Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS)

1 Day Course

Performance-based objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Personalize their email.
• Organize Outlook items.
• Manage Outlook data files.
• Work with contacts.
• Save and archive email messages.
• Create a custom form.
• Work offline and remotely.

Prerequisites:

This course assumes that you are proficient with Windows to manage information on your computer and that you have an intermediate knowledge of Outlook. The following courses (or equivalent knowledge) are required: Microsoft Office Outlook 2010: Level 1 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2010: Level 2

Course Content

Lesson 1: Personalizing Your Email

• Topic 1A: Apply Stationery and Themes
• Topic 1B: Create a Custom Theme
• Topic 1C: Create a Signature
• Topic 1D: Modify Signatures
• Topic 1E: Configure Email Message Security Settings

Lesson 2: Organizing Outlook Items

• Topic 2A: Group Items
• Topic 2B: Create Search Folders
• Topic 2C: Apply Conditional Formatting

Lesson 3: Managing Outlook Data Files

• Topic 3A: Back Up Outlook Items in Outlook Data Files
• Topic 3B: Add Outlook Data Files to a Mail Profile
• Topic 3C: Change Data File Settings

Lesson 4: Managing Contacts and Contact Information

• Topic 4A: Forward Contacts
• Topic 4B: Edit an Electronic Business Card
• Topic 4C: Export Contacts
• Topic 4D: Perform a Mail Merge
• Topic 4E: Link Items to the Business Contact Manager

Lesson 5: Saving and Archiving Email

• Topic 5A: Save Messages in Alternate Formats
• Topic 5B: Archive Messages
• Topic 5C: Protect Archives and Other Personal Folders

Lesson 6: Creating a Custom Outlook Form

• Topic 6A: Customize a Form
• Topic 6B: Create Outlook Items Based on a Custom Form

Lesson 7: Working Offline and Remotely

• Topic 7A: Make Folders Available Offline
• Topic 7B: Configure Remote Procedure Calls over HTTP
• Topic 7C: Download Selected Messages
• Topic 7D: Publish Calendar Information to Office Online

Appendix A: Newsgroups

Appendix B: RSS Feeds

Appendix C: The Outlook Social Connector

Appendix D: Manage Multiple Accounts

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