Outlook 365: Essentials - Email and Calendar (for Computer Officers) (Live Online using MS Teams)

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Are you migrating your users from Hermes to Exchange Online and considering Outlook 365 desktop as your client?

Do you want to preview the Outlook 365 Desktop getting started course which we are launching for your users in order for you to better support them and answer their questions ahead of the migration?

If so join us in this friendly, introductory session to learn how to get up and running with Outlook 365 Email and Calendar.

This course does not cover the Hermes migration tool or in-depth technical questions regarding Outlook and Exchange. For this information please see the Further Information for IT staff webpages.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar. This contains the link to the MS Teams course meeting under Joining Instructions that you will use to join on the day of the course.

To fully participate in this course you will need to have the Microsoft Outlook 365 for Windows desktop application installed. Participants using Microsoft Outlook 365 for Mac or the online version via a web browser will find some of the functionality missing.

• Computer Officers migrating their institution from Hermes to Exchange Online
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available

Number of sessions: 1

Topics included:

• Introduction to the Interface
• Reading mail
• Filtering and searching for email
• Sending mail
• Working with the Calendar
• Working with people
• The options panel
• Automatic replies

• The objective of this course is to provide you with a introductory understanding of what the Microsoft Outlook 365 Desktop app can do and how to use it in your workplace use with confidence.

• Interactive live online training that is instructor-led with demonstrations and practical activities

• A calendar entry for this session with a link to the meeting. This will be available to add at the time that you book on the course from your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import into your calendar.
• The Microsoft Teams app installed on your machine.
• If you can't install the Teams app you can use Teams via a Web Browser.
• It's advisable to make a test call in advance of the session.
• The course will start promptly at the time shown below but will be open up to 30 minutes beforehand should you wish to check your audio and visual setup. Using a webcam is optional but using one will give you a better learning experience.
• Your computer set up may be different to others on the course and there are small variations when using different operating systems. It is helpful to keep the instructor informed of the system that you are using.

• One session of three and a half hours

• LiL: Outlook 365 - Calendar, Contacts and Tasks (Office 365) (Online)
• LiL: Outlook 365 - Efficient Email Management (Office 365) (Online)
• LiL: Outlook 365 - Email Signatures for Beginners (Office 365) (Online)
• LiL: Outlook 365 - Essentials and Tips (Office 365) (Online)