Outlook® 2013 Absolute Beginner’s Guide

2. Basic Outlook Operations

In This Chapter

• Learn how to work with the ribbon

• Accessing the Quick Access toolbar

• Using shortcuts with context menus

• Dealing with dialog boxes

• Learn how to use the Navigation bar

• Find out how to control panes

Before you jump in and start whipping up emails and appointments willynilly, it’s a good idea to take some time and familiarize yourself with the basic methods Outlook offers to access tools, commands, and features. Learning how to find your way to the commonly used commands and features now can help you speed up your work later. Microsoft Outlook presents commands, settings, and options through dialog boxes, context menus, toolbars, and the ribbon. In many cases, you can access the same tools ...