How to use Microsoft Outlook - Tutorial for Beginners

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22 Sept 202123:27

Summary

TLDRThis tutorial offers a beginner's guide to Microsoft Outlook, focusing on setting up email accounts, sending and receiving emails, and organizing them efficiently. It covers adding multiple email accounts, composing and sending emails with various options like CC, BCC, and attachments, as well as replying and forwarding messages. The video also touches on creating folders, using flags for important emails, and customizing views for better email management. The presenter invites viewers to share what they'd like to learn next in Outlook, promising more in-depth tutorials in the series.

Takeaways

  • 😀 Microsoft Outlook is a comprehensive email client that also includes features for organizing tasks, contacts, and notes.
  • 👨‍🏫 The script is a beginner's tutorial aimed at teaching the basics of setting up and using Microsoft Outlook.
  • 📧 Users can set up multiple email accounts in Outlook, including non-Microsoft accounts like Gmail.
  • 🔍 Outlook has a search function that allows for easy access to emails and other items within the program.
  • 📂 The interface includes tabs and a ribbon similar to other Microsoft Office products, making it intuitive for users familiar with the suite.
  • 💌 Users can compose emails with various formatting options, attachments, and even dictate messages using voice commands.
  • 🔒 Security features like the ability to encrypt items are available for protecting sensitive information in emails.
  • 📝 Outlook allows for the creation of signatures that can be automatically appended to outgoing emails.
  • 🔄 The program offers multiple ways to manage received emails, including options to reply, forward, or delete messages.
  • 📅 The calendar feature in Outlook can be used for scheduling and organizing appointments and events.
  • 📁 Users can create folders and subfolders to organize emails and other items, and even mark important emails with flags for quick reference.

Q & A

  • What is the main focus of this video tutorial?

    -The main focus of this video tutorial is to provide a beginner's guide on how to use Microsoft Outlook, covering basic setup, sending and receiving emails, and organizing them.

  • How can viewers quickly access Microsoft Outlook on their computer?

    -Viewers can quickly access Microsoft Outlook by pinning it to their taskbar for easy access, as demonstrated in the tutorial.

  • What is the first step to set up an email account in Microsoft Outlook?

    -The first step to set up an email account in Microsoft Outlook is to go to 'File' and then 'Account Settings', and click on 'New' to search for and add an email account.

  • Can you add multiple email accounts to Microsoft Outlook?

    -Yes, you can add multiple email accounts to Microsoft Outlook, as shown in the tutorial where the presenter adds both a Microsoft account and a Gmail account.

  • How can you ensure that your email setup in Outlook is organized with multiple accounts?

    -You can ensure your email setup is organized by using the 'Inbox' and other folders that sync with your email accounts, as well as utilizing the 'Receive All' function to pull in emails from all connected accounts.

  • What is the purpose of the 'Home' tab in Microsoft Outlook?

    -The 'Home' tab in Microsoft Outlook contains essential functions for email management, such as composing new emails, replying to messages, and accessing email options.

  • How can you compose a new email in Microsoft Outlook?

    -To compose a new email in Microsoft Outlook, you can click on 'New Email' under the 'Home' tab, or use the keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl + N'.

  • What is the difference between 'CC' and 'BCC' when sending an email in Outlook?

    -The difference is that 'CC' (Carbon Copy) makes the recipients visible to all other recipients, while 'BCC' (Blind Carbon Copy) hides the recipients from each other.

  • How can you attach a file to an email in Microsoft Outlook?

    -You can attach a file to an email in Microsoft Outlook by clicking on 'Insert' in the email composition window and then selecting 'Attach File' to browse and add the desired file.

  • What is the 'Read Aloud' feature in Microsoft Outlook and how can it be used?

    -The 'Read Aloud' feature in Microsoft Outlook allows you to have your emails read out loud to you. You can activate it by clicking on the 'Read Aloud' button in an open email.

