Outlook 2002 in an Instant

Provides fast, focused and visual learning on the core tasks of this leading communications program.

Table of Contents:
1. Understanding Outlook Basics. Outlook Overview. Connect to Your Mail Server. Start Outlook. Change the Outlook Window. Customize Outlook Today. Change Icon Size. Change E--mail Fonts. Close Outlook. Getting Help. 2. Working with Your Inbox. Open Your Inbox. Read an E--mail Message. Answer an E--mail Message. Forward an E--mail Message. Create a New E--mail Message. Format Message Text. Save a Message as a File. Print a Message. Change New E--mail Notifications. 3. Sending E--mail. Send E--mail to a Contact. Send E--mail to a Distribution List. Set Frequency for Send/Receive. Set and Identify E--mail Importance. Request or Respond to Read or Delivery Receipt. Save a Copy of Sent Messages. Take a Vote. 4. Working with Attachments. Open an Attachment You Receive. Save an Attachment You Receive. Send a File with Your Message. Send a Link to a File with Your Message. Send an E--mail Message with Your Message. Send a Contact with Your Message. Send a Note with Your Message. Send Your Business Card with Your Message. 5. Deleting E--mail. Delete a Message. Delete More Than One Message. Delete Messages Permanently. Remove Deleted Messages. Remove Deleted Messages Upon Exit. Get Rid of Junk Mail. 6. Organizing Your Inbox. Color Code Messages. Sort Messages. Using Rules. Run Rules Now. Using AutoArchive. Find the Size of Your Mailbox. Find E--mail Messages. Using Advanced Find. Find E--mail Messages by Size. 7. Storing E--mail in Folders. View Folders. Create a New Outlook Folder. Create a New Personal Folder. Move E--mail to a Folder. Move a Folder. Rename a Folder. Create a Shortcut to a Folder. 8. Managing Your Schedule. Open Your Calendar. Check Your Schedule. Add an Appointment. Send Invitations to a Meeting. Send Invitations to a Recurring Meeting. Accept a Meeting Request. Decline a Meeting Request. Propose a New Time for a Meeting. Mark Appointment as Private or Personal. Set, Postpone, or Dismiss Meeting Reminders. Check Responses to a Meeting Request. Schedule Appointments Over the Internet. Color Code Appointments. Print Your Calendar. 9. Using Outlook Contacts. Open the Outlook Contacts List. Open a Contact. Add a New Contact. Add a New Contact from an E--mail Message. Find a Contact. Edit a Contact. Change How You View Contacts. Create Your Own Distribution List. Send E--mail to a Distribution List. Remind Yourself to Follow Up. Send an E--mail Message to a Contact. Assign Contacts to Categories. View All Contacts in a Category. Map Directions to a Contact. Print a Contact List. Send a Letter to a Contact. Send a Letter to Multiple Contacts Using Mail Merge. 10. Using the Journal. Journal Overview. Open the Journal. Automatically Record Journal Entries. Manually Record a Journal Entry. Record a File from Outside Outlook. Change the Current Journal View. Print Journal Entries. Find a Journal Entry. 11. Tracking Tasks. Open Tasks. Create a Task. Modify a Task. Create a Recurring Task. Send a Status Report on a Task. Assign a Task to Someone Else. Request a Task from Someone Else. Mark a Task as Complete. Delete a Task. Change Default Colors for Overdue and Completed Tasks. Print Tasks. 12. Taking Notes. Open Notes. Write a Note. Find a Note. Edit a Note. Delete a Note. Send a Note in an E--mail Message. Change the Default Font for Notes. Change the Size of a Note. Change the Color of a Note. Print Notes. 13. Customizing the E--mail You Send. Format a Message. Change Default Fonts for Your E--mails. Using Stationery. Add Signature Text to Your E--mails. Remove Indents from Replies and Forwards. Using the Spell--Checker and AutoCorrect. Mark Your Comments. Add and Send from Different E--mail Addresses. 14. Using the Internet with Outlook. Include a Link in a Message. View Web Pages from Within Outlook. Add a Shortcut to a Web Page. Send an HTML--based Newsletter. Using Instant Messaging. Reading Newsgroup Messages. Add Your Inbox to Your Favorites. 15. Working with Microsoft Exchange. Microsoft Exchange Overview. Connect to a Microsoft Exchange Server. Work with Folders That Belong to Someone Else. View a Public Folder. Move Messages to Public Folders. Create a Group Calendar. Access Your E--mail Over the Internet. Using Exchange--based Instant Messaging.

About the Author :
About the Author Nancy Buchanan is a freelance high--tech marketing consultant and writer who has been in technical marketing and sales for more than 18 years. Most recently she was in product marketing for almost eight years for Microsoft Corporation, where she worked in marketing for Microsoft Office, Microsoft FrontPage, for Windows--based streaming media, and for marketing Microsoft products sold to attorneys. Prior to joining Microsoft, Nancy was in sales and marketing for over six years at Novell, Inc. Nancy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington in Seattle and lives in Washington state with her husband, her four children ranging in age from 3 to 12, her golden retriever Jake, and her cat Mocha.