In this book, you learn to use several computer application programs (also called apps) that combine to make an application suite. This suite of programs is called Microsoft Office 2013. The programs you learn to use, also referred to as software, work with your operating system to enable you to perform various types of tasks. The programs in the suite include Word, a word processing program; Excel, a spreadsheet program; Access, a database program; OneNote, an electronic notebook program; Outlook, a personal information manager; and PowerPoint, a presentation program. You also learn the basic features of the Windows 8 operating system and the Web browsers Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.
In this module, you learn to manage your time with Microsoft Outlook 2013, use SkyDrive, use Microsoft OneNote 2013, and take screenshots.
Student Resources disc
In addition to the data files, references and resources are also available at the book’s website.
The Skills Videos, step by step, demonstrate each skill in the book.
Your book is designed for a computer running a standard installation of the Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium or Small Business and the Microsoft Windows 8 (Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows RT) operating system.
To run this suite and operating system effectively, your computer should have the capabilities listed in this slide and the next slide.
To run this suite and operating system effectively, your computer should have the capabilities listed in the previous slide and this slide.
You need to know how to turn the computer on and off and, depending on where you will store your course work, how to insert a CD or DVD and flash drive, and how to access SkyDrive.
Note that there is only one way to insert the flash drive, so you may have to flip it over so that it fits. Do not force the flash drive into the port. If you need help ejecting the flash drive, check with your instructor.
The Student Resources disc also contains files you need to complete the module or chapter skills, chapter assessments, and module assessments. Module 2, Chapter 2 teaches you how to download or copy each module’s folder of files from the disc to your hard disk, flash drive, SkyDrive, or other storage medium. Note that you don’t need any student data files for Module 1.
The first module in your book uses the Outlook and OneNote programs. To start Outlook or another program in the Office suite, follow the steps listed in this slide. See also the illustration on the next slide.
The illustration in this slide shows the location of the Search charm after Win + C has been pressed to display the Charms bar.
In this chapter, you learn how to use Outlook to organize your personal, school, and career life. You schedule an appointment and a meeting in Outlook’s digital Calendar. You then send an electronic invitation to others, inviting them to attend a scheduled meeting. You also add your personal and business contacts to Outlook’s People list and you learn how to always have schedule and contact information at your fingertips.
You may have noticed that a Calendar app and a People app are installed with Windows 8. These apps are also designed to help you manage your time. However the focus of this chapter is Outlook, which is part of the Microsoft Office 2013 suite.
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One aspect of managing time involves keeping an organized schedule. Calendar is an Outlook scheduling tool that you can use to keep track of appointments, create reminders about events, and schedule meetings.
Knowing where to quickly find email addresses or phone numbers for personal and business contacts is also an essential organizational and time management skill. People is an Outlook tool for creating an electronic address book that stores contact information for the people you communicate with. Because People is linked to your Outlook email address book and the Outlook Social Connector, you can stay up-to-date on your social networks without leaving Outlook.
Outlook contains four main views—Mail, Calendar, People, and Tasks. When you start Outlook, Mail view displays by default.
Another Way: You may have an Outlook 2013 tile on the Start screen. If you do, click this tile to start Outlook 2013.
If you do not have an Outlook account, you will be prompted to set one up.
The illustration in this slide shows how to search for Outlook using the Charms bar.
To pin Outlook 2013 to your Start screen, right-click Outlook 2013 in the Apps results list and then click Pin to Start.
Use the Navigation bar in the bottom left of the screen to switch to Calendar view. You can also use a feature called Peeks to view your Calendar, People, or Tasks without having to switch views.
The illustration in this slide displays how to peek at the Calendar.
When a peek is pinned within a view, it only displays in that view. For example, if you want to see the Calendar peek in both the Mail view and the People view, you will need to pin it in both views.
To change how many buttons appear, change the maximum number of visible items. To change the order in which the buttons appear, click a button and then click the Move Up or Move Down button.
You can display your calendar in a daily, weekly, or monthly view. You can also navigate to different days using buttons on the HOME tab or using the Date Navigator. If you do not see the Date Navigator, click the Folder Pane Minimize/Maximize button.
