Outlook 2003 in Easy Steps (In Easy Steps Series)

This version of Outlook in easy steps brings the series up to the Office 2003 level, and guides the reader through the Outlook 2003 combination of electronic mail, personal information management, and team working software, plus instant messaging and newsgroup functions. This book also covers the enhanced version, Outlook 2003 with Business Contacts Manager.

The book begins with an introduction to the components of Outlook, moving on to cover installation and configuration, including choosing an Internet Service Provider and setting up that service. It looks at installing Office and Outlook, and upgrading to the latest version of Outlook from previous versions or from other e-mail systems. It covers methods of defining the operational environment, controlling Outlook startup, and using switches. The e-mail chapter covers areas including creating, sending and saving messages, making copies, receiving messages, seeing how messages make their way through the Internet, and replying to messages. The next topics explain how to keep track of contact details, starting with e-mail addresses for messages, and finding people, to distribution groups, Outlook Contacts list, organizing contacts, Phone directory and dialer, mapping contacts, electronic business cards, and Mail merge with Contacts.

Further areas covered include: Newsgroups, including installing newsreaders, accessing news servers, filtering messages, and private newsgroups; Outlook Calendar, including adding an event, editing events list, creating annual events, and setting up and managing projects; Task Manager; Journal activities; and finally, how to Add-in extra components and functions from the Internet.

Covering all the essential features of Outlook 2003, concisely written, and in full-color, Outlook 2003 In Easy Steps is ideal for novice users, and is equally suitable for current users or those upgrading from previous versions of Outlook.


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