Outlook For Dummies
- Length: 400 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2022-01-06
- ISBN-10: 1119829119
- ISBN-13: 9781119829119
- Sales Rank: #567341 (See Top 100 Books)
Learn all about the best application for emailing, scheduling, collaborating, and just plain getting stuff done
Did you know that Microsoft Outlook can do everything, including cook your dinner? Okay, it can’t cook your dinner. But it can deliver your email, filter out the junk, help you organize your life, sync data to the cloud, integrate with iOS and Android, and about a zillion other things. Outlook For Dummies shows you how to work all the basic and advanced features of the Office 2021 version.
Outlook is loaded with interesting productivity tools that most people—even in business environments—don’t know about. Did you know you can create automated mail-handling rules? Translate messages into other languages? Share your calendar with other people? It’s true, and when people start wondering how you suddenly got to be so productive, you can tell them: Outlook For Dummies.
- Take a stroll around the basic interface and emailing capabilities of Outlook for Office 2021
- Use Outlook to create daily and monthly schedules, manage a to-do list, organize messages into folders, and make notes for later reference
- Discover advanced and little-known features that will help you get organized and stay on top of things
- Sync email across your devices and access Outlook from any computer, tablet, or phone
For users who are brand-new to Outlook and those upgrading to the latest version, this book makes it simple to get going.
Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction Outlook: What Is It Good For? About This Book About Version Numbers Foolish Assumptions Interface Conventions Used in This Book Dialog boxes and windows Ribbons and tabs Keyboard shortcuts Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Part 1 Getting Started with Outlook Chapter 1 A First Look at Outlook Why Outlook? Doing (Almost) Anything with a Few Clicks Switching to the Simplified Ribbon Using Email: Basic Delivery Techniques Reading email Answering email Creating new email messages Sending a file Maintaining Your Calendar Entering an appointment Managing your schedule Adding a Contact Entering a Task Taking Notes Chapter 2 Taking a Tour of the Outlook Interface How Outlook Fits Into the Office Picture Exploring Outlook’s Main Screen Moving between modules Using the Folder pane Changing views in a module Working with the To-Do bar Working with the Daily Task List Taking a peek Navigating folders Taking Control with the Ribbon Viewing ScreenTips Using the New Item(s) button Finding Things in a Flash with Search Simple searching Advanced searching Getting Help Just do it for me! Just tell me what to do! Chapter 3 Getting on the Fast Track with Handy Shortcuts Learning the Value of Dragging Creating Other Outlook Items from Email Messages Creating a task from an email message Scheduling an appointment from an email message Creating a new contact from an email message Creating Email Messages from Other Items Creating an email from a contact Creating an email from an appointment Keeping the Interface Simple Zen of the Right Button Part 2 Taming the Email Beast Chapter 4 Email Essentials Front Ends and Back Ends Creating Messages The quick-and-dirty way The slow but complete way Blind copying for privacy Formatting a message Setting the message importance Setting sensitivity Setting other message options Adding an Internet link to an email message Dictating a message Reading and Replying to Email Messages Viewing previews of message text Sending a reply Resending messages Read it to me! That’s Not My Department: Forwarding Email Deleting Messages Saving a Draft of a Message Saving a Message as a File Chapter 5 Taking Email to the Next Level Nagging by Flagging One-click flagging What kind of flagging have you got? Setting a flag’s status Setting flags for different days Changing the default flag date Adding a reminder to a flag Attaching a flag to an outgoing message Changing the date on a reminder Saving Copies of Your Messages — or Not Setting Your Reply and Forward Options Adding Comments to a Reply or a Forward Sending Attachments Sending a file from Outlook Sending a file from another application Emailing Screenshots Creating Signatures for Your Messages Translating a Foreign-Language Message Chapter 6 Conquering Your Mountain of Messages Organizing Folders Creating a new mail folder Moving messages to another folder Organizing Your Email with Search Folders Setting up a search folder Using a search folder Deleting a search folder Playing by the Rules Creating a rule: the complete method Creating a rule: the quick method Running a rule Filtering Junk Email Fine-tuning the filter’s sensitivity Filtering your email with sender and recipient lists Filtering domains Archiving for Posterity Setting up AutoArchive Setting AutoArchive for individual folders Starting the archive process manually Finding and viewing archived items Closing the archive data file Arranging Your Messages Filtering your messages Sorting your messages Viewing conversations Ignoring conversations Cleaning up conversations Simplifying Tasks Using Quick Steps Creating and managing Quick Steps Creating Quick Parts to save keystrokes Chapter 7 Managing Multiple Email Accounts and Data Files Choosing an Email Provider Buying Your Own Domain Name Setting Up Email Accounts in Outlook Understanding POP3 vs. IMAP Collecting the needed information for setup Setting up an account using automatic settings Setting up an account using manual settings Sending Messages from Different Accounts Modifying Mail Account Settings Changing the basic account settings Changing the mail server Updating your stored email password Managing Outlook Data Files Removing an account from Outlook Purging old data files Moving a data file to another computer Part 3 Keeping Track of