Microsoft® Outlook® 2007 Bible

Chapter 28. Using Outlook with Exchange Server

IN THIS CHAPTER

• About Exchange Server

• Working with Offline Folders Files

• Setting options for Exchange Server

• Using Exchange voting

• "Unsending" messages

• Outlook forms and Exchange

• Working with group schedules

• Using Outlook's Delegate feature

• Outlook Remote Mail

Microsoft Exchange Server is designed to facilitate communication and collaboration among groups of people. It works in conjunction with client applications such as Outlook, and provides services such as email, instant messaging, sharing of calendars and tasks, thin-client (that is, browser) based access to email, and support for mobile devices.

This chapter shows you how to get the most out of Outlook when you are using it with an Exchange account. It does not cover aspects of Exchange not specifically related to Outlook, such as Exchange Server administration.

Be aware that Exchange Server is a complex piece of software with lots of options, which may be set differently by the Exchange administrator. There are also different versions of Exchange Server in use at different organizations. For these reasons you cannot be sure that each Exchange Server account will work exactly the same as all the others.

Understanding Exchange Server

Exchange Server is designed to facilitate the exchange of information between users. An Exchange Server account may have just a few users, dozens, or even hundreds. Each individual user has his own username and password that he uses to log on to the account. The ...