Microsoft Showcase: Outlook Best Practices: Getting started

Outlook Best Practices: Getting started

August 15, 2011
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Harry was fine using Outlook for email and meeting reminders. But new responsibilities in his job began to overwhelm his schedule and make him feel lost in email. Harry's co-worker, Renee, knows how to use Outlook to control email and scheduling, and begins to show Harry some best practices. (First part of a 9 video training series)

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