Microsoft Outlook 2010

Microsoft Outlook 2010 offers business and personal e-mail management

tools to Microsoft Office users worldwide. You can get a richer set of
experiences to meet your communication needs at work, home, school, and
business place.
Add an e-mail account
Before you can send and receive e-mail messages using Outlook 2010, you
must add and configure an e-mail account.
. This setup requires only your name, e-mail address, and password. If your
e-mail account cannot be automatically configured, you must enter the
required additional information manually.
1. Click the File tab.
2. Under Account Information, and click Add Account.

Create a new e-mail message

Outlook 2010 enables you to communicate with one or more recipients with
a rich set of features and customizations.
 In Mail, on the Home tab, in the new group, click New E-mail.

Keyboard shortcut to create an e-mail message; press

CTRL+SHIFT+M.
.Forward or reply to an e-mail message
 On the Home or Message tab, in the Respond group, click Reply,
Reply All, or Forward.

Note The name of the tab depends on whether the message is selected
in the message list or opened in its own window.
To remove a name from the to and Cc lines, click the name and then press
DELETE. To add a recipient, click in the To, Cc or Bcc box and enter the
recipient.

Add an attachment to an e-mail message

Files can be attached to an e-mail message. Also, other Outlook items, such
as messages, contacts, or tasks can be included with messages that you send.
1. Create a message, or for an existing message, click Reply, Reply All,
or Forward.
2. In the message window, on the Message tab, in the Include group,
click Attach File.
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 Open or save an e-mail message attachment
You can open an attachment from the Reading Pane, or from an open
message. After opening and viewing an attachment, you may choose to save
it to a disk drive. If a message has more than one attachment, you can save
multiple attachments as a group or one at a time.
Open an attachment
 Double-click the attachment.
Save an attachment
1. Click the attachment in the Reading Pane or the open message.
2. On the Attachments tab, in the Actions group, click Save As. You
can also right-click the attachment, and then click Save As.

The Outlook 2010 Screen

Navigation Pane

 Mail: Contains mail related folders like inbox and sent items folder.
Use the Favorites section at the top of the pane for easy access to
frequently used folders

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  Calendar – Lets you view and schedule appoints, events and
meetings, and compare calendars side by side.
 Tasks – Organize to-do lists, track task progress and delegate tasks.
 Contacts – Store addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses.

E-mail Basics
View Tab - Changing view of Reading Pane
You can change the view of your Reading Pane on the screen, moving it to
the right or bottom of the screen. You can also turn it on an off.
1. Click the View Tab.

2. Click Reading Pane in the Layout section of the Ribbon.

3. Click Right, Bottom or Off.

Changing view of Navigation Pane

You can change the view of your Navigation Pane two ways as well; Normal
or Minimized. You can also turn the Navigation Pane off.
1. Click the View Tab.
2. Click Navigation Pane in the lay out section of the Ribbon.
3. Click Normal, Minimized or Off.
4. You can also choose whether you want the favorites folders to
show.

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Changing view of To-Do Bar
The To-Do Bar provides a Date Navigator, Appointments and Task List.
You can select which features of the To-Do Bar are visible and choose
between Normal and Minimized views. You can also turn the To-Do Bar
off.
1. Click View Tab.
2. Click To-Do Bar in the Layout section of the Ribbon.
3. Click Normal, Minimized or Off.
4. Click Date Navigator, Appointments or Task List to toggle
their visibility.

E-mail Basics: Creating E-mails

Sending an E-mail
1. Click the Home Tab if necessary.

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 2. Click New E-mail in the New section of the Ribbon. The
new e-mail window will open.

3. Type the address of the recipient in the To... field.

4. Type an address in the Cc… field if you wish to send a copy
of the message to a third party.
5. Type a subject matter in the Subject field.
6. Type your message in the large text box.
7. Click Send.

