Microsoft® Outlook® 2007 Bible

Microsoft® Outlook® 2007 Bible

by Peter G. Aitken
Released April 2007
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9780470046456

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Book description

Discover all the ways Outlook can make your life with this book. In the handy package that is Outlook, you get the tools you use constantly: e-mail, a calendar and appointment book, a contacts list, a to-do list, and more. Learn to use them together, and you have a sophisticated system for managing your day. This complete A-to-Z guide can teach you, whether you’re just venturing into Outlook or are ready to customize and tweak it with VBA programming.

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. About the Author
  3. Credits
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
      1. Is This Book For You?
      2. How This Book Is Organized
    2. Conventions Used in This Book
  6. I. Getting Started
    1. 1. Getting Started with Outlook
      1. 1.1. Messaging
      2. 1.2. Managing Contacts
      3. 1.3. Scheduling
      4. 1.4. Managing Information
      5. 1.5. Mobile Service
      6. 1.6. Categories
      7. 1.7. Searching
      8. 1.8. Getting News and Other Information
      9. 1.9. Security
      10. 1.10. Custom Solutions
      11. 1.11. What's New
        1. 1.11.1. New User Interface
        2. 1.11.2. Instant Search
        3. 1.11.3. To-Do Bar
        4. 1.11.4. Color Categories
        5. 1.11.5. Mail as Tasks
        6. 1.11.6. Attachment Previewer
        7. 1.11.7. Calendar Features
        8. 1.11.8. RSS Feeds
        9. 1.11.9. Automated Account Setup
        10. 1.11.10. Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing
        11. 1.11.11. Email Postmarks
      12. 1.12. Summary
    2. 2. Installing and Using Outlook
      1. 2.1. Your Outlook Installation
        1. 2.1.1. Seeing Whether Outlook Is Installed
        2. 2.1.2. Installing Outlook
        3. 2.1.3. Activating Outlook
        4. 2.1.4. Checking for Updates
      2. 2.2. The Outlook Screen
        1. 2.2.1. The Menus
        2. 2.2.2. Menu Options
        3. 2.2.3. The Toolbars
        4. 2.2.4. Ribbons
        5. 2.2.5. The Navigation Pane
        6. 2.2.6. The To-Do Bar
        7. 2.2.7. The Work Area
      3. 2.3. Using Outlook Help
        1. 2.3.1. Working with Topics
        2. 2.3.2. Using the Table of Contents
        3. 2.3.3. Using Search
      4. 2.4. Summary
  7. II. Working with Email
    1. 3. Working with Email Accounts
      1. 3.1. Setting Up Your Email Accounts
        1. 3.1.1. Automatic Email Account Setup
        2. 3.1.2. Manual Email Account Setup (POP and IMAP)
          1. 3.1.2.1. If Your Account Settings Don't Work
          2. 3.1.2.2. More Account Settings
            1. 3.1.2.2.1. General
            2. 3.1.2.2.2. Outgoing Server
            3. 3.1.2.2.3. Connection
            4. 3.1.2.2.4. Advanced
            5. 3.1.2.2.5. Folders
        3. 3.1.3. Manual Email Account Setup (Exchange Server)
        4. 3.1.4. Manual Email Account Setup (HTTP)
      2. 3.2. Modifying Account Settings
      3. 3.3. Using Outlook Profiles
        1. 3.3.1. Understanding Profiles
        2. 3.3.2. Creating a New Profile
        3. 3.3.3. Switching Profiles
      4. 3.4. Summary
    2. 4. Fundamentals of Email
      1. 4.1. Composing and Sending Messages
        1. 4.1.1. Quick Compose and Send
        2. 4.1.2. Message Addressing Options
        3. 4.1.3. Changing the Reply To Address
          1. 4.1.3.1. Entering Recipients Manually
          2. 4.1.3.2. Entering Recipients from Your Address Book
            1. 4.1.3.2.1. Searching for Recipients
        4. 4.1.4. Sending Attachments
        5. 4.1.5. Saving Message Drafts
      2. 4.2. Reading and Replying to Messages
        1. 4.2.1. Reading a Message
          1. 4.2.1.1. Marking Messages as Read or Unread
          2. 4.2.1.2. Using the Reading Pane
          3. 4.2.1.3. Other Actions for Received Messages
