
Master Outlook 2019, 2021, and 365 by exploring standalone and 365 deployments for email, calendar, contacts, and tasks, with the new look, simplified ribbon, and mobile apps.
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Explore outlook 2021's standalone release, manage multiple accounts, and organize mail, contacts, calendar, tasks, notes, and teams integration with practical tips.
Set up your environment by installing a working copy of Outlook 2021 on your device, and compare the standalone version with Microsoft 365 to prepare for the course.
Launch Outlook, pin it to the taskbar, and familiarize with the interface. Navigate the ribbons, reading pane, folders, favorites, and bottom icons for mail, calendar, contacts, and tasks.
Configure multiple mail accounts in outlook, including pop, imap, and microsoft 365, then add accounts via the file tab, sign in, and restart to refresh the folder pane.
Learn to add a Gmail account to Outlook using IMAP, either automatically or manually via advanced options, including handling two-step verification and synchronizing folders.
Enable and use Outlook's spelling and grammar checker, set proofing options, and ensure spell check before sending professional emails.
Learn how to use the quick access toolbar in Outlook 2021 to access frequently used commands, customize its items and position, and organize with separators for efficiency.
Use Outlook today for a quick, customizable overview of upcoming calendar events, unread emails, drafts, and your task list. Access it via the mailbox and tailor folders, days, and themes.
Master Outlook 2021 help via the help ribbon, F1 shortcut, categorized help files, and search, plus training videos and support tools for tasks like adding accounts and creating rules.
Configure an email account in Outlook 2021, load test messages, navigate the interface and ribbons, and customize the quick access toolbar with undo, redo, archive, reply, and spell check.
Learn how Outlook sends and receives mail, compare Microsoft accounts with IMAP and Gmail delays, and use manual sync, color categories, and work offline to stay synchronized.
Navigate the folder list to manage mailboxes and unread counts, then read messages in the reading pane, with single or double-click options and the focused inbox versus other view.
Learn how to compose a new email in Outlook, add recipients from the address book, use bcc, and save drafts for later sending, then review drafts, outbox, and sent items.
Attach files to Outlook with the paperclip, choosing a copy or a link from OneDrive or the PC. Attach recent items or browse locations to include Excel, PowerPoint, or images.
Save attachments from a message to a local drive or OneDrive, including saving all attachments at once, and delete the email or remove attachments while keeping the message.
Learn to search and find mail in Outlook using scoped searches—current mailbox, current folder, or all mailboxes—refining by from, subject, attachments, unread, and saved searches.
Apply filters to find mail by criteria such as attachments, unread status, categories, or recipients in Outlook. Learn how filters relate to search and how to add more filters.
Customize the inbox by adjusting layout, reading pane, and folder pane to suit your preferences. Explore sorting, grouping, conversations, and the to-do bar to manage emails, calendar, and tasks efficiently.
Create three Outlook emails to yourself, attach budget summary, brand guidelines, and blog post, save as drafts, then send and search for exercise zero three in sent items.
train outlook to recognize junk messages and block unwanted senders to keep your inbox clean, and manage junk email options, including blocked senders and safe senders.
Discover how to discreetly remove yourself from unwanted email conversations in Outlook using the ignore conversation feature, which moves messages to deleted items and can be undone.
Clean up conversations in Outlook reduces inbox clutter by removing redundant messages and preserving the full thread in a single email, with folder and sub folders cleanup options.
Use follow up flags in Outlook to remind yourself to act on emails, view flagged items in the to do bar and search or filter by flags.
Organize your Outlook emails by creating and renaming categories, assigning messages to multiple categories, and using colors, shortcuts, and quick-clicks for fast filtering and search.
Create folders and subfolders to organize mail using right-click or the classic ribbon. Move, copy, or drag messages into folders, and always move conversations to the sales folder.
Learn to make important emails stand out in Outlook by using conditional formatting, creating a rule for messages from a specific sender, and choosing a distinct font and color.
Set up mail rules and quick steps to automate inbox actions, moving newsletters to a Newsletters folder and flagging or categorizing messages from specific senders.
Use search folders to quickly rerun common inbox searches, such as emails from a specific person, unread mail, and messages by category or with attachments.
