Get Started with Microsoft Outlook

Name: Get Started with Microsoft Outlook
Rating: 4.5 (111 reviews)

Master Outlook basics in this easy to follow, step-by-step course with ZERO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Created byJennifer Bailey

Last updated 2/2019

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What you'll learn

Learn the basics of Microsoft Outlook (and more!)
Organise Emails with Folders
Work with the Microsoft Calendar - and get yourself organised!
Create and Send Email Messages (with attachments) - so you can send stuff to people!
Manage Tasks and Actions
Manage Microsoft Outlook Contacts
Use the Cc (Carbon Copy) Function
Replying to emails
Forward Emails
Create a Signature
Create a New Contact
Send to Multiple People
Delete Emails
Attach File to Your Emails

Course content

14 sections • 35 lectures • 2h 9m total length

Navigating The Udemy Dashboard and Viewing Settings5:16
Learn to optimize your Udemy viewing experience with quality settings, full-screen and playback controls, captions, bookmarks, and course navigation to track progress and access your certificate.
Introduce Yourself1:22
Introduce yourself in the course discussion by sharing where you’re from and what you hope to gain. Reach out with questions or issues via the question and answer section.

Open Outlook1:47
Learning Objective:

To be able to:

Open Microsoft Outlook on your computer
Pin the Microsoft Outlook application to your desktop Task Bar
Overview of Microsoft Outlook Interface2:59
Learning Objective

To be able to find different parts of the Microsoft Outlook interface:

Quick Start menu
Menu tabs and ribbon
Navigation Pane
Preview Pane
Inbox
Calendar
Actions/ Tasks etc.

Compose and Send an Email in Microsoft Outlook6:01
Learning Objective

To be able to:

Compose a new email in Microsoft Outlook
Add recipients using different methods
Understand the importance of a subject line
Find the draft copy of your email - before it has been sent (Draft folder)
Check that an email has been sent (Outbox folder)
Attach a File To an Email Message in Microsoft Outlook4:36
Learning Objective
To know:
Which types of files can be added to an email
How to add an attachment to an email
Different methods for adding an attachment an email
Read, Reply and Forward an Email in Microsoft Outlook6:55
Learning Objective
To be able to:
Identify Read and Unread email messages
To Read, Reply and Forward emails
Check if your email has been sent
Discard a Draft email
Open and Save Attachments from Emails in Microsoft Outlook4:51
Learning Objective
How to:
Identify that an email has an attachment (paperclip icon)
Identify actions that can be performed with attachments - Preview, Open, Save as, Download etc.
Use BCC and FROM Options4:26
Learning Objective
To be able to:
Add a BCC (Blind Carbon Copy/ Blind Courtesy Copy) field onto an email
Understand how BCC works
Use the 'From' option to send from a different email addresses
Format Emails3:01
Learning Objective
To be able to:
Change appearance of emails such as font styles, sizes, emboldening, italics, underlining
Change themes of email - colour scheme
Formatting emails with lists, bullet points, highlighting, page colour
Create an Email Signature in Microsoft Outlook4:40

Delete Emails3:31
Learning Objective
To be able to:
Delete emails that are no longer required
Recover emails that were deleted by mistake
permanently delete emails from the recycling bin
Sort Emails3:09
Learning Objective
To be able to:
Sort (and reverse sort) emails by different date, category, from, to, subject line etc.
Search For Emails2:16
Create an Email Folder4:34
Learning Objective
To be able to:
Create folders to organise email
Delete folders
Recover deleted folders
Rename folders
Move Emails From Your Microsoft Outlook Inbox1:53
Learning Objective
To be able to:
Move emails to different folders by 'dragging and dropping'
Move emails using the 'Move' option on the tool bar
Managing Junk Filter/ Folders in Microsoft Outlook6:16
Learning Objective

To be able to:

Set Junk Filters level
Mark emails as Junk (add to Junk folder)
Mark emails as not Junk (remove from Junk folder)

Create a Contact In Microsoft Outlook5:03
Learning Objective

To be able to:

Create a new contact
Add contact details
Send an Email to a Contact in Microsoft Outlook3:40
Learning Objective

To be able to:

Email a contact in your contact list using different methods
Edit and a Delete an Existing Contact in Microsoft Outlook3:48
Learning Objective

To be able to:

Edit or Delete a Contact from Your Contact List
Forward a Contact in Microsoft Outlook2:53
Forward a contact in Outlook to share details, send it as an Outlook contact, then drag the item to your contacts and add as a new contact.
Create a New Contact Group5:59
Create a new contact group in Outlook, add and remove members from your contacts or as new emails, delete groups when needed, and send a single email to the group.