        2. 4.2.2. Replying to and Forwarding Messages
        3. 4.2.3. Working with Received Attachments
          1. 4.2.3.1. Saving Attachments
          2. 4.2.3.2. Viewing Attachments
          3. 4.2.3.3. Opening Attachments
      3. 4.3. Understanding the Inbox Display
      4. 4.4. Summary
    3. 5. Formatting Your Email Messages
      1. 5.1. Message Format Options
        1. 5.1.1. Changing Message
      2. 5.2. Formatting Text
        1. 5.2.1. Font Formatting
        2. 5.2.2. Paragraph Formatting
          1. 5.2.2.1. Multilevel Lists
          2. 5.2.2.2. Sorting
          3. 5.2.2.3. Line Spacing
          4. 5.2.2.4. Show/Hide ¶
          5. 5.2.2.5. Borders
        3. 5.2.3. Using Quick Styles
          1. 5.2.3.1. Applying a Style
          2. 5.2.3.2. Defining a Style
          3. 5.2.3.3. Modifying, Renaming, and Deleting a Style
      3. 5.3. Using Themes and Stationery
        1. 5.3.1. Applying an Outlook Theme to All New Messages
        2. 5.3.2. Applying an Outlook Theme to a Single New Message
        3. 5.3.3. Applying a Word Theme to a Message
        4. 5.3.4. Customizing a Theme
        5. 5.3.5. Creating Custom Font and Color Sets
        6. 5.3.6. Changing the Page Background
      4. 5.4. Creating and Using Signatures
        1. 5.4.1. Creating and Editing Signatures
        2. 5.4.2. Adding a Signature to a Message
      5. 5.5. Summary
    4. 6. Working with Advanced Email Message Components and Editing Tools
      1. 6.1. Adding Objects to Messages
        1. 6.1.1. Kinds of Email Message Objects
        2. 6.1.2. Graphical Elements
          1. 6.1.2.1. Images
          2. 6.1.2.2. Clip Art
          3. 6.1.2.3. Smart Art
          4. 6.1.2.4. Charts
          5. 6.1.2.5. Shapes
          6. 6.1.2.6. WordArt
        3. 6.1.3. Text Elements
          1. 6.1.3.1. Hyperlinks and Bookmarks
          2. 6.1.3.2. Equations
      2. 6.2. Working with Tables
        1. 6.2.1. Drawing a Table
        2. 6.2.2. Inserting a Table
        3. 6.2.3. Creating a Table in Excel
        4. 6.2.4. Converting Text to a Table
        5. 6.2.5. Using Quick Tables
          1. 6.2.5.1. Saving a Quick Table
          2. 6.2.5.2. Inserting a Quick Table
      3. 6.3. Proofing and Editing Tools
        1. 6.3.1. Checking Spelling and Grammar
          1. 6.3.1.1. Spelling and Grammar Options
        2. 6.3.2. AutoCorrect
        3. 6.3.3. Other "Auto" Features
          1. 6.3.3.1. Math AutoCorrect
          2. 6.3.3.2. Smart Tags
          3. 6.3.3.3. AutoFormat
        4. 6.3.4. Checking Names
        5. 6.3.5. Other Tools
          1. 6.3.5.1. Find, Replace, and Go To
      4. 6.4. Summary
    5. 7. Understanding Email Options
      1. 7.1. Setting Options for Individual Email Messages
        1. 7.1.1. Changing the Send Account
        2. 7.1.2. Saving Sent Items
        3. 7.1.3. Sending Items with a Message
          1. 7.1.3.1. Sending a Calendar
          2. 7.1.3.2. Sending a Business Card
        4. 7.1.4. Setting Message Importance and Sensitivity
        5. 7.1.5. Setting Message Restrictions
        6. 7.1.6. Flagging a Message for Follow-Up
        7. 7.1.7. Assigning a Message to a Category
        8. 7.1.8. Requesting Delivery and Read Receipts
        9. 7.1.9. Delaying Delivery
        10. 7.1.10. Setting a Message Expiration Date
        11. 7.1.11. Using Signatures
      2. 7.2. Setting Global Email Options
        1. 7.2.1. Mail Preferences
        2. 7.2.2. Advanced Email Options
        3. 7.2.3. Tracking Options
        4. 7.2.4. Mail Setup
        5. 7.2.5. Mail Format
      3. 7.3. Summary
    6. 8. Dealing with Junk Email
      1. 8.1. Understanding Junk Email Filtering
      2. 8.2. Setting Junk Email Options
        1. 8.2.1. Understanding Postmarking
      3. 8.3. Blocking and Allowing Specific Addresses
        1. 8.3.1. Defining Safe Senders
        2. 8.3.2. Defining Safe Recipients
        3. 8.3.3. Defining Blocked Senders
        4. 8.3.4. International Junk E-mail Options
