Gaining Productivity using Microsoft Outlook - COM3

General Description

Spend more time thinking about what you want to say rather than what you have to do in order to get it done. Microsoft Outlook provides many features to automate and enhance your personal information management and communication.

Target Audience

This session is intended for participants who work regularly with Microsoft Outlook.

Pre-requisites

Participants should be competent in the learning outcomes of sessions Sending & Receiving Email using Microsoft Outlook (COM1B) and Calendaring & Tasks using Microsoft Outlook (COM2B).

Duration

3 hours

Learning Outcomes

• Determine what it is that stops you being productive
• Customise Outlook Today
• Set-up options for viewing email
• Set-up Deleted Items to empty itself
• Customise the Email, Calendar & Task views
• Customise the Outlook Bar
• Manage email folders
• Write emails that promote effective communication
• Establish groups of recipients for large mail-outs
• Activate the Out of Office Assistant
• Create automated rules for managing your email
• Authorise others to access your email, calendar and/or task information
• Organise large numbers of Outlook items through the use of categories
• Share folders
• Create Voting Messages