Course Details
Outlook: An Organising Tool
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Professional Development
Computer Skills / Applications
Victoria University Professional and Executive Development
Level 2, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Wellington City
Half Day
9:00am - 12.30pm
9:00am - 12.30pm
$255.00
Early Bird Discount available until 28 days prior to the course start date $229.50 excl GST
Early Bird Discount available until 28 days prior to the course start date $229.50 excl GST
This course shows you tools, features, and tips in Outlook to help organise your day. As a participant on this course, you will learn to get the most out of Outlook and how to use it to keep track of the different tasks that you are currently working on. You will also find out how you can reduce the number of unimportant items from cluttering up your Inbox, leaving you with more time to concentrate on the items of higher importance.
Requirements:
Participants should be familiar with Outlook and able to do the following:
* Send and receive email.
* Understand the differences between the To, Cc and Bcc fields.
* Schedule a meeting request.
* Specify a mixture of required attendees, optional attendees and resources when scheduling meeting requests.
* Set a recurrence pattern when for a meeting request.
* Locate and select people from the Global Address List.
* Create, move and delete folders.
* Move items (e.g. email messages) between folders.
Course Objectives:
* Manage your electronic communications more effectively Utilise calendar features for efficient scheduling for you and others
* Develop an easier way of working with your tasks and notes
* Integrate Outlook features to save time and work better
Course Outline:
Customising the Display
* Customising Columns
* Filtering
* Defining New Views
Getting Jobs Done
* Flagging messages
* Setting yourself tasks
* Delegating Tasks
Useful Features
* Dual Time Zones
* Categories
* The To-Do Bar
* Favourite Folders
* Desktop Alerts
Configuration Ideas
* Set Your Workday Hours
* Retain Meeting Requests After Responding
* Message Replies in Original Item Location
* Extend Free/Busy Information Time Limit
Timesaving Tips
* Descriptive Dates
* Change an Appointment without Opening it
* Email Invitees of a Scheduled Appointment
* Choose your Default Reminder Time
* Show the Next Few Days in the Calendar
* Turn an Email into a Task
* Turn an Email into a Calendar Appointment
* Turn a Task into a Calendar Appointment
Rules
* About Rules
* Move Mail into Separate Folders for each Sender
* Move Mail Cc'd to you into a Separate Folder
* Move Accept and Tentative Meeting Request Responses
* Setting a Delay on Outgoing Messages.
Course Format:
This is a hands-on workshop in our Computer Training Suite, the tutor will demonstrate various tasks and you will have chance to practise these tasks and ask relevant questions. You will receive course materials to take away. There will be a maximum of 12 participants.
Requirements:
Participants should be familiar with Outlook and able to do the following:
* Send and receive email.
* Understand the differences between the To, Cc and Bcc fields.
* Schedule a meeting request.
* Specify a mixture of required attendees, optional attendees and resources when scheduling meeting requests.
* Set a recurrence pattern when for a meeting request.
* Locate and select people from the Global Address List.
* Create, move and delete folders.
* Move items (e.g. email messages) between folders.
Course Objectives:
* Manage your electronic communications more effectively Utilise calendar features for efficient scheduling for you and others
* Develop an easier way of working with your tasks and notes
* Integrate Outlook features to save time and work better
Course Outline:
Customising the Display
* Customising Columns
* Filtering
* Defining New Views
Getting Jobs Done
* Flagging messages
* Setting yourself tasks
* Delegating Tasks
Useful Features
* Dual Time Zones
* Categories
* The To-Do Bar
* Favourite Folders
* Desktop Alerts
Configuration Ideas
* Set Your Workday Hours
* Retain Meeting Requests After Responding
* Message Replies in Original Item Location
* Extend Free/Busy Information Time Limit
Timesaving Tips
* Descriptive Dates
* Change an Appointment without Opening it
* Email Invitees of a Scheduled Appointment
* Choose your Default Reminder Time
* Show the Next Few Days in the Calendar
* Turn an Email into a Task
* Turn an Email into a Calendar Appointment
* Turn a Task into a Calendar Appointment
Rules
* About Rules
* Move Mail into Separate Folders for each Sender
* Move Mail Cc'd to you into a Separate Folder
* Move Accept and Tentative Meeting Request Responses
* Setting a Delay on Outgoing Messages.
Course Format:
This is a hands-on workshop in our Computer Training Suite, the tutor will demonstrate various tasks and you will have chance to practise these tasks and ask relevant questions. You will receive course materials to take away. There will be a maximum of 12 participants.
Edwin Hermann