      4. 8.4. Summary
    7. 9. Processing Messages with Rules
      1. 9.1. Understanding Email Rule Basics
      2. 9.2. Creating a New Rule
        1. 9.2.1. Selecting a Rule Template
        2. 9.2.2. Editing a Rule Description
        3. 9.2.3. Finishing the Rule
        4. 9.2.4. Creating a Rule from a Blank Template
      3. 9.3. Some Rule Examples
        1. 9.3.1. Rule Example 1
        2. 9.3.2. Rule Example 2
        3. 9.3.3. Rule Example 3
      4. 9.4. Managing Rules
      5. 9.5. Summary
  8. III. Managing Information
    1. 10. Managing Your Contacts
      1. 10.1. Understanding Outlook Contacts
      2. 10.2. The Contacts Window
        1. 10.2.1. Adding a New Contact Group
        2. 10.2.2. Customizing a Contacts View
        3. 10.2.3. Finding Contacts
      3. 10.3. Adding Contacts to the Address Book
        1. 10.3.1. Adding a Contact Manually
        2. 10.3.2. Adding a Contact from a Received Email
        3. 10.3.3. Adding a Contact from an Outlook Contact
        4. 10.3.4. Adding a Contact from a vCard File
      4. 10.4. Working with Distribution Lists
        1. 10.4.1. Creating a Distribution List
        2. 10.4.2. Using Distribution Lists
      5. 10.5. More About Contacts
        1. 10.5.1. The Contact Form
          1. 10.5.1.1. Full Name
          2. 10.5.1.2. Phone Numbers
          3. 10.5.1.3. Addresses
          4. 10.5.1.4. Picture
          5. 10.5.1.5. Email Addresses
          6. 10.5.1.6. Notes
        2. 10.5.2. Other Contact Displays
          1. 10.5.2.1. Details
          2. 10.5.2.2. Certificates
          3. 10.5.2.3. All Fields
        3. 10.5.3. Editing the Business Card
        4. 10.5.4. Dialing the Phone
        5. 10.5.5. Sending Contact Information by Email
          1. 10.5.5.1. Sending Contact Information in Outlook Format
          2. 10.5.5.2. Sending Contact Information in vCard Format
          3. 10.5.5.3. Sending Contact Information from the Contact Form
        6. 10.5.6. Other Contact Actions
          1. 10.5.6.1. Viewing a Map of the Contact's Address
          2. 10.5.6.2. Inviting the Contact to a Meeting
          3. 10.5.6.3. Assigning a Task to a Contact
          4. 10.5.6.4. Viewing the Contact's Web Page
          5. 10.5.6.5. Tagging a Contact for Follow Up
      6. 10.6. Performing a Mail Merge from Your Contacts
      7. 10.7. Working with Multiple Address Books
      8. 10.8. Setting Contact Options
      9. 10.9. Summary
    2. 11. Working with the Calendar
      1. 11.1. Understanding the Outlook Calendar
      2. 11.2. Using the Calendar
        1. 11.2.1. Working with Calendar Views
          1. 11.2.1.1. Using the Calendar Day View
          2. 11.2.1.2. Using the Calendar Week View
          3. 11.2.1.3. Using the Calendar Month View
        2. 11.2.2. Using the To-Do Bar with Appointments
      3. 11.3. Working with Appointments
        1. 11.3.1. Creating a Simple Appointment
        2. 11.3.2. Editing and Deleting Appointments
        3. 11.3.3. Appointment Options
          1. 11.3.3.1. Scheduling Recurring Events
          2. 11.3.3.2. Using Appointment Reminders
          3. 11.3.3.3. Inviting Meeting Attendees
          4. 11.3.3.4. Using Other Time Zones
          5. 11.3.3.5. Forwarding an Appointment
          6. 11.3.3.6. Assigning Appointments to Categories
          7. 11.3.3.7. Setting Appointment Importance
          8. 11.3.3.8. Marking an Appointment as Private
          9. 11.3.3.9. Determining How an Appointment Displays on the Scheduling Page
      4. 11.4. Searching the Calendar
      5. 11.5. Sharing Your Calendar with Others
        1. 11.5.1. Sending a Calendar Snapshot
        2. 11.5.2. Publishing a Calendar to Microsoft Office Online
        3. 11.5.3. Publishing a Calendar to a Web Server
        4. 11.5.4. Inviting Others to View Your Calendar
        5. 11.5.5. Other Actions with Published Calendars
      6. 11.6. Subscribing to Internet Calendars
        1. 11.6.1.