  • How can you create a new folder to organize your emails in Microsoft Outlook?

    -You can create a new folder in Microsoft Outlook by right-clicking in the folder pane, selecting 'New Folder', and naming the folder as per your organizational needs.

  • What are some ways to view and sort emails in Microsoft Outlook?

    -You can view and sort emails in Microsoft Outlook by using the 'View' tab to change the layout, adjust the message preview pane, and sort by date, sender, or categories.

  • How can you add a contact in Microsoft Outlook?

    -You can add a contact in Microsoft Outlook by clicking on 'New Contact' in the 'Contacts' section, filling out the contact information, and saving it.

  • What is the 'Flag' feature used for in Microsoft Outlook?

    -The 'Flag' feature in Microsoft Outlook is used to mark important emails for follow-up or to set reminders for specific tasks related to the flagged email.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Introduction to Microsoft Outlook Basics

Jamie Keet introduces a beginner's tutorial series on Microsoft Outlook, focusing on setting up the email client, sending and receiving emails, and organizing them. The video is part of a playlist that will expand with more tutorials. The presenter demonstrates launching Outlook, adding multiple email accounts, and setting up the interface for easy access. The video also mentions the ability to timestamp sections for easy navigation and the integration of Gmail labels within Outlook.

05:04

📧 Composing and Sending Emails in Outlook

This section covers the process of composing an email in Outlook, including choosing the account to send from, adding recipients, and using CC and BCC options. It explains the importance of BCC for privacy and provides a walkthrough of attaching files, adding links, and formatting text. The presenter also discusses the use of signatures and the dictation feature, as well as saving drafts and sending emails, emphasizing the customization options available for the user interface.

10:10

🔄 Replying, Forwarding, and Managing Emails

The tutorial moves on to managing received emails, showing how to reply, reply to all, or forward messages. It discusses the use of the 'Read Aloud' feature for accessibility and the process of organizing emails into folders. The presenter also touches on the various ways to delete, flag, and categorize emails, as well as the customization options available for sorting and viewing emails within Outlook.

15:10

🗂 Customizing Outlook Views and Folders

Here, the focus is on customizing the Outlook interface to improve efficiency, including changing the view of emails, setting preferences for message previews, and organizing emails into folders. The presenter explains how to create new folders, move emails into them, and set up a favorites list for quick access. The section also covers the various options available within the 'Folder' tab for managing and sorting folders.

20:11

📝 Final Thoughts and Outlook Features Overview

In the concluding part of the tutorial, the presenter summarizes the capabilities of Microsoft Outlook and invites viewers to share what they'd like to learn in future tutorials. The video wraps up with a reminder of the program's extensive features and a prompt for feedback, ensuring that the next tutorial will address specific user needs.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. It includes features such as email, calendar, task manager, contact manager, note taking, journal, and a web browsing component. In the video, it is the main subject being discussed, with the focus on setting it up and using its basic functionalities for email management.

💡Email Accounts

Email accounts are digital mailboxes that allow users to send and receive messages over the internet. In the script, the presenter demonstrates how to add and manage multiple email accounts within Microsoft Outlook, including setting up a Microsoft account and a Gmail account.

💡Send and Receive

In the context of email, 'send and receive' refers to the process of dispatching emails to recipients and getting incoming emails from other users. The video script covers the basics of sending emails from different accounts and receiving them in Outlook's inbox.

💡Ribbon

The ribbon in Microsoft Outlook, as in other Microsoft Office applications, is a feature that provides a visual display of commands, replacing the menu and toolbar paradigm. The script mentions the ribbon when discussing the interface of Outlook and how to navigate its various options for email management.

💡Compose

To compose in the context of email means to write or create a new message. The video script walks through the steps of composing an email in Outlook, including adding recipients, CC and BCC fields, and attaching files.