Learn to manage your Outlook mailbox by deleting or archiving emails. Understand that deleting reduces inbox size and archiving moves items to the archive folder, which remains searchable.
Apply a follow up flag with tomorrow's reminder, create color categories News, Project Alpha, and HR, and test a rule that assigns Project Alpha and moves mail to Client Requests.
Master Microsoft Outlook by creating and formatting a message, using the control n shortcut to open email, applying formatting via ribbons, attaching or linking pictures, and using templates for efficiency.
Learn to resend a message from the sent items, edit before resending, and recall a message if it’s unread, with options to delete unread copies or replace it.
Master how to reply, reply all, and forward emails in outlook, forward as attachment, use suggested replies, and customize replies and forwards settings for your workflow.
Create a customized email signature in Outlook and attach it to new messages, with options to apply it to replies or forwards and per account.
Discover how to add voting buttons in Outlook to collect yes, no, maybe or custom options, track responses, and view results, with notes on rich text versus HTML formatting.
Set delivery options in Outlook to mark high importance and manage delivery timing. Learn how to forward replies, delay sending, set expiry, and save a copy of sent messages.
Use app mentions in Outlook to target specific people by typing the at symbol before a name, which adds them to the to field, highlights them, and filters mentioned mail.
Discover how to translate emails in Outlook using the translate tool and set translation preferences, then read messages aloud for accessibility and quick comprehension.
Learn to configure Outlook's automatic replies to send out-of-office messages during a defined time range, including crafting a clear message and optional alternative contact.
Annotate messages in Outlook 2021 by inserting a drawing canvas, selecting pens and colors, and using ink tools to mark up emails, especially on touch devices with a stylus.
Learn to insert tables, pictures, shapes, icons, WordArt, symbols, SmartArt, links, and charts into Outlook 2021 emails, using design and layout options to enhance messages.
Practice exercise five by creating a new email signature, composing an email with app mentions, adding voting buttons (red, blue, green, orange), setting high importance, and requesting a read receipt.
Learn to manage contacts in Outlook by creating new contact cards, entering general and details fields, saving, and emailing from the contact pane, with bulk import options.
Import your Excel contacts into Outlook by saving the file as CSV, mapping fields like full name, company, job title, email, and mobile, then selecting the destination folder.
Learn to create and manage contact groups in Outlook, name groups like the sales team, add members from your contacts, and email the entire group with a single click.
Organize contacts with folders in Outlook to keep departments and teams neatly separated. Learn to create folders, drag and drop contacts, and compare folders with contact groups for targeted emailing.
Share contacts by attaching a vkf contact card or an outlook contact, then recipients can save as a dot vqf file or import a vcard to add the details.
Import contacts from a csv into Outlook and map fields. Create two contact groups, personal and business, and assign roughly half the imported contacts to each.
Explore customizable calendar settings in Outlook, including work time, default appointment duration, holiday integration, and display options such as colors, week numbers, and time zones.
Learn to add appointments and all-day events in Outlook, switch between day, week, workweek, and month views, and understand the difference between appointments and meetings, plus reminders and categories.
Create meeting invites by adding required and optional attendees and checking availability with the scheduling assistant. Attach agendas, track responses, and send updates for recurring or single series meetings.
Discover how to add delegates within your organization, grant permissions to calendar, inbox, tasks, and folders in Outlook, and enable sending on your behalf and managing meeting requests.
Explore how Outlook integrates with Microsoft Teams, enabling you to share emails to a Teams channel and create or join Teams meetings directly from the calendar.
Share your Outlook calendar with teammates and grant editor permissions. Open others' calendars, view side by side or in overlay, and manage visible details.
Practice adjusting calendar settings to reflect work hours and days, add a next Wednesday lunch from 1–3 p.m., and create a recurring Friday 2 p.m. sales meeting for 15 occurrences.
Create and manage Outlook tasks in the to-do list by flagging emails or using new task entry; set start and due dates, reminders, and priority, then save.
Edit tasks, assign to others, and monitor progress in Outlook by adjusting start and due dates, priority, reminders, and status, then mark complete or remove from list.