          1. 11.6.1.1. Using Overlay Mode
      7. 11.7. Setting Calendar Options
      8. 11.8. Summary
    3. 12. Working with Schedules and Meetings
      1. 12.1. Understanding Scheduling
      2. 12.2. Creating a Meeting
        1. 12.2.1. Meeting Request Options
        2. 12.2.2. Using the Scheduling Window
          1. 12.2.2.1. Setting Scheduling Options
        3. 12.2.3. Responding to Meeting Invitations
        4. 12.2.4. Tracking Meeting Invitations
      3. 12.3. Working with Existing Meetings
      4. 12.4. Setting Meeting Options
      5. 12.5. Creating and Using a Meeting Workplace
      6. 12.6. Summary
    4. 13. Working with Outlook Notes
      1. 13.1. Understanding Outlook Notes
      2. 13.2. Creating a Note
      3. 13.3. Opening and Editing a Note
      4. 13.4. Using Notes View
        1. 13.4.1. Changing Notes Display
        2. 13.4.2. Using the Current View List
      5. 13.5. Searching Notes
      6. 13.6. Setting Notes Options
      7. 13.7. Summary
    5. 14. Using the Journal
      1. 14.1. Understanding the Journal
      2. 14.2. Using Journal View
        1. 14.2.1. Changing Journal View
          1. 14.2.1.1. By Contact View
          2. 14.2.1.2. Entry List View
          3. 14.2.1.3. Other Journal Views
      3. 14.3. Creating a Manual Journal Entry
      4. 14.4. Searching the Journal
      5. 14.5. Specifying What's Saved in Journal Entries
      6. 14.6. Summary
    6. 15. Keeping Track of Tasks
      1. 15.1. Understanding Tasks
      2. 15.2. Using the Task View
        1. 15.2.1. Task Timeline View
        2. 15.2.2. To-Do List View
      3. 15.3. Creating a New Task
        1. 15.3.1. Entering Task Details
        2. 15.3.2. Assigning a Task
        3. 15.3.3. Specifying Task Recurrence
      4. 15.4. Working with Assigned Tasks
        1. 15.4.1. Receiving a Task Assignment
        2. 15.4.2. Receiving Accept/Decline Notifications
        3. 15.4.3. Task Status Reports
        4. 15.4.4. Sending a Status Report Manually
      5. 15.5. Other Ways of Viewing Tasks
        1. 15.5.1. Viewing Tasks on the To-Do Bar
        2. 15.5.2. Viewing Tasks on the Calendar
      6. 15.6. Setting Task Options
      7. 15.7. Summary
    7. 16. Making Use of RSS Feeds
      1. 16.1. Understanding RSS
      2. 16.2. Subscribing to an RSS Feed
      3. 16.3. Displaying RSS Feeds
      4. 16.4. Deleting and Changing RSS Feeds
      5. 16.5. Importing or Exporting Groups of RSS Feeds
        1. 16.5.1. Exporting RSS Feed Information
        2. 16.5.2. Importing RSS Feed Information from an OPML File
        3. 16.5.3. Importing RSS Feed Information from the Common Feed List
      6. 16.6. Summary
  9. IV. Getting the Most Out of Outlook
    1. 17. Making the Most of Outlook Categories
      1. 17.1. Understanding Categories
      2. 17.2. Working with the Category List
      3. 17.3. Assigning Categories to Items
      4. 17.4. Organizing Items by Category
      5. 17.5. Filtering Items by Category
      6. 17.6. Sending Messages with Categories
      7. 17.7. Using a Quick Click Category
      8. 17.8. Summary
    2. 18. Working with Outlook Folders and Data Files
      1. 18.1. Understanding Files and Folders
      2. 18.2. Outlook Data Files
        1. 18.2.1. Outlook Data File Compatibility
        2. 18.2.2. Offline Folders File
      3. 18.3. Working with Outlook Folders
        1. 18.3.1. Outlook's Default Folders
        2. 18.3.2. Creating a New Email Folder
        3. 18.3.3. Creating a New Non-Email Folder
        4. 18.3.4. Organizing Folders in Groups
