# Microsoft Outlook Level I

Canonical URL: <https://www.creativelive.com/classes/outlook-level-1>

## Overview

This one-day course focuses on using Outlook quickly and effectively for daily work tasks, or as preparation for the Microsoft Certified Outlook Specialist exam. By the end of the course, you'll be able to reduce hours of repetitive work by setting up rules and search folders to automate email, manage your calendar and to-do lists, handle large volumes of email with ease, manage complex scheduling, organize your contacts, and track your correspondence.

## What you'll learn

- Outlook settings
- Working with messages
- Calendar management
- Notes, tasks, and journals
- Contacts and groups

## Curriculum

#### The Outlook E-Mail Interface

- Ribbon tabs (A)
- Favorite Folders (B)
- All Folders Pane (C)
- Navigation Pane (D)
- Content pane (E)
- Reading pane (F)
- Review exercise

#### Composing and Sending Messages

- Compose and Send a Message
- Create and Add a Signature to a Message
- Check Spelling
- Open a Message
- Reply to Message
- Forward Message
- Delete a Message
- Review exercise

#### Organizing Messages and Folders

- Assign Policy
- Mark Message Unread/Read
- Color Categories
- Flag for Follow Up
- Ignore Conversation
- Clean Up
- Creating a New Folder
- Move a Message to a Folder
- Move a Folder
- Delete a Folder
- Print Message
- Review exercise

#### Message Attachments

- Open Message Attachment
- Save Attachment
- Attach a File to a Message
- Tips on Sending Attachments
- Message Graphics
- Inserting Pictures
- Inserting Icons
- Inserting SmartArt
- Inserting a Chart
- Quick Parts (AutoText)
- WordArt
- Quick Styles
- Review exercises

#### Outlook Options

- Inbox Options
- Conversations
- Message Preview
- Pane Layout
- New Message Alerts

#### Message Options

- Voting Buttons
- Message Tracking
- Resending a Message
- Recalling a Message
- Review exercise

#### Contacts

- Add a Contact
- Edit a Contact
- Saving a New Contact
- Contact Groups
- Sort Options
- Custom Sort Options
- Electronic Business Cards
- Viewing Contacts
- Search Contacts
- Print Contacts
- Review exercises

#### The Calendar

- Grid View Options
- Time Scale Options
- Calendar Layout Options
- Weather Bar
- Appointments
- Creating an Appointment
- Reminders
- Show As
- Private
- Meetings
- Scheduling a Meeting
- Meeting Reminders
- Room Finder
- Scheduling Assistant
- Recurring Meetings
- Meeting Response Options
- Print the Calendar
- Review exercises

#### Tasks

- Creating Tasks
- Task Options
- View Your Tasks
- Sorting Your Tasks
- Notes
- Create a Note
- Viewing Notes
- Review exercises
- Outlook – Shortcut Glossary

## Schedule
- Jun 24, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — Live Online
- Jul 30, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — Live Online
- Aug 13, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — Live Online
- Sep 17, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — Live Online

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $249