Synopses & Reviews
Learn to:
- Set up your e-mail, create distribution lists, and manage contacts
- Secure your information and handle junk mail and spam
- Keep track of your calendar and stay organized with Notes
- Assign tasks and collaborate with other users
Outlook is much more than e-mail! Learn all the ways it will improve your day
Do you organize meetings? Collaborate on projects? Occasionally forget appointments? Outlook was made for you! This book shows you not only how to use Outlook 2013, but why you should. Tap into the full power of Outlook and learn how it can sort your e-mail, manage your contacts, remind you of appointments, and help you work together with others.
- First, the basics tour Outlook's basic features and learn to send and receive e-mail, make notes, keep appointments, and organize files
- Tame your e-mail let Outlook handle formatting, filter junk mail, and automatically sort your messages
- Outlook and the Office take advantage of Outlook's close relationship with other Office applications
- Calling all contacts enter your contacts and let Outlook arrange them and create groups
- Today's to-do use Outlook to manage your task list and keep your calendar up to date
- Get social subscribe to blogs and podcasts and add Facebook or LinkedIn connections
- For meeting mavens organize meetings, create and view multiple calendars, send status reports, collaborate on projects, and link Outlook to SharePoint
- On the go access Outlook from anywhere using Web Access
Open the book and find:
- How Outlook can be your personal information manager
- Outlook's unique relationship with other Microsoft applications
- The advantages of virtual sticky notes
- Cool collaboration techniques
- Quick steps that simplify certain tasks
- Tips on keeping records with Journals and Notes
- How Outlook works with SharePoint Team Services
- Ten things Outlook doesn't do
Synopsis
The fun and friendly way to manage your busy life with the new Outlook 2013As the number one e-mail client and personal information manager, Microsoft Outlook offers a set of uncomplicated features that maximize the management of your e-mail, schedule, and general daily activities, with the least amount of hassle possible. This easy-to-understand guide walks you through Outlook 2013 and introduces you to the latest features. You'll learn how to find information quickly, handle e-mail, coordinate schedules, keep current with contacts and social networks, and much more.
- Walks you through getting started with Outlook 2013 and then provides you with complete coverage on e-mail basics, advanced e-mail features, working with the calendar, managing contacts, and integrating Outlook with other applications
- Shows you how to track tasks, take notes, and record items in the journal, as well as filter out junk e-mail, activate Outlook's privacy and security features, and more
- Explains how to customize your Outlook, manage all the information within Outlook, and take Outlook on the road
Outlook 2013 For Dummies offers you a whole new outlook on Outlook 2013!
About the Author
Bill Dyszel is a nationally known expert on personal information management and sales automation technology. He is a frequent speaker at technology conferences and serves as a consultant on the selection and implementation of business solutions. Bill has written more than a dozen technology books.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Outlook 2013 9
Chapter 1: The Outlook Features You Really Need to Know 11
Chapter 2: Inside Outlook: Getting More Done with Less Effort 23
Chapter 3: On the Fast Track: Drag ’til You Drop 37
Part II: Taming the E-Mail Beast 51
Chapter 4: The Essential Secrets of E-Mail 53
Chapter 5: E-Mail Tools You Can’t Do Without 73
Chapter 6: Conquering Your Mountain of Messages 87
Part III: Managing Contacts, Dates, Tasks, and More 125
Chapter 7: Your Little Black Book: Creating Contacts Lists 127
Chapter 8: Unleashing the Calendar’s Power 151
Chapter 9: Task Mastery: Discovering All the Bells and Whistles 171
Chapter 10: For the Record: Notes and Journal Entries 193
Part IV: Beyond the Basics: Tips and Tricks You Won’t Want to Miss 211
Chapter 11: Social Media Magic with Outlook RSS 213
Chapter 12: Powering Your Home Offi ce with Outlook 227
Chapter 13: Merging Mail from Outlook to Microsoft Word 235
Part V: Outlook at Work 243
Chapter 14: Big-Time Collaboration with Outlook 245
Chapter 15: Keeping Secrets Safe with Outlook Security 269
Chapter 16: Seeing It Your Way: Customizing Outlook 277
Chapter 17: Telecommuting with Outlookcom and Outlook Web Access 297
Part VI: The Part of Tens 317
Chapter 18: Ten Accessories for Outlook 319
Chapter 19: Ten Things You Can’t Do with Outlook 323
Chapter 20: Ten Things You Can Do after You’re Comfy 327
Chapter 21: Ten Shortcuts Worth Taking 333
Index 339