Level 1 - Email
The Outlook window
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Title Bar: Displays the name of the current folder and the
application.
Menu Bar: Displays the menus.
Ask a Question: Help feature – where you ask questions.
Standard Toolbar: Quick access to some of the most commonly used commands.
Navigation Pane: The column on the left side of the window that provides access to all components of Outlook.
Task Pane: A window that you can use to access frequently used commands.
Go Menu: Allows you to quickly switch between components.
Quick Launch Bar: Provides quick access to commonly used components.
Reading Pane: Displays the contents of the selected message without actually opening the message.
Status Bar: Displays information about the active folder.
Components of the Outlook Window
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Item: A basic component created in Outlook that contains
information and is stored in a specific location. Items in Outlook include:
messages, appointments, meetings, contacts, tasks and notes.
Folder: A folder is used to store and arrange Outlook items.
Inbox: Where you receive and send messages.
Calendar: Where you schedule meetings, appointments and events.
Contacts: Where you enter and track business and personal contacts.
Tasks List: Where you create and manage tasks.
Notes: Where you quickly record reminders.
Journal: Where you can automatically track all items that you have specified as they occur.
Additional Outlook Folders
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Deleted items: Stores any items that you delete in Outlook.
Drafts: Stores copies of unfinished messages you can complete and send later (similar to “Work in Progress” in GroupWise).
Junk E-mail: Contains all junk email messages.
Outbox – Temporarily stores email messages you send until they are delivered.
Sent Items – Stores copies of message you send to others.
Sync Issues – Contains all of the synchronization logs.
Search Folders – Contains views of all mail items that have specific search criteria.