Microsoft Outlook 98 for Exchange 5.x: Up and Running

General Information

Course Duration
4 hours

Audience
Users who wish to further their use of Outlook 98 for information sharing and working remotely

Prerequisites
The preceding course in this curriculum, Outlook 98 for Microsoft Exchange 5.x: Getting Started or basic familiarity with Outlook and Windows 95 or NT4 user interface.

Topics Covered

Public folders
  • Using public folders
  • Hands-on: Working with public folders
  • Creating a public folder
  • Managing a public folder
Remote Outlook
  • Setting up Outlook for remote use
  • Setting up a server connection
  • Using offline folders
  • Hands-on: Setting up a folder for offline use
  • Working remotely
Personal scheduling
  • Outlook's Calendar
  • Scheduling appointments and events
  • Hands-on: Scheduling an appointment
  • Tasks and projects
  • Hands-on: Scheduling a task
Collaborative scheduling
  • Managing tasks
  • Hands-on: Assigning a task
  • Planning meetings
  • Hands-on: Scheduling a meeting

Course Aim

To show users how to share information, work remotely, organize their work, and synchronize their schedules with others

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, the student should be able to

  • discuss the role public folders play in Outlook

  • use public folders

  • describe how to work with Outlook remotely

  • set up offline folders

  • explain how Outlook's Calendar acts as a personal organizer

  • schedule meetings and appointments with colleagues