          1. 18.3.4.1. Creating a New Group
          2. 18.3.4.2. Working with Groups
        5. 18.3.5. Working with Folders, Groups, and Items
          1. 18.3.5.1. Viewing Folder Contents
          2. 18.3.5.2. Moving or Copying Items
          3. 18.3.5.3. Moving, Copying, Deleting, and Renaming Folders
      4. 18.4. Creating a New Personal Folders File
        1. 18.4.1. Setting Personal Folder File Options
      5. 18.5. Using the Search Folders
        1. 18.5.1. The Default Search Folders
        2. 18.5.2. Adding a Predefined Search Folder
        3. 18.5.3. Adding a Custom Search Folder
      6. 18.6. Using Favorite Folders
      7. 18.7. Using the Deleted Items Folder
      8. 18.8. AutoArchiving Outlook Items
        1. 18.8.1. Deciding What Gets Archived, and When
        2. 18.8.2. Setting AutoArchive Options for Individual Folders
      9. 18.9. Setting Other Folder Options
      10. 18.10. Backing Up Outlook Data
        1. 18.10.1. Back Up Your Entire PST File
      11. 18.11. Summary
    3. 19. Customizing Outlook to Suit the Way You Work
      1. 19.1. Customizing the Outlook Screen
        1. 19.1.1. Changing the Size of Screen Elements
        2. 19.1.2. Customizing the Navigation Pane
        3. 19.1.3. Customizing Other Screen Elements
      2. 19.2. Customizing Toolbars
        1. 19.2.1. Hiding and Displaying Toolbars
        2. 19.2.2. Positioning the Toolbars
        3. 19.2.3. Adding and Removing Toolbar Buttons
        4. 19.2.4. Advanced Toolbar Customization
      3. 19.3. Customizing Menus
      4. 19.4. Other Customization Options
      5. 19.5. Defining Custom Views
        1. 19.5.1. Customizing the Current View
          1. 19.5.1.1. Fields
          2. 19.5.1.2. Group By
          3. 19.5.1.3. Sort
          4. 19.5.1.4. Filter
          5. 19.5.1.5. Other Settings
          6. 19.5.1.6. Automatic Formatting
          7. 19.5.1.7. Format Columns
          8. 19.5.1.8. Reset Current View
      6. 19.6. Customizing Outlook Today
      7. 19.7. Summary
    4. 20. Managing Security Issues
      1. 20.1. Protecting Against Viruses
        1. 20.1.1. On-Demand Email Scan
      2. 20.2. Dealing with Attachments
        1. 20.2.1. Automatically Blocked Attachments
        2. 20.2.2. Other Attachment Types
        3. 20.2.3. Sending Blocked File Types
      3. 20.3. Macro Security
      4. 20.4. Using Certificates and Digital Signatures
        1. 20.4.1. Obtaining a Digital ID
        2. 20.4.2. Importing/Exporting Digital IDs
        3. 20.4.3. Receiving Digitally Signed Messages
        4. 20.4.4. Obtaining Other People's Public Keys
        5. 20.4.5. Encrypting and Digitally Signing Messages
        6. 20.4.6. Encrypting Messages
        7. 20.4.7. Digitally Signing Messages
      5. 20.5. HTML Message Dangers
      6. 20.6. Summary
    5. 21. Using Outlook with Other Applications
      1. 21.1. Sending Email from Office Applications
      2. 21.2. Pasting Office Application Data into Email Messages
      3. 21.3. Creating Mailings Using Outlook Contacts
      4. 21.4. Summary
  10. V. Programming Outlook
    1. 22. Writing Macros and Visual Basic Code in Outlook
      1. 22.1. Understanding Macros
      2. 22.2. The Macros Dialog Box
      3. 22.3. The VBA Editor
      4. 22.4. Security and Macros
      5. 22.5. Assigning Macros to Menus and Toolbars
      6. 22.6. Debugging Macros
        1. 22.6.1. Working with Breakpoints
        2. 22.6.2. Using Watches
        3. 22.6.3. The Locals Window
        4. 22.6.4. Controlling Macro Execution
      7. 22.7. What's Next?
