Chapter 15

Outlook on the Job

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Making meeting planning easy with Outlook

check Allowing coworkers to help you do your work

check Giving permissions to a delegate

check Displaying two calendars side by side

check Setting up your out of office message

check Understanding all those address books

Microsoft is a big company that writes big programs for big companies with big bucks. As you’d expect, some parts of Outlook were originally meant for people at big companies. But these days, people in small organizations also need tools to improve teamwork and collaboration. That’s especially true in a world of far-flung virtual teams whose members communicate almost exclusively via phone and email.

Companies that use Outlook often have a network that’s running a program called Microsoft Exchange Server in the background. If you’re working with an Exchange-based account in Outlook, you have access to extra ...

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