Microsoft Outlook is the standard tool for email, calendar appointments and to-dos for most business users, with desktop and mobile versions full of features. In practice, with the average office worker getting more than 100 emails a day, many people face email overload, missed deadlines and packed calendars.
This 60-minute Outlook inbox zero training focuses on email. You'll learn to set up Outlook for distraction-free work, automate processing with rules and Quick Steps, apply the 4 D's of email management, and turn messages into to-do items and calendar appointments. It is an introductory session taught in the latest version of Outlook, though much of it applies to earlier versions.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Using Outlook every day is not the same as using it well. Time lost searching for information, a disorganized mailbox and an inbox out of control all add up.
Used the right way, Outlook can save you time, improve response times and help you keep up with actions and due dates. This session suits accountants, CPAs, executives, auditors, HR staff, marketers, IT and government personnel, and anyone who uses Outlook.
AREA COVERED
- Configuring Outlook for distraction-free productivity
- Creating rules to automate email processing
- Creating Quick Steps to automate a series of actions
- The 4 D's of email management and how to apply them
- Converting emails into to-do items
- Converting emails into calendar appointments
- Categories vs folders: differences, pros and cons
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Configure Outlook for distraction-free productivity
- Create rules to automate email processing
- Build Quick Steps that automate a series of actions
- Apply the 4 D's of email management
- Convert emails into to-do items and calendar appointments
- Choose between categories and folders based on their pros and cons
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
This introductory-level session is Aimed at Anyone who uses Microsoft Outlook and is looking for a way to Get back those Precious Hours! The training will be delivered using the latest version of Outlook although much of the functionality is available in Earlier Versions of the Application.
- Accountants
- CPAs
- CEO's / CFO's / CTO's
- Controllers
- Excel User
- Income Tax Preparers
- Enrolled Agents
- Financial Consultants
- IT Professionals
- Auditors
- Human Resource Personnel
- Bookkeepers
- Marketers
- Government Personnel
Using Outlook every day is not the same as using it well. Time lost searching for information, a disorganized mailbox and an inbox out of control all add up.
Used the right way, Outlook can save you time, improve response times and help you keep up with actions and due dates. This session suits accountants, CPAs, executives, auditors, HR staff, marketers, IT and government personnel, and anyone who uses Outlook.
- Configuring Outlook for distraction-free productivity
- Creating rules to automate email processing
- Creating Quick Steps to automate a series of actions
- The 4 D's of email management and how to apply them
- Converting emails into to-do items
- Converting emails into calendar appointments
- Categories vs folders: differences, pros and cons
- Configure Outlook for distraction-free productivity
- Create rules to automate email processing
- Build Quick Steps that automate a series of actions
- Apply the 4 D's of email management
- Convert emails into to-do items and calendar appointments
- Choose between categories and folders based on their pros and cons
This introductory-level session is Aimed at Anyone who uses Microsoft Outlook and is looking for a way to Get back those Precious Hours! The training will be delivered using the latest version of Outlook although much of the functionality is available in Earlier Versions of the Application.
- Accountants
- CPAs
- CEO's / CFO's / CTO's
- Controllers
- Excel User
- Income Tax Preparers
- Enrolled Agents
- Financial Consultants
- IT Professionals
- Auditors
- Human Resource Personnel
- Bookkeepers
- Marketers
- Government Personnel
Speaker Profile
Mike Thomas
Mike has worked in the IT training business since 1989 where his expertise and experience covers designing, delivering training courses, writing training materials and recording and editing video-based tutorials. Although he is a subject matter expert in a range of Microsoft technologies and has worked extensively with Mac OSX and Mac-related software since 2006; however, his passion is for all-things-Excel and in 2012 he founded the website theexceltrainer.co.ukMike is a Fellow of The Learning and Performance Institute and has worked with and for a large number of global and UK-based companies and organizations across a diverse range of sectors. In …
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