We are back with another episode of the Microsoft Office 2010
features. In previous episodes we discussed the cool features of
Microsoft Word 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Excel 2010, Access 2010 and now we are presenting the cool features of Microsoft Outlook 2010.
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft.
It is mostly used as an e-mail application, you can work on Calendar,
Task Manager, Contact Manager, Note taking, a Journal and web browsing.
Without wasting a single second let’s move on to the features of
Microsoft Outlook :
Interface
Microsoft Outlook 2010’s interface is very attractive and well settled up.
Ribbon
Microsoft
Outlook 2010, you can see the change of ribbon in it. There are
approximately five tabs in which different functionalities are given.
Account Setting
By
using this feature you can add your account settings and connection
setting as well, in Microsoft Outlook 2010. You can use this feature by
clicking File > Info > Account Settings.
Mailbox Cleanup
You
can use this feature to manage the size of your inbox, move your old
items to archive folder (present in the folders list) and you can also
delete all the items permanently who are present in the Deleted Item
Folder. You can use this feature by clicking File > Info > Mailbox
Cleanup.
Import Files into Outlook 2010
By
using this feature you can able to import files, settings and RSS Feeds
into Outlook 2010. You can use this feature by clicking File >
Open>Import.
Mail Option
You
can change your mail settings from this feature of your Outlook 2010.
You can use this feature by clicking File > Options > Mail.
Add New Items in Outlook 2010
By
using this feature you can add new items to your Outlook like
appointment, contact, task and more. This feature is present under the
tab of Home and in the group of New.
See your Today’s Appointment
By
using all of your today’s work in calendar in Outlook 2010. This
feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Arrange.
Work Week
By
using this feature you can show only the days in the work week. This
feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Arrange.
Open Calendar
You
can add shared calendars from other people, departments and rooms. This
feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Manage
Calendars.
Email Calendar
You
can use this feature to send the calendar to another person through
email. This feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of
Share.
Publish your Calendar Online
You
can publish your calendars online by using this feature. This feature
is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Share.
Send and Receive Folders
By
using this feature you can send and receive items such as mails
messages, calendar appointments and tasks which are present in all
folders. This feature is present under the tab of Send /Receive and in
the group of Send /Receive.
Send and Receive to Group
You
can send folders to a specific group by using this feature. This
feature is present under the tab of Send /Receive and in the group of
Send /Receive
Show Progress
By
using this feature you can view the progress's status of the send and
receive data. This feature is present under the tab of Send /Receive and
in the group of Download
Cancel All
You
can cancel all send and receive requests which are in pending by using
this feature. This feature is present under the tab of Send /Receive and
in the group of Download
New Folder
By
using this feature you can add new folder to navigation pane. This
feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of New.
New Search Folder
By
using this feature you can able to create such folder which displays
messages based on specific criteria .This feature is present under the
tab of Folder and in the group of New.
Rename Folder
You
can rename the folder which you had created in the navigation pane by
using this feature .This feature is present under the tab of Folder and
in the group of Actions.
Copy Folder
You
can also copy any folder from navigation pane to any new location .This
feature is present under the tab of Folder and in the group of Actions
Categorize
By
using this feature you can categorize your work .This feature is
present under the tab of View and in the group of Arrangement.
Calendar Properties
You
can view or change the properties of the calendar by using this feature
.This feature is present under the tab of Folder and in the group of
Properties.
Schedule View
This
feature will show the schedule of your appointments too. This feature
is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Arrange.
Daily View
This feature will show your daily appointments. This feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Arrange.
Calendar Groups
You
can add calendar group and can save your group's meeting and etc. in
it. This feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of
Manage Calendars.
Time Scale
You
can change the time scale or time zone in your calendar by using this
feature. This feature is present under the tab of View and in the group
of Arrangement.
Color
By
using this feature you can change the color of your colander. This
feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of Color.
Navigation Pane
By
this feature you can show, hide and minimize the Navigation Pane. This
feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of Layout.
Reading Pane
By
this feature you can show, hide and minimize the Reading Pane. This
feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of Layout.
To-Do Bar
By
this feature you can show, hide and minimize the To Do Bar. This
feature is present under the tab of View and in the group of Layout.
People Pane
By
this feature you can show, hide and minimize the People Pane, from
people pane you can manage your social accounts too. This feature is
present under the tab of View and in the group of Layout.
Reminders Window
You
can save anything for reminding you like you have to go a meeting at
somewhere then at the specific time reminder window will open and
reminds you about your meeting .This feature are present under the tab
of View and in the group of Window.
Business Card View
By
using this feature you can view any contact's information in a business
card view. This feature is present under the tab of home and in the
group of Current View (when you select Contacts from Navigation Pane).
Mail Merge
You
can create an email which you can send to a group or many users then
this feature will help you. This feature is present under the tab of
Home and in the group of Actions (when you select Contacts from
Navigation Pane).
Open Shared Folders
With
the help of this feature you can open shared folders of contacts which
is shared by other person .This feature is present under the tab of Home
and in the group of Share (when you select Contacts from Navigation
Pane).
Private Mode
By
using this feature, your data become private so that no one can able to
see this. This feature is present under the tab of Home and in the
group of Tags (when you select Tasks from Navigation Pane).
Mark Complete
When
your task done on time then you can mark it by using this feature. This
feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Manage
Tasks (when you select Tasks from Navigation Pane).
Send to OneNote
You
can send you data to OneNote by using this feature .This feature are
present under the tab of Home and in the group of Actions (when you
select Tasks from Navigation Pane).
Follow up Flag
You
can add a follow up flag in your task like for today there is red flag
and for tomorrow there is a light reddish flag etc. This feature is
present under the tab of Home and in the group of Follow Up (when you
select Tasks from Navigation Pane).
Forward your Task as a Text Message
You
can forward your task as a text message by using this feature .This
feature is present under the tab of Home and in the group of Respond
(when you select Tasks from Navigation Pane).
Change Mobile Settings
You
can change your mobile setting s in Outlook 2010 by using this option.
You can use this feature by selecting File > Options > Mobile.
