Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook

Chapter 6: Managing the Calendars

The scheduling power in Outlook comes from the Calendar feature. The Calendar is fully integrated with other objects within Outlook, such as email, contacts, and tasks. This happens seamlessly so you don’t see the full functionality that is present.

When you use a desk calendar you simply write where you want your events to appear. It is somewhat the same in Outlook Calendar: you click on a line by a time and start typing what your appointment is. Some of the advantages to using an electronic calendar are that you can do the following:

• Access your calendar from multiple devices, such as a phone, tablet, and computer
• Schedule meetings and appointments from anywhere
• Set up reminders to prevent you from missing ...