Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook

Staci Warne

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781800562943
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Desktop Applications
• Index: Computer Science

Written by a Microsoft Office Master Instructor, this book helps you transform into a productivity ninja by adopting highly efficient ways of managing Outlook in your daily lifeKey Features• Learn smart ways to customize Outlook for a highly productive daily routine• Automate mundane tasks using powerful tools such as Quick Steps and Mail Merge combined with Power Automate• Create a cohesive environment and communication channels within your teams through information sharing using OutlookBook DescriptionMillions of users across the globe spend their working hours using Microsoft Outlook to manage tasks, schedules, emails, and more. Post-pandemic, many organizations have started adopting remote working, and the need to stay productive in workspace collaboration has been increasing.Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook takes you through smart techniques, tips, and productivity hacks that will help you become an expert Outlook user. This book brings together everything you need to know about automating your daily repetitive tasks. You'll gain the skills necessary for working with calendars, contacts, notes, and tasks, and using them to collaborate with Microsoft SharePoint, OneNote, and many other services. You'll learn how to use powerful tools such as Quick Steps, customized Rules, and Mail Merge with Power Automate for added functionality. Later, the book covers how to use Outlook for sharing information between Microsoft Exchange and cloud services. Toward the concluding chapters, you'll get an introduction to Outlook programming by creating macros and seeing how you can integrate it within Outlook.By the end of this Microsoft Outlook book, you'll be able to use Outlook and its features and capabilities efficiently to enhance your workspace collaboration and time management.What you will learn• Tailor the Outlook environment to the specific needs of your working environment• Understand tips and tricks for setting up and managing appointments and events• Customize the content getting printed in Outlook calendars• Explore best practices and steps for sharing an Outlook workspace with coworkers• Understand how Outlook can handle RSS feeds• Implement the Rules section that will be beneficial for daily routines• Create a time-management system that you can implement to organize and control your inboxWho this book is forThis book is for Microsoft Outlook users and business professionals who work with Microsoft Outlook daily and are interested in learning tips and tricks for exploring its full potential.

Table of contents

• Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook
• Contributors
• Preface
• Part 1: Introduction to Outlook
• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Outlook
• Part 2: Email Essentials
• Chapter 2: Sending and Receiving Emails
• Chapter 3: Managing Email Accounts
• Chapter 4: Organizing Your Outlook Environment
• Chapter 5: Outlook Mail Merge
• Part 3: Beyond Email – Calendars, Contacts, Notes, and More
• Chapter 6: Managing the Calendars
• Chapter 7: Contacts in Outlook
• Chapter 8: Outlook Notes
• Chapter 9: Tasks and To-Dos
• Part 4: How to: Share, Search, and Archive in Outlook
• Chapter 10: Save Time Searching
• Chapter 11: Sharing Mail, Calendars, and Contacts
• Chapter 12: Archiving and Backup
• Part 5: Outlook Collaboration and Integration
• Chapter 13: Collaboration and Integration within Outlook
• Part 6: Powerful Ways to Automate Outlook
• Chapter 14: Nine Useful Rules
• Chapter 15: Programming with Macros
• Chapter 16: Managing Your Day System
• Assessments
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