View Your Calendar3:19
Access the Outlook calendar, switch between day, work week, week, and month views, search events, and adjust the weather location to see current conditions.
Create an Appointment4:10
Edit an Appointment4:14
Edit an existing Outlook appointment by opening it and adjusting the subject, location, times, notes, status (busy, out of office, tentative), and private visibility, then save.
Create a Recurring Appointment5:01
Create a recurring appointment in Outlook, set weekly Monday occurrences, and learn to edit a single instance or the entire series, or delete one or all occurrences.
Create an Event & Meeting Basics8:02
Create appointments, events, and meetings in Outlook calendar using the new dialog tools. Set subject, location, start and end times, including all-day events, and invite attendees.
Customise Your Work Week View1:10
Customize your Outlook work week by going to File, Options, Calendar and adjusting the work week hours; refresh to apply changes, for example Tuesday to Thursday from 9 to 4.

Requirements

This course is suitable for someone with limited or no knowledge of Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook 2010 and above
Access to computer/ internet
Pen and paper to take notes

Description

Microsoft Outlook used by millions of professionals and students all over the world - and it by far the most popular email applications.

Microsoft Outlook enables provides better organization, search capabilities, communication and social networking features.

A study released by Microsoft and the IDC showed that among 14.6 million job postings, proficiency in Microsoft Office was ranked 2nd as the most desired skills by employers leading up to 2020. Microsoft Office proficiency ranked higher than Project Management skills, Sales Experience, Time Management, Analytical Skills, Interpersonal Skills and Work Ethics.

This 'Get Started with Microsoft Outlook' course will have you mastering the basics of Outlook 2016 - 2018. Outlook for Windows has all the tools and functionality you've used before, as well as new and improved features for professional email, calendar, contacts, and task management to help you communicate faster and easier.

All the parts of the course are delivered in Jennifer's popular step-by-step teaching style. It ensures that you learn every step and doesn't miss anything out.

Jennifer is a knowledgeable tutor who has taught at many ability levels. She uses her experience of teaching absolute beginners to paces this video course well, in bite-sized pieces and with step by step instructions.
Jennifer prides herself on her ability to assume you know something already, to not leave you confused or as it you are missing a piece of the puzzle.

This Microsoft Outlook course does exactly what it says on the tin - 'Get Started with Microsoft Outlook'! You will be able to perform some really key actions which you need to use the email/ calendar and task functions - in an hour - for example Jennifer covers how to send and receive emails with attachments, create a calendar appointment/ event and meeting format, flag emails for follow up which adds them to your task list. The course also contains bonus 'tip' videos to teach you extra features of Outlook and help improve your productivity.

Let's get started! Enroll today and see how you too can harness the power of Microsoft Outlook!

Who this course is for:

Someone who has limited or no knowledge of Microsoft Outlook
A business professional who needs to up-skill in Microsoft Outlook
A graduate who needs some skills and competencies to add to their CV/ resume
A person who has been made redundant, had a contract end (or fired) who needs new skills
Someone who is preparing to return to work after having children

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 7min

Introduction to Outlook2 lectures • 5min

Communicating by Email in Microsoft Outlook7 lectures • 35min

Working With Your Emails6 lectures • 22min

End of Section Quiz0

Work With Contacts in Microsoft Outlook5 lectures • 21min

Working With To Do Lists in Microsoft Outlook2 lectures • 5min

Options1 lecture • 3min

End of Section Quiz0

Microsoft Outlook Calendar6 lectures • 26min

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