💡CC and BCC

CC stands for 'carbon copy' and BCC stands for 'blind carbon copy'. These are features used when sending emails to include additional recipients. The script explains how to use CC and BCC in Outlook, noting that BCC keeps the recipients hidden from other recipients.

💡Attachments

Attachments in email are files that are included along with the message. The video discusses how to attach files from the computer or OneDrive to an email in Outlook, enhancing the functionality of communication beyond just text.

💡Signature

An email signature is a block of text that is automatically appended to the end of an email message, typically including the sender's name, contact information, or a closing phrase. The script touches on creating and using signatures in Outlook for a consistent sender's identity in all outgoing emails.

💡Drafts

Drafts in email clients like Outlook refer to emails that are saved as works in progress. The script explains the process of saving an email as a draft in Outlook, allowing users to return and complete their message at a later time.

💡Folders

In the context of email management, folders are used to organize emails into categories for easier access. The video script describes creating new folders in Outlook, moving emails into them, and setting up a favorites section for quick access to frequently used folders.

💡Contacts

Contacts in email clients are stored information about people with whom the user communicates. The script shows how to add a new contact in Outlook, which can be useful for easily accessing and managing email addresses and other details of communication partners.

💡Read Aloud

The 'Read Aloud' feature in Outlook is a functionality that reads the content of an email out loud. The script mentions this feature as a convenient option for users who prefer to have their emails read to them, enhancing accessibility and multi-tasking.

Highlights

Introduction to Microsoft Outlook for beginners, covering basic setup and email management.

Demonstration of how to pin Outlook to the taskbar for easy access.

Tutorial on setting up and adding multiple email accounts in Outlook.

Explanation of how to send and receive emails, including adding multiple accounts for email retrieval.

Guide on navigating Outlook's interface, including tabs and ribbons similar to other Microsoft Office products.

Instructions on composing an email, including choosing the account to send from.

Details on adding recipients, CC, and BCC in an email for proper distribution.

How to attach files and use various insert options in an email composition.

Formatting options for text in emails, including font size, color, and styles.

The use of signatures in emails for consistent sender information.

Feature overview of dictation in Outlook for hands-free email composition.

How to save drafts and manage unsent emails within Outlook.

Process of sending emails, including adding subject lines and confirming sends.

Exploring sent items and managing replies and forwards within Outlook.

Managing received emails, including deleting, flagging, and organizing with categories.

Customizing email views, such as sorting by date, flag status, and message preview settings.

Creating new contacts and utilizing contact groups for streamlined email addressing.

Utilizing the 'Read Aloud' feature for accessibility in Outlook.

Creating new folders for organizing emails and managing them efficiently.

Customizing Outlook with favorites and efficient folder management.

Invitation for viewers to comment with their interests for future Outlook tutorial topics.

Transcripts

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hi there jamie keet here today teachers  tech hope you're having a great day today  

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today i want to show you how to use microsoft  outlook so this is a beginner's level microsoft  

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outlook i'll be looking at the basis  basics of making sure you have your  

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outlook set up correctly you know how  to send and receive emails and organize  

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now this is the beginning series for my microsoft  outlook for beginners this is going to be a  

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continuation through the playlist i'll just add  more videos down below in the description in the  

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card below as they come out let's get started with  microsoft outlook for beginners today level one

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everything in this video is going to be timestamps  so if you want to jump ahead to a certain part  

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look down below in the description description  and just click on the time and then it will jump  

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ahead to that part now i'm going to go ahead and  get microsoft outlook opened here and i have it  

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already installed on my computer and i'm just  going to go to my start menu and i have it in  

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my office apps here and you can see outlook now  what i like to do is actually pin it to my taskbar  

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down below so if you right click on it you can  go to more and then pin to taskbar and then it's  

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easy access right down there so i'm going to go  ahead open this up right now currently i have no  

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emails attached to this and i'm going to add some  and to show you how you can add multiple ones too  

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now sometimes when you open this up it just might  prompt you right away to add your email but if it  

