Outlook 2000: Level 1

Course length: 1 day (6 Hours)
Cost: $99

Course description
Overview: Students will learn the fundamentals of using Outlook 2000 to coordinate mail, appointments, events, meetings, tasks, and contacts.

Prerequisites: Windows 95: Introduction, Windows 95: Making the Transition, Windows NT Workstation 4.0: Orientation, Windows 98: Introduction, Windows 98: Making the Transition, or equivalent knowledge.

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: Students will learn how to send and receive mail, schedule appointments, insert events, schedule meetings, create and manage tasks, and organize contacts.

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should be familiar with Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0.

What's next: Outlook 2000: Level 1 is the first course in this series. Outlook 2000: Level 2, the next course in this series, teaches students advanced mail, contacts, and journal features; how to create forms and templates; how to customize the Outlook 2000 environment; and how to use remote mail and the Internet features of Outlook 2000. Students who want to learn advanced features can take Outlook 2000: Level 2.

Performance-based objectives: Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Ø      Identify the elements of the Outlook application window and explore Outlook components.

Ø      Send, receive, and act on mail messages.

Ø      Use additional message-handling options, insert text into a message, and create multiple Signatures.

Ø      Create personal folders and organize Outlook 2000 folders.

Ø      Create, edit, and categorize single appointments and recurring appointments and create events.

Ø      Create, send, and manage meeting requests.

Ø      Create, edit, and assign tasks, and create and edit contacts.

 

Course content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Outlook 2000

Overview of Outlook 2000

Overview of Outlook Today

Lesson 2: Using Mail

Creating and Sending Messages

Acting on Messages

Working with Address Books

Recalling and Printing

Lesson 3: Handling Messages

Message Handling Options

Inserting Text into a Message

Creating Signatures

Lesson 4: Managing Folders

Creating and Using Personal Folders

Using the Organize Page

Lesson 5: Working with Appointments and Events

Scheduling Appointments

Assigning Categories

Editing Appointments

Inserting Events

Lesson 6: Scheduling and Managing Meetings

Creating and Sending Meeting Requests

Working with Meeting Requests

Managing Meeting Responses

Lesson 7: Managing Tasks and Contacts

Managing Tasks

Adding and Editing Contacts

Appendix A: Internet Features

Viewing Web Pages in Outlook

Publishing Your Calendar as a Web Page