Microsoft® Office Outlook 2007: Level 2

Training Course Content

Course Objective: Students will customize their environment, Calendar, and mail messages to meet your specific needs as well as track, share, assign, and quickly locate various Outlook items.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, it is recommended that students take the Outlook Level 1 or possess equivalent knowledge. Prospective students should be familiar with using personal computers (basic typing skills are recommended). They should be comfortable with the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on the computer. Specifically, they should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, hands-on classroom training with activities. Additionally, manuals are provided for each student for after class reference.

Lesson 1: Setting Calendar Options

Topic 1A: Set Work Days and Times
Topic 1B: Display an Additional Time Zone
Topic 1C: Set Availability Options

Lesson 2: Customizing Message Options

Topic 2A: Modify Message Settings
Topic 2B: Modify Delivery Options
Topic 2C: Change the Message Format
Topic 2D: Notify Others That You will be Out of the Office
Topic 2E: Create a Distribution List
Topic 2F: Insert a Hyperlink

Lesson 3: Tracking Work Activities Using the Journal

Topic 3A: Automatically Record a Journal Entry
Topic 3B: Manually Record a Journal Entry
Topic 3C: Modify a Journal Entry

Lesson 4: Managing Tasks

Topic 4A: Assign a Task
Topic 4B: Reply to a Task Request
Topic 4C: Send a Task Update
Topic 4D: Track Assigned Tasks

Lesson 5: Sharing Folder Information

Topic 5A: Specify Folder Permissions
Topic 5B: Delegate Access to Folders
Topic 5C: Access Another User's Folder
Topic 5D: Send Calendar Information in an Email Message

Lesson 6: Customizing the Outlook Environment

Topic 6A: Customize the Toolbar
Topic 6B: Create a New Toolbar
Topic 6C: Customize the Menu Bar
Topic 6D: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
Topic 6E: Customize the To-Do Bar
Topic 6F: Create a Folder Home Page

Lesson 7: Locating Outlook Items

Topic 7A: Sort Messages Using Multiple Criteria
Topic 7B: Find Messages
Topic 7C: Find Outlook Items Using Multiple Criteria
Topic 7D: Filter Messages
Topic 7E: Organize Messages
Topic 7F: Manage Junk Email

Lesson 8: Working with Public Folders

Topic 8A: Create a Public Folder
Topic 8B: Add Users to a Public Folder
Topic 8C: Post Information in a Public Folder
Topic 8D: Send an Email Message to a Public Folder

Outlook 2007 Course Outlines:

Level 1 - Fundamentals
Level 2 - Intermediate
Level 3 - Additional Features