For readers who are new to Outlook 11 and want to get up and running quickly, Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Outlook 11 in 24 Hours will do the trick. This book includes shortcuts and ways to accomplish the most common tasks in Outlook. Readers are able to work at their own pace through the easily digestible, one-hour lessons. After completing the lessons, the reader will have a solid foundation of the basics and know the most efficient way to utilize the new version of Outlook.
Outlook isn't the most intuitive program to use, even for people who've used it before. This book aims to change that or at least help you understand how Outlook works. It'll show you where to find things so that you don't feel lost and wish you had your old email client back.
If you're new to Outlook, you'll learn about all the features it offers, not only for email, but also for personal information management, which includes the Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks folders.
Outlook also has many hidden features that are hard to discover on your own. By the time you reach the end of the book, you'll be more organized then ever and be on the road to Outlook expert.
If you're upgrading from an older version of Outlook, you'll learn about the new features in Outlook 2003, as well as discover some new tricks.
About the Author
Diane Poremsky is the owner and president of CDOLive, a messaging and collaboration consulting and solutions development firm. She is an associate editor and columnist for OutlookPower, an e-zine for Outlook and Exchange power users and reviews software for Fawcette Publications' .NET magazine.
Diane is a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in recognition for her support of Outlook in the Microsoft newsgroups and Internet community.
She spends her free time trying to keep up with the activities of daughters Jessie and Cecilia, and college students Rebecca and Liz. She often wonders what cute things grandson Joey is doing today.
Along with her husband, Phil, she enjoys the natural beauty in the mountains of upper east Tennessee. You can reach her at drcp@poremsky.com and visit her Web sites at http://www.poremsky.com and http://www.cdolive.com.