Chapter 1

A First Look at Outlook

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Exploring what you can do with Outlook

check Switching to the Simplified Ribbon

check Reading and creating email

check Sending files by email

check Checking your calendar

check Entering appointments and contacts

check Managing tasks

check Keeping notes

This book kicks off with Outlook’s Greatest Hits — the things you’ll want to do with Outlook every single day. The list sounds simple enough: sending email, making appointments, and so on. But there’s more here than meets the eye; Outlook does ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Most people use only about 5 percent of Outlook’s power. (Hey, that’s kind of like how people only use a small percentage of their brains!) Even if ...

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