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opens at this stage what you want to do is go over  here to file and if you notice this here if you're  

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used to any of the other microsoft word products  like word or excel or powerpoint it's set up very  

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much the same you have your tabs across the top  and then you have a ribbon down in below so just  

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like microsoft all the other products works very  similar that way so i'm going to go over to file  

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and i'm going to go to account settings here  and click on this so i'm going to go in here  

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and you're going to see i have some options here i  have no account set in here but if i go ahead and  

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hit new it's going to search for accounts here it  a couple of them will come up for me i'm going to  

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be using this account for this demo here today i  do want to point out if you don't have an account  

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you can go ahead and create an account here too  you can add your gmail and different accounts too  

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but i'm this is a microsoft account for me i'm  going to go ahead and connect it with this one  

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and you're going to see things load up it's going  to grab my email and add it to outlook so now it's  

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added the one email you can see it's right up here  it's asking me now do i want to add another email  

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so i could this is where i can add another one i  can have multiple ones going so if i wanted to add  

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this one right here i'm going to go hit next and  it's going to pull in that one too so it's going  

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to connect with a google account which i would run  through and connect and i'm just going to hit next  

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and i have to enter my password and go through  that and then it will go through now you can  

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see i have two different accounts that have has  been have been successfully added you can see  

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them here and also over here i'm gonna go ahead  and hit done on this one i'm gonna close this out  

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now i can actually delete these two so on any of  these you can see there is a remove option if it's  

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your default account you will need to go to your  data files and create a place to save the data  

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on it but i'll save that for a different video  tutorial so i'm going to go ahead and close this i  

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have two different accounts you can see right away  i have this arrow that will open up things under  

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so if i click on it it opens up i have my inbox  that i can click on and you'll be able to see all  

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the different emails that are in here i can go  to this account and as it's going to go through  

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it's going to go and receive these so if i hit  receive all of this now it's going to go through  

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and pull from my gmail account different emails  into outlook here so now if you take a look over  

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the side at this gmail account you can actually  see it has messages inside here by these numbers  

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so this microsoft account has 11 in the inbox this  inbox says 460. it even pulled over the labels i  

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had created inside my gmail account to match here  so i could be working from outlook with all of my  

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accounts now if i go ahead and click on the inbox  it will show you all the different emails in this  

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way now i do want to point out i'm going to  go back up to the very top where i've kind  

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of mentioned the tabs and the ribbons before when  we first started now i in this tutorial here i'm  

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going to be focusing more on this home button here  and some send and receive now there's a few other  

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things through here that we'll be doing but for  this is about just sending and receiving email so  

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i'm going to stay in between these two i do want  to point out down below just some navigation here  

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uh we have our email down here so if i click  on this this is we'll bring them up by email  

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we have a calendar here so if i click on calendar  it'll bring up my microsoft the calendar in here  

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we have our contacts and i will show you how to  add contacts a little bit later just as an example  

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when you're sending your email and we have more  here so if we have tasks notes folders there's a  

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lot microsoft outlook can do for you and that's  why i'm going to have multiple videos for this  

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but i'm going to go back to my email here and  let's start with just composing an email right  

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before i send this email show you how to send an  email i just want to point out with this ribbon up  

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top you can change it to a simplified view too if  i go ahead and click this right here this up arrow  

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you can see it kind of gives this simplified  version of it depending on what you like you  

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can open it up even more and you can click on this  right here ribbon display options do you want it  

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to auto hide show tabs show tabs and commands so  you can set it the way you want all right let's go  

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ahead and start with sending a new email you can  see under the home tab if i look in the ribbon we  

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have under this group right here we have new now  if i go to new email and just hover over top of it  

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if i want a shortcut to this i could just click on  my keyboard control and n at the same time and it  

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will create the same thing as this right here so  the first thing i want to point out when you're  

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sending an email especially if you have multiple  accounts set up on your outlook you can choose who  