You can also display the Calendar using the shortcut Ctrl + 2.
To move forward or backward a day in Day view, or to move to the next or previous month in Month view, you can use the Forward and Back navigation buttons.
The illustration in this slide displays the calendar in the daily view and shows the Date Navigator.
While you are viewing your calendar, you are also able to view your local weather forecast on the Weather bar. Hover over Today on the Weather bar to display additional weather details. Hover over Tomorrow on the Weather bar to display additional weather details. To add another city to the Weather bar, click the down arrow next to the city, click Add Location, type the name of the city, and then press Enter. Depending on the size of your monitor screen, you may need to minimize the Folder pane to see Tomorrow on the Weather bar.
To change the background color, click the Color button in the Color group and then click a background color.
Your Outlook Calendar can help keep you organized when you use it to schedule appointments. An appointment is any activity that you schedule in your calendar with a starting time and an ending time. You can schedule homework assignments and exams as appointments. If you specify an appointment location, it is shown in parentheses next to the appointment information. You can add appointments in any view.
You can also create a new appointment by pressing Ctrl + N.
Choose another date for End time in order to schedule a multiple-day appointment, such as a vacation or conference.
Click the All day event check box if the activity lasts the entire day and does not have a start or end time, such as a vacation day.
In the Options group, use the Recurrence button to enter an appointment that occurs on a regular basis, such as daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly.
You can also set an appointment reminder to help you remember the appointment as shown in the illustration in this slide.
You can also plan your course work by creating a multiple-day appointment with the subject Chapter 1 to show which days you plan to work on this chapter.
If you need to schedule a meeting, you can use Outlook Calendar to send out a meeting request. A meeting request is an appointment that is sent to other people and can include the meeting location and other important information about the meeting, such as its topic and goals.
The date displayed in the End time text box also changes.
You can also click the To button to select email addresses from your Address Book. Separate email addresses with a comma (,) or semi-colon (;) if you are inviting more than one person to the meeting.
The illustration in this slide displays a meeting request. Sending a meeting request is one way you can integrate the Outlook Calendar and Email tools. Responses to your meeting requests appear in your email Inbox folder. Recipients can respond to a meeting request by adding the meeting to their Outlook Calendars or by declining the request.
For security purposes most schools do not permit students to configure Outlook
People is an Outlook tool that you can use to organize and save information about the people and businesses that you communicate with. The information you enter about a person or business can include just the contact’s name and email address, or it can include additional information, such as the contact’s street address, cell phone number, picture, and birthday.
You can also display People by using the shortcut Ctrl + 3.
The File as text box is completed automatically after you enter the full name. This entry is used to organize the People list in alphabetical order. The Display as text box is completed automatically after you enter the email address.
Click the Business Card button in the Current View group on the HOME tab to change to Business Card view.
When you receive an email message in Outlook, you can add the sender as a new contact by right-clicking the person’s name at the top of the message and then clicking Add to Outlook Contacts.
The illustration in this slide shows Outlook open in People view.
If both the sender and the recipient use Microsoft Outlook 2013, 2010, or 2007, the person’s picture will appear in the email message header.
Being organized means having information at your fingertips and knowing how best to manage it. With Outlook, you can easily find people and appointments by using the Search Contacts and Search Calendar text boxes.
You can also open the Search Contacts text box with the shortcut Ctrl + E.
To search for an appointment, click the Calendar button in the Navigation bar. You can also open the Search Calendar text box with the shortcut Ctrl + E. Click in the Search Calendar text box and type the search text. You can refine your search by using the buttons on the SEARCH TOOLS SEARCH tab. Outlook displays the appointment. Double-click the appointment and make the desired changes. Click the Save & Close button in the Actions group.
You only need to type in the information you are looking for—and you can even search using partial information. For example, you can type part of a business name or phone number as shown in the illustration in this slide.
Click the Recent Searches button and you will find the search you conducted in this skill in the drop-down list.
