Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2011: Level 1 (Macintosh)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084560
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will use Outlook to compose and send email, schedule appointments and meetings, manage contact information, schedule tasks, and create notes.
Target Student: This course is intended for people who have a basic understanding of the Macintosh operating system and want to know how to use Outlook to manage their time and information.
Prerequisites: To be successful in this course, you should be familiar with the Macintosh environment and be able to use Macintosh to manage information. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on a computer; and manage files and folders. To ensure your success, we recommend that you first take one of Element K's introductory Macintosh courses, such as Mac OS® X v10.6: Introduction or have equivalent skills and knowledge.
- Windows XP Professional: Level 1 or;
- Windows XP: Introduction
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer to run Windows Server 2011 Enterprise Edition and Exchange Server 2011. This system should have the following configuration:
- An x64 architecture-based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform.
- A minimum of 4 GB of RAM per server plus 5 MB of RAM recommended for each mailbox.
- Disk partitions formatted as NTFS file systems.
- At least 30 GB of disk space for installation.
- An additional 500 MB of available disk space for each Unified Messaging (UM) language pack that you plan to install.
- 200 MB of available disk space on the system drive.
- A DVD-ROM drive, local or network accessible.
- A 1024 x 768 resolution or higher monitor.
- 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.
- Apple computer with 1.83 GHz processor or faster.
- A minimum of 1 GB of RAM is recommended.
- 10 GB of hard disk or larger. You should have at least 1 GB of free hard disk space available for Office installation.
- 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.
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
- Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition x64 bit or Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise x64 bit.
- Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010
- Microsoft® Active Directory
- Mac OS X version 10.6
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- explore the Outlook interface, send email, and respond to messages.
- compose email messages.
- organize email messages.
- manage contacts and contact information.
- schedule appointments.
- manage meetings in Outlook.
- manage tasks and notes.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with Outlook
- Topic 1A: Identify the Components of the Outlook Interface
- Topic 1B: Read an Email Message
- Topic 1C: Reply to and Forward an Email Message
- Topic 1D: Print an Email Message
- Topic 1E: Delete an Email Message
- Lesson 2: Composing Messages
- Topic 2A: Create an Email Message
- Topic 2B: Format a Message
- Topic 2C: Check Spelling and Grammar
- Topic 2D: Attach a File
- Topic 2E: Send an Email Message
- Lesson 3: Organizing Messages
- Topic 3A: Manage Email Messages
- Topic 3B: Move Email Messages into Folders
- Topic 3C: Open and Save an Attachment
- 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: Update Contacts
- Lesson 5: Scheduling Appointments
- Topic 5A: Explore the Outlook Calendar
- Topic 5B: Schedule an Appointment
- Topic 5C: Edit Appointments
- Lesson 6: Managing Meetings in Outlook
- Topic 6A: Schedule a Meeting
- Topic 6B: Reply to a Meeting Request
- Topic 6C: Track and Update Scheduled Meetings
- Topic 6D: 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