Outlook - Getting Started
What you will learn:
By the end of class, attendees will gain experience and knowledge surrounding the basics of Outlook . This course will cover getting started with email at KU as well as email and calendar basics within Outlook . Attendees will be given the opportunity to work within Outlook with instructor assistance so that real-world applications can be understood and practiced.
** This course is intended for those who use the full Microsoft Outlook Client and will not cover materials on the Outlook Web App.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Manage and organize email within Outlook
- Determine when to add contacts and when to use the global address list
- Manage and create contacts and contact groups
- Differentiate between contact groups and KU group lists (distribution lists, DL’s)
- Manage and create in-person and online meetings meetings and appointments using the scheduling assistant
- Differentiate between delegated calendars, shared calendars, and calendar permissions
- Search more efficiently within Outlook
- Create out-of-office messages
For questions about this workshop, please contact KU IT Technology Instruction at training@ku.edu or 
785-864-5155.
Office Productivity
Prerequisites
What you should already know:
Attendees should have an understanding of the basic content of an email message and meeting request and be able to perform basic computing skills such as using a mouse, formatting text, and saving and organizing files.
What you will need:
For this course, attendees will need an active KU Online ID. No additional hardware, software, or account permissions are needed.