Auto-complete and the Global Address List

Outlook has an auto-complete feature that attempts to predict what e-mail
address you’re typing based on the addresses you’ve e-mailed in the past.
1. Auto-complete appears as soon as you start typing an address
in the To… field.
2. The e-mail displayed will be Outlook’s best guess at what
address you are typing. It will refine as you input more
characters.
3. Hit enter on your keyboard when the correct address is
displayed and auto-complete will fill in the remaining
characters.
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The Global Address List is a university-wide contact list of NU employees.
It can help you find contact information and e-mail addresses, and can be
accessed from the new e-mail window. We will discuss the Global Address
List in greater detail later in this guide.
1. Type an identifying piece of information, such as a last name,
into the To… field. You do not need to enter a full name, for
example entering “Jorg” will bring up “Jorgensen” and
“Jorgenson”.
2. On your keyboard, hold the Ctrl key down and hit the K
key.
3. The Check Names window will open. This window lists all
matches from both your personal contacts and the Global
Address List.
4. Click the record for the person you want to message.
5. Click OK.
6. An e-mail address for the person you want to message will
appear in the To… field.

Working with Folders

Folders provide a useful way to manage your messages. They appear in the
navigation pane. You can create folders in any structure that suits your
needs.
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 1. Right click on the folder that will house your new folder.
2. Click New Folder in the drop down menu. The Create New
Folder window will open.

3. Type the name of your new folder in the Name field.

4. Click in the Select where to place this folder field if you
wish to change where your folder will be located.
5. Click OK.

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 6. The new folder will appear in the location you indicated.

7. You can drag and drop messages directly to this or any

folder.
E-mail Basics: Signatures
Creating a Signature
Outlook 2010 allows you to create custom signatures for your messages.
You may create multiple signatures to apply to messages as you see fit.
Your first signature is automatically applied as your default signature and
will appear on your outgoing messages.
1. Click the Home Tab if necessary.
2. Click New E-mail in the New section of the Ribbon. The
new e-mail window will open.
3. Click Signature in the New E-Mail menu.
4. Click Signatures… in the drop down menu. The Signatures
and Stationary window will open.

5. Click New to create a new signature.

6. Type the name of your signature in the New Signature
window that appears.

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 7. Click OK.

8. Type your desired signature in the text box below.

9. Click Save to save your signature.
10. Add additional signatures or Click OK to exit.

Inserting a Signature
If you have created more than one signature, you can select which one you
wish to use while composing a new message.
1. Open the New E-Mail window.
2. Click Signature in the New E-Mail ribbon. A list of the
signatures you have created will appear in the drop down
menu.
3. Click on the signature you wish to use.
4. The signature will appear in at the bottom of your message.

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E-mail Basics: Rules
1. Click on Rules in the Ribbon.
2. Click Manage Rules & Alerts in the drop down menu.

3. Click New Rule. This opens the Rules Wizard window.

4. Select the type of rule you wish to create in the Step 1: Select a
template menu.
5. In this example, select Move messages from someone to a folder
and Click Next.

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6. Click the check box next to the condition(s) you wish to trigger the
rule. In this example, click from people or public group.

7. Click the people or public group link in Step 2: Edit the rule
description to open the Global Address List and select a person or
group to whom the rule applies.

8. Click the specified link in Step 2: Edit the rule description to open a
list of your folders. Select the folder to which you want to move
incoming messages and click OK.

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9. Your selections will appear in the Step 2 window. Verify that they
are correct and Click Next.

10. Click what action you want Outlook to take with the messages. In
this case, click move it to the specified folder and click Next.

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11. Select any exceptions you wish to apply to the rule. In this example
we are not adding any exceptions. Click Next.

12. Click Run this rule now on messages already in “Inbox” to have
Outlook apply the filter to messages already in your inbox.

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 13. Click Finish to complete the wizard and apply your new rule.

Calendar Basics
Outlook 2010 has a robust calendar feature for managing your time and
scheduling meetings with other NU users.
Access the Outlook Calendar
1. Click on Calendar in the Navigation Pane. The calendar will
appear in the Outlook Screen.

Adding an Appointment
There are two ways to add an appointment to your calendar:

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1. Click New Appointment in the Ribbon.

OR
Double click an area on your calendar.

The Appointment window will open.

