Course Description
This course builds on your current knowledge of Microsoft Outlook by exploring various ways the program can format and enhance your message content. You will be able to develop professional email communications and customize your Outlook account with your personal preferences, including time saving features and commands. You will also explore ways to collaborate with others inside and outside your organization using options to share information. Outlook also provides ways to make sure your recipients receive and understand your messages with accessibility features that can detect errors and suggest improvements.
In this Microsoft Office Outlook 2021 Intermediate course, you will learn how to use options and tools in Outlook to manage and enhance email communication; use proofing and accessibility options to improve communication; create notes and shortcuts; and customize tasks, calendars, and contacts. This course also covers how to review and adjust Outlook options and settings to manage and personalize your Outlook account.
What You'll Learn
- Create and draw tables within Outlook email messages, including Quick Tables and inserted Excel spreadsheets
- Format and enhance message content by applying themes, adding WordArt, and inserting images, shapes, SmartArt, charts, and screenshots
- Manage and personalize calendars by attaching Outlook items and files, sharing calendars, and changing calendar layout
- Review and customize Outlook options and settings, including general options, mail options, and the Outlook ribbon
- Use spellchecking, grammar, thesaurus, language, and accessibility tools to improve email communication
- Import, export, and share contacts as message attachments and create notes and shortcuts in Outlook
Key Takeaways
- The course builds on existing Microsoft Outlook knowledge to format and enhance message content for professional email communications.
- Learners customize their Outlook account with personal preferences, including time-saving features and commands.
- The course covers collaborating with others inside and outside an organization through options to share information.
- Accessibility and proofing features in Outlook help detect errors and suggest improvements so recipients receive and understand messages.
- The course addresses customizing tasks, calendars, and contacts as well as reviewing and adjusting Outlook options and settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
This course is for learners who already have current knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and want to explore intermediate ways the program can format and enhance message content, customize their account, and collaborate with others.
What will I learn to do with email messages in this course?
You will learn to insert and draw tables, insert Excel spreadsheets, use Quick Tables, format message content, recall and resend messages, apply themes, add WordArt, insert and format images, shapes, SmartArt, charts, and screenshots, and check spelling and grammar.
Does this course cover calendars and contacts?
Yes. It covers importing, exporting, and sharing contacts as message attachments, adding and sharing calendars, attaching Outlook items and files to appointments, changing calendar layout, and customizing task options.
How does this course help improve communication and accessibility?
It covers using proofing and accessibility options, including checking spelling and grammar, editing using the thesaurus and language options, and running the accessibility checker to detect errors and suggest improvements.
Can I customize my Outlook account in this course?
Yes. You will review general options for Outlook, customize mail options, customize the Outlook ribbon, add notes and new shortcuts, and review and adjust Outlook options and settings to manage and personalize your account.
