Learning Outlook Desktop (Office 365/Microsoft 365)

Learn the basics of Microsoft Outlook. Find out how to set up your email, contacts, and calendar and stay organized and productive in Outlook for Office 365.

Get started with Microsoft Outlook. This introductory course is designed to help brand-new Outlook users set up email, calendar, and contacts in Outlook for Office 365 and stay organized and productive. Staff instructor Jess Stratton begins by showing how to work with email: setting up primary and secondary email accounts, reading and replying to messages, and working with attachments. She also covers adding and managing contacts, as well as setting up and managing your calendar in Outlook. Along the way, Jess introduces helpful shortcuts and customization tips to make Outlook work best for you.

Introduction

• Stay organized and collaborate effectively
• What can you do with Outlook?
• The new Outlook ribbon

1. Get Started

• Add an email account
• Navigate the interface

2. Work with Email

• Read your mail
• Organize your mail
• Search your mail
• Create, reply to, and forward an email
• Work with attachments

3. Work with People

• Create a new contact
• Create a contact group

4. Work with the Calendar

• Navigate the calendar
• Create an appointment
• Create a meeting
• Respond to a meeting invitation

Conclusion

• Next steps