Managing Your Time Using Microsoft Outlook

Updated: February 8, 2007

Productivity tutorial

Learn important skills to improve how you manage your time for efficient and effective communication, collaboration, and sharing of information with students and colleagues. Download this 12-page tutorial to help you get the most from your day.

Step-by-step instructions, glossaries, tips, and annotated illustrations of Microsoft Outlook screens help you simplify everyday scheduling, tracking, and communications tasks.

The accompanying instructor presentation offers a guide to the tutorial, suitable for use by an instructor leading a class or for self-paced learning.

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Productivity tutorial
ItemRequirements

Instructional level

Intermediate user

Advanced user

Curriculum areas

Teacher productivity

Classroom management

Technology

Software required

Microsoft Office Outlook

Objectives

Use Outlook Today for an always-current, at-a-glance view of your day.

Schedule meetings for times when attendees are available, using Plan a Meeting.

Stay on top of your to-do list by creating and assigning tasks.

Flag a message and set a date for follow up.

Use the Journal to keep track of your work day.

Tutorial outline

Before you begin
An introduction to the desktop information management features of Microsoft Outlook messaging and collaboration software.

Touring Outlook
Become familiar with how to access the capabilities of Outlook and where they appear on your screen.

Using the calendar
Use the calendar to keep track of your daily schedule and interact with others' schedules to book meetings.

Using tasks
Track tasks by percent complete and by assignee.

Using flags
Place flags in messages that need follow-up action.

Using Outlook Today
Customize the at-a-glance view of your day with selected items from your calendar, task list, and message statistics.

Taking your schedule with you
Print your schedule in a variety of formats.

Using delegates and assigning permissions
Appoint a delegate, and create permissions for others to access and update your e-mail and calendar while you're away.

Using the Journal
Initiate journal tracking of your activities to record how much time you spend working on a particular document or project.

Getting help
Additional information about Microsoft Outlook is available from several sources. Get answers to questions, find product support online, and read news about product updates.

Web links to tutorial and instructor presentation

Managing your time using Outlook (1 MB Microsoft Word file)

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