Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007: Level 1 (Second Edition)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084896
Software: Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Microsoft Certified Application Specialist – Outlook® 2007
Course Description
This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 courses. It will provide you with the skills you need to start sending and responding to email in Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007, as well as maintaining your Calendar, scheduling meetings, and working with tasks and notes. In this course, you will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes. 
Course Objective: You will compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes.

Target Student: This course is designed for any person with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows who needs to use Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 to compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information and tasks, and use notes. In addition, this course helps prepare students who desire to take the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist certification for Outlook.

Prerequisites: The course requires that you are familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard; basic typing skills are recommended. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to: launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. The following courses are recommended, or you should have equivalent knowledge of: 
•	Windows XP Professional: Level 1 
•	Windows XP Professional: Level 2 
•	Windows XP: Introduction 
•	Windows 2000: Introduction 
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Certification
This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (Microsoft Business Certification) skill sets. The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft’s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification. 
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for the classroom to run Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Exchange Server 2007 that meets the following system requirements: 
•	A x64 architecture-based computer with an Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) or an AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform. 
•	A minimum of 2 GB of RAM is required. 2 GB of RAM per server plus 5 MB of RAM per mailbox is recommended. 
•	A 20 GB hard disk or larger. 
•	A DVD-ROM drive, local or network accessible. 
•	A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor is recommended. 
•	A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device 
•	Paging file size should be equal to the amount of RAM on the server plus 10 MB. 
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components: 
•	A 500 MHz Pentium-class processor or higher. 
•	512 MB of RAM. Recommended 1024 MB of RAM. 
•	A 20 GB hard disk or larger. 
•	A CD-ROM drive. 
•	A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device. 
•	A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor is recommended. 
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access. 
•	Internet access (see your local network administrator). 
•	A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver. 
•	A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen. 
Platform Requirements
•	Windows (This course was developed using Windows XP with SP2.). 
Software Requirements
•	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 or Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Standard or Enterprise 
•	Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.0 
•	Windows PowerShell 
•	Microsoft Active Directory 
•	Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) SP1 
•	Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 
•	On all Mailbox servers with a 64-bit processor, you must install the hotfixes such as Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB904639) and Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB918980). In addition, Exchange 2007 requires that you do not have the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service or the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service installed. 
•	Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 
•	Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2007. 
•	Microsoft® Office Suite Service Pack 1. 
•	Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2. 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	identify the components of the Outlook environment. You will also perform simple tasks such as sending and responding to email messages. 
•	compose messages. 
•	use folders to organize messages. 
•	manage contacts and contact information. 
•	schedule appointments. 
•	schedule meetings. 
•	manage tasks and notes. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Outlook 
Topic 1A: Explore the Outlook Interface 
Topic 1B: Send a Simple Message 
Topic 1C: Read Messages 
Topic 1D: Reply to and Forward a Message 
Topic 1E: Print a Message 
Topic 1F: Delete a Message
Lesson 2: Composing Messages 
Topic 2A: Address a Message 
Topic 2B: Format a Message 
Topic 2C: Check Spelling and Grammar 
Topic 2D: Attach a File
Lesson 3: Organizing Messages 
Topic 3A: Open and Save an Attachment 
Topic 3B: Flag a Message 
Topic 3C: Organize Content with Folders
Lesson 4: Managing Contacts 
Topic 4A: Add a Contact 
Topic 4B: Sort and Find Contacts 
Topic 4C: Find the Geographical Location of a Contact 
Topic 4D: Manage Contacts
Lesson 5: Scheduling Appointments 
Topic 5A: Explore the Outlook Calendar 
Topic 5B: Schedule an Appointment 
Topic 5C: Assign Categories and Edit Appointments
Lesson 6: Scheduling Meetings 
Topic 6A: Schedule a Meeting 
Topic 6B: Reply to a Meeting Request 
Topic 6C: Propose a New Meeting Time 
Topic 6D: Manage Meetings 
Topic 6E: Print the Calendar
Lesson 7: Managing Tasks and Notes 
Topic 7A: Create a Task 
Topic 7B: Edit and Update a Task 
Topic 7C: Create a Note 
Topic 7D: Edit a Note 
Topic 7E: Display a Note on the Desktop