Contacts, Dates, Tasks, and More Chapter 8 Your Little Black Book: Managing Your Contacts Putting in Your Contacts: Names, Numbers, and Other Stuff The quick-and-dirty way to enter contacts The slow, complete way to enter contacts Viewing Your Contacts Sorting a view Rearranging views Using grouped views Flagging Your Friends Using Contact Information Searching for contacts Finding a contact from the Mail module Forwarding a business card Gathering People Into Groups Creating a Contact group Editing a Contact group Using a Contact group Adding pictures to contacts Chapter 9 Organizing Your Schedule with the Calendar Getting a Good View of Your Calendar Choosing a view Viewing calendar items Time Travel: Viewing Different Dates in the Calendar Meetings Galore: Scheduling Appointments The quick-and-dirty way to enter an appointment The complete way to enter an appointment Changing an appointment’s date or time Moving an appointment by dragging Copying an appointment by dragging Moving an appointment using the Appointment form Adjusting the length of an appointment Cancelling an appointment Scheduling a recurring appointment Changing a recurring appointment Printing Your Appointments Adding Holidays Handling Multiple Calendars Creating multiple calendars Managing multiple calendars Sharing Calendars Sharing a calendar associated with an Exchange account Accepting a calendar-share invitation Calendar-sharing options for non-Exchange accounts Chapter 10 Staying on Task: To-Do Lists and More Entering New Tasks in the Tasks Module The quick-and-dirty way to enter a task The regular way to enter a task Working with Tasks Folders Tasks vs. To-Do List: What’s the difference? Browsing a data file’s folders Creating new Tasks lists Renaming a Tasks list Moving tasks between lists Switching Up the View Editing Your Tasks The quick-and-dirty way to change a task The regular way to change a task Deleting a task Managing Recurring Tasks Creating a regenerating task Skipping a recurring task once Marking Tasks as Complete Marking it off Picking a color for completed or overdue tasks Using the To-Do Bar (and List) Viewing the Daily Task List Working with the To-Do Module Part 4 Taking Outlook to the Next Level Chapter 11 Merging Mail From Outlook to Microsoft Word Making Mailing Label Magic Making and Using a Merge Template Mastering Form Letter Formalities Merging to Envelopes Merging to Email Chapter 12 Integrating Outlook with Google and iCloud Integrating Google Calendar with Outlook Subscribing to a Google Calendar in Outlook Importing a Google Calendar into Outlook Accessing Gmail Contacts in Outlook Integrating Outlook with iCloud Installing the iCloud app on your PC Setting up Outlook to work with iCloud Using iCloud content in Outlook Chapter 13 Outlook for iOS and Android Devices Understanding the Mobile Difference Accessing Mobile Email Setting up Outlook on a mobile device Reading email Replying to email Composing email Archiving, scheduling, and deleting email messages Deleting messages Managing groups of messages Using Your Mobile Calendar Navigating the mobile calendar Creating a new appointment Chapter 14 Seeing It Your Way: Customizing Outlook Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar Displaying and positioning the QAT Adding and removing commands from the QAT Customizing the Ribbon Creating a new tab and group Adding and removing commands on the Ribbon Reordering Ribbon tabs Resetting Ribbon customization Hiding or deleting a Ribbon tab or group Playing with Columns in Table/List Views Adding a column Moving a column Widening or narrowing a column Removing a column Sorting Items Sorting from Table view Sorting from the Sort dialog box Grouping Items Saving Custom Views Using Categories Assigning a category Renaming a category Changing a category color Assigning a category shortcut key Part 5 Outlook at Work Chapter 15 Outlook on the Job Planning Meetings with Outlook Organizing a meeting Responding to a meeting request Checking responses to your meeting request Taking a vote Casting your vote Assigning tasks Sending a status report Enabling Coworkers to Help You with Your Work Giving delegate permissions Opening someone else’s folder Viewing Two Calendars Side by Side Setting access permissions Viewing two accounts Managing Your Out of Office Message Managing Your Address Books Chapter 16 Using Outlook on the Web: Your Outlook Away From Outlook Signing In to Outlook on the Web Exploring the Outlook on the Web Interface Getting Caught Up on Web Email Basics Reading messages Sending a message Setting message importance Flagging messages Organizing Contacts Sorting your contacts Using Your Calendar Viewing your calendar Entering an appointment Moving an appointment Creating a To-Do List Exploring Your Options Automated vacation replies/out of office message Creating a signature Part 6 The Part of Tens Chapter 17 Ten Shortcuts Worth Taking Using the New Item Button Sending a File to an Email Recipient Sending a Link to a File Sending a File From a Microsoft Office Application Turning a Message Into a Meeting Finding Something Undoing Your Mistakes Using the Go to Date Dialog Box Adding Items in List Views Sending Repeat Messages Resending a Message Chapter 18 Ten Things You Can’t Do with Outlook Create a Unified Inbox Insert a Phone Number Into Your Calendar Open a Message From the Reading Pane Perform Two-Sided Printing Search and Replace Area Codes Print a List of Meeting Attendees Enlarge the Type in the Calendar Location Box Create Contact Records for All Recipients of an Email Track Time Zones for Meetings Back Up Outlook Data Easily Chapter 19 Ten Things You Can Do After You’re Comfy Take Notes Customize the Quick Access Toolbar Smarten Up Your Messages with Smart Art Translate Your Email Messages Add Charts for Impact Use Symbols in Email Open Multiple Calendars Superimpose Calendars Select Dates as a Group Pin a Contact Card Index EULA
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