Mastering Outlook: Unleashing the Power of Tools and Features

Mastering Outlook: Unleashing the Power of Tools and Features

Learning Objective

Understand and effectively use the tools and features of Outlook to enhance productivity and organization.

What do you already know about using Outlook effectively?

Introduction to Outlook

Outlook is a powerful email and calendar application that offers various tools and features to manage communication and tasks.

Email Management

Learn how to organize emails using folders, categorize messages, and set up rules for efficient email management.

Calendar Management

Discover how to schedule appointments, set reminders, and share calendars for effective time management.

Task Management

Explore the task manager in Outlook to create and track tasks, set priorities, and manage deadlines.

Contacts and Address Book

Utilize the contacts feature to manage and organize contact information, create distribution lists, and synchronize contacts.

Customizing Outlook

Customize the Outlook interface, create quick steps for repetitive tasks, and explore additional customization options.

Integration and Add-Ins

Explore integration with other Microsoft Office applications and discover useful add-ins to enhance Outlook's functionality.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.