Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007: Level 1

Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Certification: Microsoft® Office Specialist for Microsoft® Outlook® 2007.

Course Description:
This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft® Office Outlook® courses. It will provide you with the skills you need to start sending and responding to email in Microsoft® Outlook® 2007, as well as maintaining your Calendar, scheduling meetings, and working with tasks and notes. In this course, you will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.

Course Objective: You will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.

Target Student: This course is designed for any person with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows who needs to use Microsoft® Outlook® 2007 to compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes. In addition, this course helps prepare students who desire to take the Microsoft® Office Specialist certification for Outlook.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Certification:
Microsoft® Outlook® 2007: Level 1 is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft® Office Specialist skill sets. The Office Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more product proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification.

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

     Iidentify the components of the Outlook environment. You will also perform simple tasks such as sending and

       responding to email messages.
     Compose messages.
     Use folders to organize messages.
     Manage contacts and contact information.
     Schedule appointments.
     Schedule meetings.
     Create and edit tasks.
     Create and edit notes.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Outlook
     Topic 1A: Log On to Outlook
     Topic 1B: Explore the Outlook Interface
     Topic 1C: Send a Simple Message
     Topic 1D: Open a Message
     Topic 1E: Reply to a Message
     Topic 1F: Print a Message
     Topic 1G: Delete a Message

Lesson 2: Composing Messages
     Topic 2A: Address a Message
     Topic 2B: Format a Message
     Topic 2C: Check Spelling and Grammar
     Topic 2D: Attach a File
     Topic 2E: Forward a Message

Lesson 3: Organizing Messages
     Topic 3A: Open and Save an Attachment
     Topic 3B: Flag a Message
     Topic 3C: Create a Folder
     Topic 3D: Move Messages to a Folder
     Topic 3E: Copy Messages to Folders
     Topic 3F: Move a Folder
     Topic 3G: Delete a Folder

Lesson 4: Managing Contacts
     Topic 4A: Add a Contact
     Topic 4B: Sort Contacts
     Topic 4C: Find a Contact
     Topic 4D: Find the Geographical Location of a Contact
     Topic 4E: Edit a Contact
     Topic 4F: Send a Contact via Email
     Topic 4G: Delete a Contact
     Topic 4H: Print Contacts

Lesson 5: Scheduling Appointments
     Topic 5A: Explore the Outlook Calendar
     Topic 5B: Schedule an Appointment
     Topic 5C: Assign a Category to an Appointment
     Topic 5D: Update Calendar Entries

Lesson 6: Scheduling Meetings
     Topic 6A: Schedule a Meeting
     Topic 6B: Reply to a Meeting Request
     Topic 6C: Propose a New Meeting Time
     Topic 6D: Track Meeting Responses
     Topic 6E: Update a Meeting Request
     Topic 6F: Cancel a Meeting Request
     Topic 6G: Print the Calendar

Lesson 7: Managing Simple Tasks
     Topic 7A: Create a Task
     Topic 7B: Edit a Task
     Topic 7C: Update a Task

Lesson 8: Using Notes
     Topic 8A: Create a Note
     Topic 8B: Edit a Note
     Topic 8C: Display a Note on the Desktop