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you want to send it from so right now it defaulted  to that top one right here but if i drop down do i  

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want it from my other email so depending on who's  sending it out you can choose who it's coming from  

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from that point all right so now notice when  this email this new email open up it gave me  

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a new set of tabs and a ribbon inside of this  so if i go to insert i have all these options  

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uh in the ribbon and i have a group inside each  of these so you get to have an idea how powerful  

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microsoft outlook is as you go through it looks a  lot like things like microsoft word with all the  

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different things you can do to it and if i go to  file you can even encrypt this item and so on now  

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i'm just focused on the beginners part of this and  sending the email and different things you can do  

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now the first thing i want to do is say who is  this too now if i start typing in i can type  

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in right here so if i use one of my  demo accounts here if i just go demo  

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key dot ca and it just like this i put one  that's going to be the email address i send it to  

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notice that there's a semi semicolon after  that that means i can add another email  

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here so if i was going to type another  demo account to mine and click in here  

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now i have two different emails so i could go on  and on and on adding people's email address like  

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this now that could take some time just typing  it in like that and that's where having it them  

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in your contacts could be good or having a group  but if i hit 2 you can see that if i had the group  

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if i had them in my in my contacts it would be  easy i could just search from this point to and go  

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and find them now i want to point out about  cc here this when you see see somebody it will  

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send the message also to them but they'll be  able to see who you sent it to so if i see  

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see someone they're going to get the message and  they're going to see that this right here so if i  

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was going to see uh cc one of my other addresses  just like this i could put it in right here and  

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now at this point i would see the email plus the  people so if what you got to be careful with this  

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because you don't want to send an email to people  and show them the list of people you sent it to  

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you don't want to share everybody's information  with their email so take a look at this under  

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the options there's bcc so bcc if i click in here  if i bcc people instead of c instead of cc them  

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this will hide the group that i sent it to so  know that so that could be an important thing  

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don't just cc people because they'll be able to  see who you sent it to bcc the people because then  

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they won't be able to see the list of emails on  this and notice this is turned on now you can kind  

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of toggle it on and off on it and that's under  the options tab in the show fields ribbon now i'm  

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going to go back to message here and continue on  now let's say if i wanted to attach a file to here  

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you'll notice under the insert you get a number  of different things that you can put inside this  

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email i can attach a file i could go grab it i  could go from this browse from this pc browse from  

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my onedrive right here so if i go to my pc and  i just was going to grab this little video here  

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two megabytes when i send this email that will be  attached to the email here if i go across you'll  

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be able to see all the different things that you  can add to your email from pictures to shapes  

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uh and it's just as simple as going you know  from your computer and uploading just like the  

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attachment as you go through you can even do  a screenshot so if you wanted to take a quick  

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screenshot of something on your screen you  can click on it and you kind of pick where  

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it's coming from and then do a screen clipping we  have links that we can add in here you notice how  

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right from here so there's lots of different ways  that you can go through uh play around with the  

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different ones we even have equation here now i'm  just gonna go i show you a few more options here  

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uh under format text we can do a lot of different  things to the style so let's say if i add some  

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text now i'm just going to go ahead you can  see maybe you don't like how small that is  

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i can format this in a bunch of different ways i  could go up and go up here and start formatting it  

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just by changing the font size and changing the  color bolding it and so on uh quick access you  

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could go to if you double click a word shows up  and you get the format options if you triple click  

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uh triple click you get the whole line that will  come up and you can quickly add those options  

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another thing you could do if you take a look at  the styles right here if you hover over if you  

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click on them they'll give you kind of this live  uh update you see as i hover over depending on  

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what you want you can see and there's also clear  style so maybe i like this one how the grate is  

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is in blue so i'll leave it like this now i could  just sign off and put my name another thing you  

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could do and i'll get into this in a different  video is if you just want to make sure that  

