • Insert a screenshot or screen clip
  • Use mailbox cleanup to manage your mailbox
  • Add a command button to the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Create and print a blank calendar
  • View multiple calendars side by side
  • Overlay multiple calendars
  • Switch calendar views quickly
  • Display specific dates in the calendar
  • Display ten consecutive days in the calendar
  • Change the calendar background color
  • Change the calendar time intervals
  • Create a quick appointment and event
  • Quickly display the event form
  • Enter dates using shortcuts
  • Change format of the day, week, or month view
  • Change the default reminder
  • Add a time zone to a calendar
  • Send a calendar via e-mail
  • Export a calendar to Excel
  • Display the address book from any folder
  • View activities for a contact
  • Add a picture for a contact
  • View a map of a contact’s address
  • Customize an electronic business card
  • Send contact information as a business card
  • Save a business card received to your contacts
  • Communicate with a contact
  • Create another contact from the same company
  • Share a contact group
  • Import a contact group sent as an attachment
  • Send a task and note as an e-mail attachment
  • Use a shortcut to create a message, appointment, meeting, contact, or task

What Participants Receive

Each participant receives a guide containing step-by-step instructions.