Explore creating and managing notes in Outlook, using post-it style notes, adding titles, categorizing with colors, and adjusting views while mindful of sensitive information like passwords.
Create three tasks, assign one to a contact, mark another complete via the ribbon and by editing the completion percentage, then add two notes categorized and viewable in list view.
Customize Outlook settings to tailor background themes, screen tips, autocorrect, and mail formats, then adjust reading pane, attachments, tracking, and accessibility for improved efficiency.
Explore Outlook navigation options by customizing the display with icons or text, adjusting the number of visible items, reordering the icons, and using shortcuts, the docked peek, and folder views.
Learn to use the mailbox cleanup utility to reduce size by deleting old items and large emails, archiving or saving attachments to OneDrive, then empty deleted items.
Customize Outlook to your needs by adjusting options, switching the navigation pane from icons to words, and checking mailbox size to clean up the largest folder.
Master Microsoft Outlook across 2019, 2021, and 365 by learning setup, account connections, mail management, calendars, contacts, and tasks with practical tips.
**This course bundle includes practice exercises and LIFETIME access**
Did you know that Microsoft Outlook can do much more than send emails? If you feel swamped by emails and meeting requests, you might not know the most efficient way to manage your emails, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes. Don’t worry, as we’re here to help!
Master your mail, calendar, contacts, and more with Outlook. Whether you are using the older Outlook 2019 or want to get started with the latest Outlook 2021 release, we got you covered with this great value 2-course bundle. We even threw in some additional training for you!
These courses are designed for all users of Outlook, and the only pre-requisite is that you have a working copy of Outlook 2021 or Outlook 2019. These courses were prepared using Outlook 2021 and 2019 respectively, but will still be suitable for learners using the Outlook 365 edition.
What's included?
Outlook 2021
Work with the new simplified ribbon as part of the wider Outlook interface.
Configure a Microsoft and Gmail account.
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar.
Open and customize Outlook Today.
Know where to go to get Help.
Open, Read, Send and Receive mail.
Insert Attachments and Save Attachments from a Message.
Use the Search and Filter buttons to find Mail.
Flag Messages as Junk and work with the Blocked Senders List.
Ignore conversations that are no longer relevant.
Clean-up long conversation threads.
Organize mail using Follow-up Flags, Categories and Folders.
Make emails stand out using Conditional Formatting.
Process messages automatically using Rules.
Create Search Folders to re-run common searches.
Delete and Archive Mail.
Create and Format New Messages.
Resend and Recall a Message.
Reply and Forward Messages.
Create and Attach an Email Signature.
Add Voting Buttons to get feedback from recipients.
Set Delivery Options on messages.
Use mentions to target specific people.
Translate messages from one language to another.
Use Read Aloud to have messages read to you.
Send an Out of Office message.
Annotate and Draw using Ink.
Insert tables, shapes, icons and other media into messages.
Add new contacts.
Import multiple contacts from a CSV file into Outlook.
Organize contacts using contact groups and folders.
Share contacts with others.
Customize Calendar Settings.
Create Appointments, All Day Events and Meetings.
Use the Scheduler to find free time.
Respond to meeting invites.
Create a Microsoft Teams Meeting from within Outlook.
Add Delegates to manage your inbox on your behalf.
Share Calendars with others.
Create and edit tasks in the to do list.
Assign task to others and monitor the completion status.
Create and manage notes.
Customize Outlook Settings.
Clean-up a Mailbox that’s reached its size limit.
Outlook 2019
How to get set up in Outlook
Some useful Outlook keyboard shortcuts
All about sending and receiving emails
How to customize your mailbox and view
How to search in Outlook
How to organize and manage your mail including ignoring, flagging and conditional formatting
How to effectively deal with Junk Mail
Attaching files, photos, and graphics in Outlook
About recalling a message
How to use signatures and voting buttons
How to best use, add to, and manage contacts
Working with the Outlook Calendar, including creating meetings and appointments
How to share Calendars with colleagues
How to use Tasks in Outlook
How to create Notes and link Outlook to OneNote
How to print the right thing in Outlook
This bundle includes:
12+ hours of video tutorials
120+ individual video lectures
Course and exercise files to follow along
Certificate of completion
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