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there's a signature each time that you send your  email what you can do is if i go to insert notice  

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that there's a signature here and now i haven't  created a name for this and i'll leave it to a  

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different email but just something an idea to  play with you can go ahead and create a new  

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signature watch you can put your name maybe your  phone number uh email address that that will be  

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put at the bottom each time you send your email  and you can have multiple signatures and have  

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it different for each email address that you  have in here so but again i'll cover that more  

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at a different time but do take a look  at the different options another option  

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that i like is the dictates so if i just go down  here i can even just use this to send a message  

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and turn this off you can see that went right into  my email so you could just dictate on this we have  

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immersive reader that can go through and read this  now before i send this i just want to point out if  

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i go ahead and try to close this it says hey want  to save this save your changes and what that means  

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maybe i'm not done my email yet i could hit yes  and this will save it as a draft so if i hit yes  

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on this i want to point out that i have draft  over here and this is what i was just working  

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on so if i double click on it it opens it up now  if i'm ready to send it at any time you can see if  

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i go back here i can hit send and it will send it  out still so i'm going to hit send and do you want  

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now it's saying do you want to have a subject line  because i didn't give it any subject line now send  

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you know do i want to send without or with so what  i can do is don't send go here and i'll just put  

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hello and now i'm going to hit send that message  is sent and you can see it's sending at the very  

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bottom it says sending message 101 connected  to microsoft exchange now i want to point out  

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here sent items i can go take a look at the items  that i've already sent here so i can go back and  

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check my messages that i sent to any of them  another way you can send messages art is to a  

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reply to messages so i replied i sent that message  out that you just saw and i replied to it from my  

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demo account and you can see right here regarding  uh reply here so if i click on this notice now  

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by reply you can click here so reply goes back to  the one person right here so if i hit reply you  

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can see that it is going to be sent to this person  i'm going to discard this if i go reply to all  

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you can see now everybody's going to be already  in there so it makes a difference what you want  

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and i can actually even forward a message so  maybe you get a message and you just want to  

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forward to somebody to say hey take a look at  this message message that somebody sent to me  

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i can go ahead in it forward and at this point  i can write in a new email right here and go  

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ahead and hit send notice that it's indented i  can pop this out too to get all the different  

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options that i had before you can close this down  and whenever you see these three little dots here  

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you always get more options you can see uh with  instant message and you can reply but again i'm  

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not going to go into that so those are some  different ways you can send messages inside  

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microsoft outlook so let's take a look at some  of the other options about receiving these emails  

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now there's always multiple ways you can do things  inside microsoft outlook and now i showed you just  

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the quick way that i kind of do this to reply  but with many of the things if i look up in the  

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tabs and then in the ribbon for example right  here under the home tab you look in the ribbon  

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we have reply reply all and forward so  depending on what you get used to now  

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what are some other things to do with received  mail now the one thing you could do is delete it  

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you can delete it in a few different ways anything  a lot of times you can right click on anything  

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and you can see all the different options that  you get with it and deletes right at the bottom  

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we have the garbage can when i hover over it  i can go ahead and delete it here or i can hit  

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delete here when it's selected and it's gone  out of my out of my inbox so where did it go  

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it went over to deleted items right here so you  can see right through here is it so if i could  

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actually bring this back in i could just drag  it into my inbox and click on it and you can see  

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that this is back again so you can move things  around in different folders uh by dragging the  

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other thing i want to point out is with the flag  here so if something important comes in you can  

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flag it really quickly like this and if i right  click on this i even get some options you know  

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where when i want to pick the flag for or even  add a reminder mark it as complete so if you get  

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those important emails you might want to do that  with it and you can clear the flag also now right  

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here is another important thing depending on how  you want to receive your email you can receive it  

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by a number of different ways do you want it to be  from the date and that's usually what i do because  

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i want to see the newest ones but maybe it's from  or maybe it's two or categories so if i go from  

