How to Use Microsoft Outlook 2000

1. Getting Started.


How to Start Outlook. How to Create an Internet-Only Email Account. How to Create a Corporate Email Account. How to Change the Internet Connection for Your Account. How to Start Your Day with Outlook Today. How to Print the Outlook Today Summary. How to Modify Outlook Today. How to Start Outlook in Your Favorite View. How to Get Around in the Outlook Bar. How to Set Options for Outlook. How to Set Options for Outlook Continued. How to Get Help from the Office Assistant. How to Get Help from the Internet.



2. Working with Email.


How to Find Your Way Around the Inbox. How to Check for New Mail. How to Read a New Email Message. How to Reply to a Message. How to Forward a Message. How to Create a Mail Message. How to Check Your Spelling. How to Hide Your Mail Recipients. How to Attach a File to a Message. How to Open a Mail Attachment. How to Use Word to Write Mail Messages. How to Print an Email Message. How to Check Mail Automatically. How to Send Mail from a Specific Mail Account.



3. Getting Fancy with Email.


How to Resend a Message. How to Create a Signature. How to Add Fancy Formatting to Email Messages. How to Send Mail in Plain-Text Format. How to Create Messages with Stationery. How to Send Contact Info Automatically. How to Add Personal Info to Contacts Automatically. How to Get a Digital ID. How to Send Secure Email. How to Add Words to the Spelling Dictionary. How to Format Message Replies. How to Display Messages with AutoPreview. How to Request a Read Receipt. How to Leave Messages on the Mail Server. Project 1: Creating an Attractively Formatted Message.



4. Managing Your Inbox.


How to Find a Message by Subject or Sender. How to Find a Message by Keyword. How to Mark Messages for Later Action. How to Mark a Message as Read or Unread. How to Organize Mail in Folders. How to Use the Organize Button. How to Sort Email Using Categories. How to Display All the Messages in the Same Conversation.



5. Working with Contacts.


How to Get Around in Contacts. How to Create a New Contact. How to Add a Contact from an Email Message. How to Find a Contact by Name. How to Find a Contact by Keyword. How to Find a Contact from Any View. How to Find Someone Using the Internet. How to Create a Distribution List. How to Use the Organize Button. How to Organize Contacts. How to View a Map to a Contact's Home or Office. How to Place a Call to a Contact. How to Link Contacts and Email Messages. Project 2: Mail-Merge Outlook Data.



6. Working with the Calendar.


How to Find Your Way Around the Calendar. How to Set an Appointment. How to Create a Recurring Appointment. How to Make a Task. How to Create a Day-Long Event. How to Invite Someone to a Meeting. How to Delegate a Task. How to Change a Scheduled Appointment. How to Print the Calendar. How to Share a Calendar. How to Publish Your Calendar to the Web.



7. Managing Your Day with Notes and the Journal.


How to Create a Note. How to Convert Notes into Email and Back Again. How to Modify the Look of a Note. How to Organize Your Notes. How to Turn On the Journal. How to Find Your Way Around the Journal. How to View Journal Entries. How to View the Journal in Contacts. How to Track Your Activities.



8. Automating Your Email.


How to Create a Rule. How to Disable a Rule. How to Create an Autoresponder. How to Create a Rule That Moves Mail. How to Create a Rule That Assigns Messages to Categories. How to Avoid Junk Mail Without Reading It.



9. Using Outlook with Other Computers.


How to Import Mail from Another Computer. How to Synchronize Outlook with Another PC. Project 3: Synchronize Outlook with a Palm PC.



10. Customizing Outlook.


How to Customize Menus and Toolbars. How to Add Groups to the Outlook Bar. How to Add a File to the Outlook Bar. How to Configure Outlook to Find People. How to Switch Between Internet-Only and Corporate Mail Settings. How to Add a Corporate Mail Account. How to Add Folders to the Folder List. How to Archive Old Mail. How to Archive Old Mail Continued. How to Discard Old Mail. How to Create a Mail Template. How to Use a Mail Template. How to Detect and Repair Outlook.



Glossary.


Index.