Outlook Essential Training (Microsoft 365) (2022)

Course details

Microsoft Outlook—one of the most widely used email and calendaring apps in the world—boasts tools that can help you work as a team, track assignments, and collaborate more effectively. In this course, learn how to set up and manage email, calendars, and contacts in the Microsoft 365 version of Outlook. This beginner-level course with instructor Jess Stratton begins with a tour of the interface and shows how to connect a wide variety of email accounts to Outlook. Jess then shows how to quickly create, send, and read email and reduce your inbox clutter, create and share contacts, and stay on schedule with calendars and tasks. Also, find out how to make the most of Outlook's accessibility features, including features for users with disabilities as well as tools to help ensure accessibility in your emails and calendar invites.

Concepts

Introduction

Stay organized and collaborate effectively
Check what version of Outlook you're using
A sneak peek at the new Outlook
The future of Outlook

Get Started and Connect Accounts

Navigate the interface
Add an Office 365 email account
Add an IMAP account manually
Send and receive mail

Read Mail

Read mail
Customize the inbox
Save attachments from a message
Search mail
Ignore conversations and flag mail as junk
Using filters and Insights

Organize Mail

Use Conditional Formatting to change font and color
Use follow-up flags and color categories
Organize mail into folders
Use Quick Steps to process messages
Process messages with mail rules
Delete, restore, and archive mail

Create and Send Mail

Create and format a new message
Reply to and forward a message
Recall or resend a message
Create voting buttons in a message
Add signatures
Send an out-of-office or autoreply email
Explore more delivery options
Use @mentions to get someone's attention
Translate, dictate, and read aloud

Create Contacts and Work with People

Create new contacts
Create contact groups
Move contacts into folders
Share contact data with others

Use Outlook's Accessibility Features

Features for Outlook users with disabilities
Create accessible emails and calendar invites

Work with Delegates

Add delegates who can act on your behalf

Work with the Calendar

Change the look of the calendar
Create an appointment and an all-day event
Create a meeting
Chair a meeting
Respond to a meeting invitation
Open other calendars
Create and share additional calendars

Work with Tasks and Settings

Create and assign tasks
Set general Outlook options

Conclusion

Outlook - More than just desktop software