Lesson 12. Enhance Your Productivity

Goals

Configure and use Windows Mail to create, receive, and reply to messages; protect against spam and phishing attacks; and create rules for processing your mail.

Use Windows Contacts to keep track of people

Use Windows Calendar to track your schedule and tasks

As you’ve probably figured out by now, Windows Vista is far more than just a computer operating system; it’s also a library of software that includes some pretty powerful productivity tools. These tools include a replacement for the old Outlook Express email program, along with new calendar and contact management software.

Although email, calendaring, and contact management function as separate programs, they are integrated so that they form a well-oiled ...

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