Get the guide that makes learning Microsoft Outlook 2010 plain and simple! This full color, no-nonsense book shows you the quickest ways to manage your email and schedule appointments, using easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language. You'll learn how to stay productive and in touch with all of your personal and business networks.
Here's WHAT you'll learn:
Send and receive messages, files, and photos
Set up e-mail filters to weed out the junk
Manage your contacts and stay in touch
Keep track of your calendar and manage your tasks
Read RSS feeds right from your inbox
Jot down e-notes and keep a journal
Here's HOW you'll learn it:
Jump in whenever you need answers
Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do
Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts
Quick TRY THIS! exercises help apply what you learn right away
Chapter 1 Introduction: About This Book
No Computerspeak!
A Quick Overview
A Few Assumptions
A Final Word (or Two)
Chapter 2 What’s New in Outlook 2010?
A New Interface
E-mail Changes
Calendar Changes
People and Presence
Search
Mobility
Chapter 3 Getting Started
Outlook 2010 at a Glance
Starting and Exiting Outlook
Exploring Outlook Folders
Working with Outlook Items
Setting Up E-Mail Accounts
Importing Data from Another Program
Viewing Items and Folders
Getting Help in Outlook 2010
Chapter 4 Writing and Sending E-Mail
Writing an E-Mail Message
Working with the Address Book
Working with Contact Groups
Changing a Message Before Sending
Formatting Message Text
Using Signatures
Working with HTML Stationery
E-Mailing a File
Sending Messages
Reviewing Sent Messages and Drafts
Chapter 5 Receiving and Reading E-Mail
Receiving E-Mail
Reading E-Mail
Managing the Inbox Folder
Working with Attachments
Replying To and Forwarding E-Mail
Handling Junk Mail
Working with the Rules Wizard
Following Up on a Message
Chapter 6 Using RSS Feeds in Outlook
Adding RSS Feeds
Viewing RSS Feeds
Managing Folders
Managing Messages
Chapter 7 Working with Contacts
Adding a New Contact
Inserting Items into a Contact Record
Viewing Your Contacts Folder
Viewing Contact Information
Updating an Existing Contact
Finding a Contact
Organizing Your Contacts
Communicating with Contacts
Scheduling Meetings and Tasks for a Contact
Sharing Contact Information
Chapter 8 Managing a Calendar
Viewing Your Calendar
Adding an Appointment
Adding an Event
Setting Up a Meeting
Updating Calendar Information
Inserting Items, Objects, and Files in a Calendar Item
Working with Reminders
Sharing Calendar Information
Printing Calendars
Chapter 9 Working with Tasks
Viewing Your Tasks
Adding a Task
Working with Recurring Tasks
Modifying and Updating a Task
Inserting Items into a Task
Assigning a Task to Someone Else
Sharing Task Information
Chapter 10 Using Alerts and Mobile Features
Configuring Mobile Alert Settings for Exchange Server Accounts
Jim Boyce has authored or coauthored more than 45 books about computer hardware and software, including Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Plain & Simple and Microsoft Outlook Version 2002 Inside Out. He is a former contributing editor and monthly columnist for WINDOWS Magazine. He has worked with computers as a programmer and systems manager in a variety of capacities since the 1970s, and has a wide range of experience in the MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, and UNIX environments.