2. Type a subject for your appointment in the Subject field.
3. Type a location for your appointment in the Location field.
4. Set a start and end date and time for your appointment.
5. Type a note for your appointment in the large text box.
6. Click in the Reminder field in the ribbon to set a reminder for your
appointment. Reminders can be scheduled for five minutes to two
weeks before the appointment.

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 7. Click Save & Close in the ribbon. Your appointment will appear in
your calendar.

Adding a Meeting Request

Meetings differ from appointments in that a meeting allows you to invite
attendees and reserve rooms and resources at Northwestern. When you
create a meeting request, invited users will receive an e-mail invitation to
which they can respond. You will receive notification when users accept,
decline or propose a new time for the meeting. There are two ways to access
the New Meeting window.
Invite users to the meeting by following the same steps as adding addresses
to a mail message; auto-complete attempts to predict what e-mail address
you’re typing based on the addresses you’ve e-mailed in the past, while The
Global Address List provides a university-wide contact list of NU employees
1. In the Mail view, Click on New Items in the Ribbon.
2. Click Meeting in the drop down menu.

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 OR
In the Calendar view, Click New Meeting in the Ribbon.

The New Meeting window will open.

3. Type a subject for your meeting in the Subject field.
4. Type a location for your meeting in the Location field.
5. Type a note about your meeting in the large text box.

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 6. Click in the To… text box and begin typing the name or address of an
attendee. Auto-complete will suggest a recipient. Hit Enter on the
keyboard to accept a suggestion.

7. Type the name of an attendee in the To… field. Hit Ctrl-K on your
keyboard and select the attendee you want from the list that appears.
Click OK.

8. Selected attendees will appear in the To… field.

9. Select a date and time for the meeting.
10. Click Send to send the invitation. Attendees receive an e-mail
invitation to the meeting, and you will be notified if they accept or
decline.

Contact Basics
Global Address List vs Personal Address Book (Contacts)
You have two main ways of getting access to and storing contacts. You have
access to a Global Address List that contains everyone who has an NU e-
mail address and a Personal Address Book for contacts inside or outside of
the University. To access the Global Address List:
1. Click Address Book on the right side of Ribbon. The Address Book
window will open.

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2. Click the More columns radio button. Selecting this option will
allow you to search by first or last name, NetID, or email address.
Once you have selected this option, Outlook will remember the
selection, and you will not have to choose this option again.
3. Type a name into the search box. As you type, the search function
will display possible matches.

4. Click the name of the person for whom you are looking. A new
window will pop up with this persons’ contact information.
5. Click Add to Contacts to add them to your personal address book. A
new window will pop up.

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 6. Click Save and Close. They will appear in your Personal Address
Book.

To Access your Personal Address Book (Contacts):

1. Click Contacts in the Navigation Pane. Your contact list will open on
the Outlook screen.

2. You can add new contacts, add contact groups, delete contacts, e-
mail contacts and invite contacts to meetings from this screen.

Tasks Basics
The tasks function of Microsoft Outlook is a way to keep track of daily,
weekly, monthly and even yearly “to do” items. You can use tasks to help
remind you of once-in-a-while tasks that you must get done, or recurring
tasks that happen all the time.
Creating Tasks
1. Click New Items in the Ribbon.

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 2. Click Task in the drop down menu.

3. The New Task window will open. In this window you can:
o Enter a subject for the Task.
o Enter a start and end date.
o Enter a status.
o Assign a priority level.
o Add a reminder.
o Set the recurrence of the Task.
o Set a follow-up reminder.
o Assign the task to someone else.
o Categorize the task.
o Type notes for the task.

4. When you are done filling in the New Task window, Click Save and
Close.
Viewing Tasks/To-Do List

Your new task is now visible in two places:

1. The To-Do bar lists Tasks on the right side of the outlook screen.
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 2. Double click a Task in the To-Do bar view and edit the Task.

OR
1. Click Tasks in the Navigation Pane. This will open the Tasks view of
the Outlook screen.

2. You can view the details of a Task in the Reading Pane.

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