# Outlook Fundamentals Course Online

Canonical URL: <https://vdci.edu/courses/microsoft-outlook-fundamentals-course-online>

## Overview

This course is built to help you get the most out of Outlook for everyday work tasks or prep you for the Microsoft Certified Outlook Specialist exam. You'll learn how to automate your email with rules and search folders, tackle high volumes of messages without breaking a sweat, and cut down on the repetitive tasks that eat up your day.

You'll also get comfortable managing your calendar and to-do lists, streamlining your scheduling, and keeping your contacts organized, giving you a well-rounded set of skills that'll make you noticeably more productive in Outlook from day one.

## What you'll learn

- Customizing Outlook settings
- Managing messages
- Organizing and managing calendars
- Working with notes, tasks, and journals
- Managing contacts and groups

## Curriculum

#### The Outlook E-Mail Interface

- Ribbon tabs (A)
- Favorite Folders (B)
- All Folders Pane (C)
- Navigation Pane (D)
- Content pane (E)
- Reading pane (F)
- Review exercise

#### Composing and Sending Messages

- Compose and Send a Message
- Create and Add a Signature to a Message
- Check Spelling
- Open a Message
- Reply to Message
- Forward Message
- Delete a Message
- Review exercise

#### Organizing Messages and Folders

- Assign Policy
- Mark Message Unread/Read
- Color Categories
- Flag for Follow Up
- Ignore Conversation
- Clean Up
- Creating a New Folder
- Move a Message to a Folder
- Move a Folder
- Delete a Folder
- Print Message
- Review exercise

#### Message Attachments

- Open Message Attachment
- Save Attachment
- Attach a File to a Message
- Tips on Sending Attachments
- Message Graphics
- Inserting Pictures
- Inserting Icons
- Inserting SmartArt
- Inserting a Chart
- Quick Parts (AutoText)
- WordArt
- Quick Styles
- Review exercises

#### Outlook Options

- Inbox Options
- Conversations
- Message Preview
- Pane Layout
- New Message Alerts

#### Message Options

- Voting Buttons
- Message Tracking
- Resending a Message
- Recalling a Message
- Review exercise

#### Contacts

- Add a Contact
- Edit a Contact
- Saving a New Contact
- Contact Groups
- Sort Options
- Custom Sort Options
- Electronic Business Cards
- Viewing Contacts
- Search Contacts
- Print Contacts
- Review exercises

#### The Calendar

- Grid View Options
- Time Scale Options
- Calendar Layout Options
- Weather Bar
- Appointments
- Creating an Appointment
- Reminders
- Show As
- Private
- Meetings
- Scheduling a Meeting
- Meeting Reminders
- Room Finder
- Scheduling Assistant
- Recurring Meetings
- Meeting Response Options
- Print the Calendar
- Review exercises

#### Tasks

- Creating Tasks
- Task Options
- View Your Tasks
- Sorting Your Tasks
- Notes
- Create a Note
- Viewing Notes
- Review exercises
- Outlook – Shortcut Glossary

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $249