What is Microsoft Office Outlook?

Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook since Outlook 2003) is a personal information manager from Microsoft, and is part of the Microsoft Office suite.

Although often used mainly as an e-mail application, it also provides a calendar, task and contact management, note taking, a journal and web browsing.

What is Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA)?
Outlook Web Access (OWA) is a webmail service, which is used to access e-mail, calendars, contacts, tasks, and other mailbox content when access to the Microsoft Outlook desktop application is unavailable.
OWA can be used from Internet cafes and any other location that provides connectivity to the Web.
View Online Demo of OWA

• Outlook 2007 Quick Help
  • Saving a Draft of a Message
  • How to Create a Distribution List From Your Contacts
  • How to Reveal the BCC Box
  • Introducing the Ribbon
  • Outlook Message Delete Quick Reference
  • Outlook Mailbox Cleanup Quick Reference

• Printable User's Guides
  • Outlook 2007 Quick Reference
  • MSO 101 - Outlook 2007 Essentials User Guide
  • MSO 102 - Outlook 2007 Advanced User Guide

• Online/ Web-Based Training
  • Outlook 2007 for Windows Essential Training
  • Outlook Web Access (OWA) Online Demo
  • Microsoft Outlook 2007 Online Training
  • Sneak Peek at Outlook 2007

• Classroom Training
  • View Instructor Led Training Sessions

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Saving a Draft of a Message

By default, Microsoft Office Outlook automatically attempts to save any e-mail message that you create but do not send. You can return to Outlook later and find the unsent message.

To manually save a draft of a message, do one of the following:

1. Click Save on the Quick Access Toolbar.
   
2. Click the Microsoft Office Button  , and then click Save.

To return to a saved draft so that you can continue composing the message, do the following:

In Mail, in the Navigation Pane, click Drafts, and then double-click the message

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How to Create a Distribution List From Your Contacts

Summary
Microsoft Outlook has the ability to create a distribution list from your Contacts list, and store that distribution list in the Contacts folder. This article describes how to create such a distribution list. 

Define the Distribution List

1. On the Tools menu, click Address Book to open your Address Book.
2. In the Show Names from the list, click Contacts.
3. On the File menu, click New Entry, or click the New Entry button on the toolbar.
4. Under Select the entry type, click New Distribution List.
5. Under Put this Entry, click In The Contacts. This selection determines where your new distribution list is saved. This is the default location.
6. Click OK. Your new distribution list is now set to be saved in the Contacts folder, and an untitled distribution list form opens. At this point, you can begin adding contacts to your new distribution list, as outlined in the following section.

Add Contacts to Your New Distribution List

1. In the Name box, type the name of your new distribution list.
2. Click the Select Members button to add members from any of your Address Book entries or Contacts.
3. Click Save And Close to save the new distribution list.

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How to Reveal the Bcc Box in Outlook

Summary
By default, the Bcc box does is not displayed in a new mail message. This design decision was made to reduce screen "clutter" by removing less frequently used options from immediate view.

To display the Bcc box, use one of the following methods, depending on whether you use Microsoft Word as your e-mail editor or the native Outlook e-mail editor.

To display the Bcc box:

1. Open a new e-mail message, and then click Options.
2. On the Fields area, click Show Bcc.

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Introducing the Ribbon

The Ribbon is visible each time you create or edit something in Outlook. Specifically, you'll encounter the Ribbon when you create or modify e-mail messages, calendar items, contacts, tasks, or journal entries.