Skills inventory for Outlook 2003: Basic
Use the following form to gauge students’ skill level entering the class (students have copies in the introductions of their student manuals). For each skill listed, have students rate their familiarity from 1 to 5, with five being the most familiar. Emphasize that this is not a test. Rather, it’s intended to provide students with an idea of where they’re starting from at the beginning of class. If a student is wholly unfamiliar with all the skills, he or she might not be ready for the class. A student who seems to understand every skill, on the other hand, might need to move on to the next course in the series.
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Exploring the Outlook environment |
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Using the Navigation pane |
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Using the Folder List, the Advanced toolbar, and the Reading
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Using and customizing Outlook Today |
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Using the different help options |
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Configuring different e-mail accounts |
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Creating, sending, reading, formatting, and checking spelling
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Handling messages |
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Defining delivery options |
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Setting up and using Search Folders |
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Flagging e-mail messages |
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Reading a read receipt |
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Customizing page setup, and printing
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Setting up and using address books |
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Addressing messages to multiple recipients, and using mail
merge |
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Using the Contacts folder to add, edit, and view
contacts |
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Creating and using distributions lists |
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Managing categories |
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Working with tasks |
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Assigning tasks |
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Accepting or declining a task request |
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Sending a task status report |
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