Learn the core components of Outlook—email, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes, and journal—and how to navigate with the navigation pane, reading pane, and Outlook Today.

Enable always check spelling before sending in Outlook 2010 under file options, email, so the spell checker runs automatically when you hit send to catch errors.

Save attachments in Outlook 2010 with save as to rename one file, or save all to store multiple items in a folder. Remove attachments to shrink mailbox size.

Preview Excel spreadsheets in the Outlook window, then open the attachment in Excel via the attachments tab or by double-clicking. Save directly to the Files folder.

Learn to flag messages in outlook 2010, set follow-up reminders, and use importance indicators to manage sent and received mail. Create signatures and autotext blocks for faster messaging.

Learn to use voting buttons and read receipts in Outlook 2010, including creating custom vote options, tracking responses, and managing sent items and folders.

Learn how to configure Outlook 2010's out of office assistant with automatic replies, set active time ranges, tailor inside and outside organization messages, and reuse saved templates for vacation coverage.

Learn to create a recurring calendar item in Outlook using the recurrence option to schedule every Monday 2:00 pm, a half-hour budget meeting in the office, with end options.

Skip a recurrence in Outlook by choosing skip occurrence to move a monthly webinar to the next month, reducing current-month tasks and keeping your schedule organized.

Use the find a contact feature in Outlook 2010 to search by any part of a name or company, and open the contact card from any view.

Select a single note or multiple notes using the control key, open the file print memo style to view contents, adjust print options, and print easily.

Navigate Outlook 2010 mail and calendar with ease. Manage messages, tasks, contacts, and notes, including meeting invites and distribution lists.