      8. 22.8. Summary
    2. 23. Getting Started with VBA
      1. 23.1. Basic VBA Syntax
        1. 23.1.1. Code Comments
      2. 23.2. Storing Data
        1. 23.2.1. Variables
        2. 23.2.2. Numeric Variables
        3. 23.2.3. String Variables
        4. 23.2.4. Constants
        5. 23.2.5. Boolean Variables
        6. 23.2.6. Date Variables
        7. 23.2.7. The Variant Type
        8. 23.2.8. Object Variables
        9. 23.2.9. Arrays
          1. 23.2.9.1. Static Arrays
          2. 23.2.9.2. Dynamic Arrays
        10. 23.2.10. User-Defined Types
        11. 23.2.11. Enumerations
      3. 23.3. Using Operators
        1. 23.3.1. The Assignment Operator
        2. 23.3.2. The Mathematical Operators
        3. 23.3.3. The String Operator
        4. 23.3.4. The Comparison Operators
        5. 23.3.5. The Logical Operators
        6. 23.3.6. Operator Precedence and Parentheses
      4. 23.4. Writing Conditional and Loop Statements
        1. 23.4.1. Using Loop Statements
          1. 23.4.1.1. For...Next
          2. 23.4.1.2. For Each...Next
          3. 23.4.1.3. Do...Loop
        2. 23.4.2. Using Conditional Statements
          1. 23.4.2.1. If...Then...Else
          2. 23.4.2.2. Select Case
      5. 23.5. Writing Procedures
        1. 23.5.1. Subs versus Functions
        2. 23.5.2. Passing Arguments to Procedures
        3. 23.5.3. Calling Procedures
        4. 23.5.4. Understanding Procedure Variables
        5. 23.5.5. Creating a Procedure
        6. 23.5.6. Procedures versus Macros
      6. 23.6. Interacting with the User
        1. 23.6.1. The MsgBox Function
        2. 23.6.2. The InputBox Function
      7. 23.7. Summary
    3. 24. Understanding the Outlook Object Model
      1. 24.1. Understanding Office Objects
        1. 24.1.1. Creating Object References
        2. 24.1.2. Working with Collections
        3. 24.1.3. Using Named Constants
      2. 24.2. The Outlook Object Model Hierarchy
        1. 24.2.1. The Application Object
        2. 24.2.2. The Namespace Object
        3. 24.2.3. Getting References to Outlook Folders
          1. 24.2.3.1. Referencing Default Folders
          2. 24.2.3.2. Referencing User-Created Folders
        4. 24.2.4. Working with Folder Items
      3. 24.3. Programming Email Items
        1. 24.3.1. Working with Received Messages
          1. 24.3.1.1. Moving Selected Messages
          2. 24.3.1.2. Dealing with Attachments
        2. 24.3.2. Creating and Sending Messages
          1. 24.3.2.1. Creating a New Message
          2. 24.3.2.2. Addressing the Message
          3. 24.3.2.3. Adding Attachments to a Message
          4. 24.3.2.4. Completing and Sending a Message
      4. 24.4. Programming Calendar Items
        1. 24.4.1. Creating a New Appointment
        2. 24.4.2. Accessing Existing Appointments
        3. 24.4.3. A Calendar Demonstration
      5. 24.5. Summary
    4. 25. Programming Outlook with VBA: Some Examples
      1. 25.1. Organizing Email Messages Based on Subject
        1. 25.1.1. Some Possible Changes
        2. 25.1.2. Using the Application
        3. 25.1.3. Adding the Code to Your Outlook Project
      2. 25.2. Creating a Summary of Upcoming Appointments
      3. 25.3. Summary
    5. 26. Working with Outlook Forms
      1. 26.1. Understanding Outlook Forms
      2. 26.2. Designing a Form
        1. 26.2.1. Starting a New Form
        2. 26.2.2. Modifying a Form
        3. 26.2.3. Form Structure
        4. 26.2.4. Working with Pages
        5. 26.2.5. Page Properties
        6. 26.2.6. Adding Fields to a Form
        7. 26.2.7. Working with Controls
