Outlook 2007 basics

Create an account An account must be created before sending/receiving . Follow these steps to create an account: Select Tools. Select Account Settings. Press the New button to begin the new account process. Check the box to manually configure server information.

Create an account Creating an Internet account: Press the Internet account button and press Next. Enter your name and address then choose an account type. Provide server and logon information and press Next. Press Next. Press Finish on the Congratulations screen.

Create an message Follow these steps to create an message: Ensure Mail is selected in the Navigation Pane. Press New on the Standard toolbar. Enter recipient addresses; separate multiple addresses with semicolons. Enter a subject line. Type the body of your . Press Send to send the message.

Formatting an message Plain text is often the best format for sending When bold text, italics, bullets, or other styles are required, use the Office ribbon’s Message tab (above) or the Format Text tab. If the Formatting selections appear grayed out, change the message format on the Options tab.

Add an signature Include contact information in each message. Use signatures to avoid repetitively typing the same copy. Add a vCard to make it easy for a recipient to add you as a contact.

Junk Use Outlook 2007’s Junk filter to automatically reduce unwanted messages. To enable Junk filters: Select Actions. Select Junk . Press Junk Options. Select the appropriate filtering option from the resulting menu.

Junk Low sends the most obvious junk messages directly to the Junk folder. High increases the chance that some valid messages may be sent to the Junk folder. Safe Lists Only offers the ability to receive only from specified parties. Additional checkboxes adjust Outlook 2007’s filters by automatically deleting suspected junk messages and deactivating active message links.

Junk Spam may still arrive in the Inbox Right-click such s, select Junk , and select Add Sender to Blocked Senders List. Valid messages may be marked spam Right-click such s, select Junk , and select Mark As Not Junk.

Automatic Download Settings Outlook 2007’s Automatic Picture Download Settings specify how images appear in messages. To adjust the default settings: Select Tools. Select Trust Center. Select Automatic Downloads

Automatic Download Settings You can also specify settings directly from within an message. Right-click the information box. Specify whether Outlook 2007 should: Download Pictures Change Automatic Download Settings Add Sender To Safe Senders List Add Sender’s Domain To Safe Senders List

Safe Senders List Displaying images makes many e- mail messages readable. Adding valid senders and valid senders’ domains to the Safe Senders List helps ensure their messages arrive properly in your Inbox.

Safe Recipients View and edit safe recipients the same way Select Actions. Select Junk . Select Junk Options. Select the Safe Recipients tab. Safe Recipients is typically used for discussion lists.

Rules and Alerts Use Rules and Alerts to compose automatic responses. Create standard response messages and save them as Outlook 2007 templates. Leverage Rules and Alerts to further organize your .

Out Of Office Assistant Outlook 2007’s Out Of Office Assistant alerts others that you’re away. Enable Out of Office by: Selecting Tools Selecting Out of Office Assistant Entering your message Pressing OK

Managing Contacts Contacts is an electronic address book. Add a new contact by selecting Contacts in the Navigation Pane and pressing New. Using Contacts helps eliminate typing errors when addressing messages.

Managing Calendars Calendar is an electronic appointment book. Create a new appointment by selecting Calendar in the Navigation Pane and pressing New.

Managing Calendars Appointments you create are automatically added to your Calendar. You may accept appointments from others. Alternatively, you may reject an appointment or tentatively accept it.

Managing Tasks Tasks provides an electronic To Do list. To create a new Task: Highlight Tasks in the Navigation Pane. Select New from the Standard toolbar. Provide the relevant information. Sort Tasks by right-clicking any column heading and selecting Arrange By and the appropriate options.