Office 2010 came out last month and there have been significant
enhancements made from Office 2007. Over the next several months I want to introduce you to different aspects of the Office 2010 suite. If you will be upgrading your computer or that of a colleague’s, these tidbits and educational insights will help with the transition. Don’t be scared – be excited!
Let’s start with Outlook since everyone uses email, contacts and calendars on a regular and frequent basis.
- Manage multiple e-mail accounts from one place.
Synchronize multiple e-mail accounts from services such as Hotmail, Gmail, or just about any other provider to Outlook 2010. - Manage large volumes of email with ease.
Conversation View in Outlook 2010 improves the tracking of e-mail conversations—reducing information overload—and helps you manage large amounts of e-mail with ease. Entire conversations can be condensed or categorized with a single click.
- Customize common tasks into single-click commands.
- Make scheduling a breeze.
Conveniently and efficiently schedule appointments, share your calendar availability and manage your work schedule. - Search to easily find what you’re looking for.
The enhanced Search Tools provide you with ways to quickly find and manage large quantities of e-mail, calendar, and contact items. - Create e-mail messages that capture attention.
- Stay connected to your social and business networks.
Outlook 2010 is your hub for friends, family, and colleagues. Use Outlook Social Connector while in Outlook. - Ensure that your e-mail messages get to the intended audience.
With the new MailTips feature, you’re alerted when you are about to send e-mail to a large distribution list, to someone who is out of the office or to individuals outside the organization. - Receive voice mail previews in your Inbox.
With Outlook 2010 and new technology in Exchange Server 2010, a voice-to-text preview of a recorded voice message is sent along with the voice mail recording directly to your Inbox. - Initiate live conversations from Outlook.
Hover over a name, see their availability and then easily initiate a conversation directly through instant messaging.
Next month we will look at another program in the Office 2010 suite!
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