Course 084896
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: Level 1 (Second Edition)

Price: $ 300.

Course Description

Length: One day. Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 courses. It will provide you with the skills you need to start sending and responding to email in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, as well as maintaining your Calendar, scheduling meetings, and working with tasks and notes. In this course, you will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.

Course Audience

This course is designed for any person with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows who needs to use Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes. In addition, this course helps prepare students who desire to take the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist certification for Outlook.

Course Objective

You will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify the components of the Outlook environment
• Send and respond to email messages
• Compose messages
• Use folders to organize messages
• Manage contacts and contact information
• Schedule appointments
• Schedule meetings
• Create and edit tasks

Prerequisites

The course requires that you are familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard; basic typing skills are recommended. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to:

• Launch and close programs
• Navigate to information stored on the computer
• Manage files and folders

The following courses are recommended, or you should have equivalent knowledge of:

• Windows 2000: Introduction
• Windows XP: Introduction
• Windows XP Professional: Level 1
• Windows XP Professional: Level 2

Hardware Requirements:

For this course, you will need one computer for the classroom to run Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Exchange Server 2007 that meets the following system requirements:

• A x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T)
  or
  AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform
• Minimum 2 GB of RAM is required
• A 20GB Hard Drive
• A 1024 x 768 resolution or higher video adapter and monitor,
  DVD-ROM drive, local or network accessible
• Keyboard and mouse or other input device

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components:

• A 500 MHz processor or higher
• 512 MB of RAM
• A 20 GB hard disk
• A CD-ROM drive
• A mouse or other pointing device
• An 1024 x 768 resolution video card and monitor
• Network cards and cabling for local network access
• Internet access (see your local network administrator)
• A printer (optional)
• A projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen.

Platform Requirements:

• Windows (This course was developed using Windows XP with SP2)

Software Requirements:

• Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
• Microsoft^® Office Professional Edition 2007
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64
  or
  Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Standard or Enterprise
• Microsoft .Net Framework Version 2.0
• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0
• Windows PowerShell
• Microsoft Active Directory
• Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) SP1
• Exchange Server 2007

Course Outline

 Lesson 1: Getting Started with Outlook

• Topic 1A: Exploring the Outlook Interface
• Topic 1B: Sending a Simple Message
• Topic 1C: Reading Messages
• Topic 1D: Replying to and Forward a Message
• Topic 1E: Printing a Message
• Topic 1F: Deleting a Message

Lesson 2: Composing Messages

• Topic 2A: Addressing a Message
• Topic 2B: Formating a Message
• Topic 2C: Checking Spelling and Grammar
• Topic 2D: Attaching a File

Lesson 3: Organizing Messages

• Topic 3A: Opening and Saving an Attachment
• Topic 3B: Flagging a Message
• Topic 3C: Organizing Content with Folders
  

Lesson 4: Managing Contacts

• Topic 4A: Adding a Contact
• Topic 4B: Sorting and Finding Contacts
• Topic 4C: Finding the Geographical Location of a Contact
• Topic 4D: Managing Contacts

Lesson 5: Scheduling Appointments

• Topic 5A: Exploring the Outlook Calendar
• Topic 5B: Scheduling an Appointment
• Topic 5C: Assigning Categories and Editing Appointments

Lesson 6: Scheduling Meetings

• Topic 6A: Scheduling a Meeting
• Topic 6B: Replying to a Meeting Request
• Topic 6C: Proposing a New Meeting Time
• Topic 6D: Managing Meetings
• Topic 6E: Printing the Calendar

Lesson 7: Managing Tasks and Notes

• Topic 7A: Creating a Task
• Topic 7B: Editing and Updating a Task
• Topic 7C: Creating a Note
• Topic 7D: Editing a Note
• Topic 7E: Displaying a Note on the Desktop

Microsoft Certification Exam:

77-604
Cost: $125
MS Certified Applications Specialist: MS Outlook 2007

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: Level 1 is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist (MCAS) skill sets. The MCAS program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more product proficiency exams in order to earn MCAS certification.