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you can see it quickly changed it around that way  into more alphabetical but you can change this  

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depending on which way you want to receive it and  the other thing uh that you can do and i'm just  

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going to point out under view again multiple ways  to do this i can do it through flag status i could  

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go from from all these different ways again i can  switch from right here go back to date here's my  

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message preview how many lines do i want to see  in my email do i want to see one lines two lines  

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three lines so i can see more are you just good  with one line on it so you can set these up the  

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way you want uh and set and set the filter the way  you want to see your emails before i just switch  

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over to the folders and talk about that for a  moment i just want to point out you can change the  

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whole view of your outlook too so if you look over  here i can change the if i click on these here so  

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if i go minimized you can see how it changed uh  where i can quickly move back and forth from my  

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different tabs to my calendar to my desk task in  here i could turn it off i could go back to normal  

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if i wanted the reading pane at the bottom you  can see how quickly you can change it around to  

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get things the way you want so take a look at the  at the folder i mean at the different view options  

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that you can get to make you work more efficiently  inside inside outlook now i did want to show you  

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how to add a contact to as i mentioned before  so if i go down to my contacts here if i click  

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on the contacts you can see again take a look at  the top new contact new group new contact group  

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depending on what you want to create i'm just  going to mention the contact you just go new  

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contact and you fill out the information in here  and then they will be in your contact list you can  

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see once everything's done you just save and close  put their name their email address in different  

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places and you can see all the different options  with the ribbon in the tabs that you have inside  

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here i wanted to give you a quick tip if you like  your emails being read to you so what you can do  

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is now i have this demo demo email open here take  a look over on here we have read aloud if i click  

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on it and i'm going to click in here and i'm just  going to go ahead and i'm good how about you so i  

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can play it again or have it pause it and work  from there so you can actually have your emails  

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read to you from here so i just thought that was  a nice option to have inside microsoft outlook  

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okay so what do you do if you want new folders so  you can see there was different folders created  

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for me when i brought in my gmail from my labels  that i created in my gmail account you can create  

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new folders very easy to help organize your email  now i have two different emails set up here if i  

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right click and i tend to right click on a lot  remember i said there's multiple ways to do this  

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i can go new for new forward sorry new folder  here so if i click new folder and this is going  

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to be under under that email so if i'll just call  this my demo folder here for today's purpose and i  

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click off of it you can see now i have this demo  folder nothing in there but i can put different  

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emails in there if i want for any of this i  can drag this over so now it's out of my inbox  

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and into my demo and remember i can drag things  around and then i can sort from right inside any  

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of these folders so just make sure you you create  the folder on the appropriate on the appropriate  

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email that you want to help organize your email  with now another thing i just want to point out  

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i you can have a list of favorites to the top  so if i take demo i'm just going to drag it up  

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to here and you can see now demo is in my  favorites so it gives that quick access  

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to it where i can just look at the top because  sometimes you can have a lot of different folders  

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inside your outlook over time and you can move  them up to favorites like that to just get more  

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efficient with all the emails you get other ways  to move your emails into folders you can simply  

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right click on any of these and you're going to  get a lot of different options that i showed you  

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even before but you can see we do have move here  where i can move it into a certain folder or go  

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other folder and then take a look up top inside  the ribbon we have move also here so lastly just  

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talking about folders just like any of the other  things i showed you there's many ways to work with  

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them if i go looking at the tabs here and click on  the folder tab you can see inside the ribbon all  

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the different options you get from sorting your  folders uh and to even creating them and searching  

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for folders inside here so this is kind of the end  of this tutorial here today level one microsoft  

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outlook there's so much this program can do to fit  it all into one i would make a very long video i'd  

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like to know what you're looking to learn inside  microsoft outlook let me know in the comments  

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down below so when i create level two maybe i can  start answering some of those questions thanks for  

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watching at this time on teachers tech i'll see  you next time with more tech tips and tutorials

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you