Course 55179A: Advanced Microsoft Outlook 2016

About this course

This Microsoft Outlook training class builds on basic skills in Outlook and teaches students to work with some of the more advanced features of Outlook.

Audience profile

This course is intended for students who have basic skills with Microsoft Outlook 2016 who want to learn higher level skills or students who want to learn the topics covered in this course in the 2016 interface.

At course completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Work with tasks and notes.

Work with signatures and themes.

Manage the inbox including filtering, creating search folders, and archiving.

Work with multiple accounts.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

Introductory level Microsoft Outlook.

Course Outline

Module 1: Working with Tasks and Notes

This module explains how work with tasks and notes in Microsoft Outlook 2016.
Lessons

Create a Task

Print a Task

Update a Task

Search for Tasks

Assign a Task

Reply to a Task Request

Track Tasks

Change Your Task View

Exercise: Working with Tasks

Work with Notes


Module 2: Using Signature and Themes

This module explains how to use signatures and themes in Microsoft Outlook 2016.
Lessons

Create Signatures and Themes

Automatically Add a Signature to Messages

Modify a Signature

Format Outgoing Messages

Create and Apply a Theme

Exercise: Adding a Theme and Signature to Your Messages
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create a signature.

Automatically add a signature to email messages.

Modify a signature.

Create and apply a theme.

Module 3: Managing Your Inbox

This module explains how to manage your inbox in Microsoft Outlook 2016.
Lessons

Search for Messages

Create Search Folders

Add New Local Folders

Move Messages between Folders

Group Your Mailbox Items

Filter Messages

Organize Messages

Create and Manage Rules

Exercise: Organizing Your Messages
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Search for messages.

Create search folders.

Group your mailbox items.

Filter messages.

Organize messages.

Manage your junk mail.

Archive messages.

Create an Outlook data file.

Create a Quick Step to apply multiple actions to emails.

Add protection to outgoing emails.

Module 4: Working with Multiple Email Accounts

This module explains how to work with multiple email accounts in Microsoft Outlook 2016.
Lessons

Setting Up Multiple Accounts in Outlook

Send Emails from Different Accounts

POP vs. IMAP Email Programs

Exercise: Working with Multiple Email Accounts
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Set up multiple accounts in Outlook.

Send emails from different accounts.

Understand differences between POP and IMAP email programs.

Module 5: New Features in Outlook 2016

This module explains how use Groups, the Clutter feature, and improved searching in Outlook 2016.
Lessons

Groups in Outlook

Improved Searching

The Clutter Feature
After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use Groups.

Use improved searching.

Use the Clutter feature.