Course number: 084681
Software: Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Microsoft® Office Specialist for Microsoft® Outlook 2003

If you have been using Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003 as a communications tool, then you know how to send a mail message; schedule appointments and meetings; and create contacts, tasks, and notes. This course is the second in a series of three Microsoft Outlook courses. It provides you with the necessary skills to customize your Outlook environment, your calendar, and your mail messages so that they meet your specific needs. You will also learn how to track, share, assign, and quickly locate various Outlook items.

Course Objective: You will customize your environment, calendar, and mail messages to meet your specific needs as well as track, share, assign, and quickly locate various Outlook items.

Target Student: This course is designed for experienced Outlook users who need to learn how to customize their environment, calendar, and mail messages to meet their specific needs and who wish to track, share, assign, and quickly locate various Outlook items.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students are required to take:

• Windows XP Professional: Level 1

• Windows XP Professional: Level 2

• Windows XP: Introduction or Windows 2000: Introduction

• Microsoft Outlook 2003: Level 1

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist) skill sets. The Office 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 Office Specialist certification.

For this course, you will need one computer for the classroom to run Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Exchange Server 2003 that meets the following system requirements:

• Pentium III 133 MHz (550 MHz recommended)
• 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
• 10 GB disk space plus 700 MB for Exchange Server 2003
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• VGA or higher video adapter and monitor
• Keyboard and Microsoft mouse or other input device

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 233 MHz Pentium-class processor if you use Windows XP Professional as your operating system. 300 MHz is recommended.
• A 133 MHz Pentium-class processor if you use Windows 2000 Professional as your operating system.
• 128 MB of RAM.
• A 5 GB hard disk or larger if you use Windows XP Professional as your operating system. You should have at least 600 MB free hard-disk space available for the Office installation.
• A 3 GB hard disk or larger if you use Windows 2000 Professional as your operating system. You should have at least 600 MB free hard-disk space available for the Office installation.
• A floppy disk drive.
• A CD-ROM drive.
• A mouse or other pointing device.
• An 800 x 600 resolution monitor.
• Network cards and cabling for local network access.
• Internet access (see your local network administrator).
• A printer (optional).
• A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• track work activities using the Outlook Journal.
• customize the calendar by setting various calendar options.
• modify message options.
• make folder information available to other Outlook users.
• assign and track tasks.
• customize the Outlook environment.
• sort, find and color-code items in your mailbox and calendar.