Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Outlook® 2007

What You Can Do with Outlook 2007

Outlook 2007 is a personal information-management program designed to help you stay on top of things. Here are a few things Outlook 2007 enables you to do.

Send and Receive E-mails Using Outlook 2007’s Mail component, you can send and receive e-mails. Mail’s handy folder system enables you to file your e-mails to keep them organized. Manage Your Contacts Keep track of your business and personal contacts using Outlook 2007’s Contacts component. Available fields include name, e-mail address, phone number(s), mailing address, company name, title, and more. Keep Track of Appointments Enter upcoming appointments, meetings, and events in Outlook 2007’s Calendar component. You can specify whether the entry is recurring, and whether Calendar should remind you of it as it draws near. Maintain a To-Do List Enter and monitor the tasks, be they large projects or basic chores, pending on your to-do list. You can sort your tasks by many criteria, including category and due date.