          1. 26.2.7.1. Adding Controls Manually
          2. 26.2.7.2. Selecting, Sizing, and Moving Controls
          3. 26.2.7.3. Aligning Controls
          4. 26.2.7.4. Automatic Alignment and Sizing of Controls
          5. 26.2.7.5. Other Size and Position Tools
          6. 26.2.7.6. Working with the Z-Order
          7. 26.2.7.7. Changing the Tab Order
        8. 26.2.8. Working with Control Properties
          1. 26.2.8.1. Accessing Control Properties
          2. 26.2.8.2. Common Control Properties
          3. 26.2.8.3. The Value Properties
      3. 26.3. Testing a Form
      4. 26.4. Publishing a Form
      5. 26.5. Summary
    6. 27. Going Beyond Basic Forms
      1. 27.1. Using Custom Fields
        1. 27.1.1. Planning a Custom Field
        2. 27.1.2. Creating a Custom Field
          1. 27.1.2.1. Using the Field Chooser to Define a New Field
          2. 27.1.2.2. Adding a Control First
      2. 27.2. Using Read and Compose Modes
      3. 27.3. Working with Fields
        1. 27.3.1. Shared Fields
        2. 27.3.2. Creating Combination Fields
        3. 27.3.3. Using Formula Fields
        4. 27.3.4. Validating User Input
      4. 27.4. Setting Form Properties
      5. 27.5. Understanding the Actions Page
      6. 27.6. Using VBScript in Your Forms
      7. 27.7. Summary
  11. VI. Additional Topics
    1. 28. Using Outlook with Exchange Server
      1. 28.1. Understanding Exchange Server
      2. 28.2. Understanding Offline Folders Files
        1. 28.2.1. Using Cached Exchange Mode
        2. 28.2.2. Working Offline
      3. 28.3. Configuring Outlook for Exchange Server
        1. 28.3.1. Setting General Properties
        2. 28.3.2. Setting Advanced Properties
        3. 28.3.3. Setting Security Properties
        4. 28.3.4. Setting Connection Properties
        5. 28.3.5. Setting Remote Mail Properties
      4. 28.4. Voting
        1. 28.4.1. Requesting a Vote
        2. 28.4.2. Responding to a Voting Request
        3. 28.4.3. Tallying the Votes
        4. 28.4.4. Setting Vote Tracking Options
      5. 28.5. Recalling Sent Messages
      6. 28.6. Using Forms with Exchange
        1. 28.6.1. Publishing a Form
        2. 28.6.2. Using a Form
      7. 28.7. Working with Outlook's Group Schedules
        1. 28.7.1. Creating a Group Schedule
        2. 28.7.2. Using Group Schedules
          1. 28.7.2.1. Scheduling Meetings
          2. 28.7.2.2. Sending Email to Group Members
          3. 28.7.2.3. Setting Group Schedule Options
          4. 28.7.2.4. Other Group Schedule Actions
      8. 28.8. Delegating Outlook Tasks
        1. 28.8.1. Creating Delegates
        2. 28.8.2. Working as an Assistant
          1. 28.8.2.1. Opening Another User's Folder
          2. 28.8.2.2. Sending Email on Behalf of Another User
          3. 28.8.2.3. Scheduling on Behalf of Another User
        3. 28.8.3. Granting Folder Access
      9. 28.9. Using Remote Mail
        1. 28.9.1. Using Remote Mail on a LAN
      10. 28.10. Summary
    2. 29. Using Outlook with SharePoint Services
      1. 29.1. Understanding SharePoint Services
      2. 29.2. Working with Shared Contacts
        1. 29.2.1. Viewing Shared Contacts
        2. 29.2.2. Linking the Shared Contacts List to Outlook
      3. 29.3. Working with the Shared Calendar
        1. 29.3.1. Linking a Shared Calendar to Outlook
      4. 29.4. Working with Alerts
      5. 29.5. Summary

Product information

  • Title: Microsoft® Outlook® 2007 Bible
  • Author(s): Peter G. Aitken
  • Release date: April 2007
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9780470046456