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Outlook: organization of your mailbox and calendar

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Written by Wout Hollestelle
Updated over 3 years ago

In this article you will learn more about the Microsoft Office program, Outlook. It explains what Outlook is, what you can use it for and what levels it offers.

Outlook is the mail and calendar tool of Office. Many things in the program may be self-explanatory, but there is much more than you might think. Discover, for example, how you can organize your e-mails in a clear manner, share your calendar with others and send automatic replies.

For an overview of all Outlook-challenges, go to the Library first.

The Library can be found by clicking on Library in the upper right corner of the tool.

Then click on Outlook under all programs in the top left-hand corner to view the range of Outlook tracks and challenges.

Using Outlook

You can use Outlook for private and business purposes as a tool for your e-mail, task list and calendar. Outlook is also useful for planning (online) meetings because you can share agendas and team meetings.

Levels within Outlook

To get started with Outlook, you can learn via the Standard Curriculum. There are two different Outlook tracks: 'Outlook Basic 1' and 'Outlook Basic 2', both of which are at Beginner's level.

Outlook Basic

Outlook is a program that is easy to use if you know the basics. The two basic tracks at Beginner's level teach you everything you need to know to work efficiently with Outlook.

Topic related learning in Outlook

In addition to the two basic Outlook tracks, there is also the possibility to learn by subject within Outlook. These are the topics 'Mail merge' and ‘A solid foundation for argumentation’.

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