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Microsoft Outlook is an email client bundled with Microsoft Office for Windows-based computers. The latest versions of Outlook allow you to send, reply, and forward emails, add file attachments, make appointments, and much more.
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Launch Outlook and click “Next” when prompted to configure an email account. The Microsoft Outlook Startup wizard will guide you through creating a new Outlook account if this is your first time using Outlook.
- Follow the steps outlined in Method Two if your goal is to add an additional email account to Outlook.
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Select “Yes” to confirm you want to create a new Outlook account, then click “Next. ”Advertisement
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Enter your name and preferred email address.
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Type a password for your email account, then click “Next. ” Outlook will take a few moments to create and configure your email account.
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Click on “File” and select “Info. ”
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Click on “Add Account” under the Account Information section.
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Enter your name and preferred email address.
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Type a password for your email account, then click “Next. ” Outlook will take a few moments to create and configure your email account.
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Click on “Finish. ” Your additional Outlook account is now created.
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Click on the “Home” tab at the top of Outlook.
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Click on “New Email. ” This opens a new, blank email.
- Alternately, press CTRL + Shift + M on your keyboard to open a new, blank email.
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Type the subject or title of your message into the “Subject” field.
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Type the recipient’s email address into the “To” box. If sending to multiple recipients, separate each recipient’s name with a semicolon.
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Type your message into the body of the email, then click “Send. ” Your email has now been sent to the recipient. [2] X Research source
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Open the email to which you want to reply or forward.
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Click on the “Home” tab and select “Reply,” “Reply All,” or “Forward. ” Selecting “Reply” allows you to reply to just the sender, whereas “Reply All” sends a reply to all parties copied on the email. The “Forward” option allows you to forward the entire contents of the email to one or more recipients.
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Type your message into the body of the email.
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Confirm that the email’s “To” field contains the names of intended recipients.
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Open the email message to which you want to add an attachment.
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Click on the “Message” tab and select “Attach File. ” File Explorer will open and display on-screen.
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Navigate to and select the file you want attached to the email. You can attach file types of any kind, including photos, videos, spreadsheets, and more.
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Click on “Insert” after selecting the file. The file will now be attached to your email message. [4] X Research source
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Click on the “Message” tab and select “Signature. ”
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Select “Signatures,” then select “New. ”
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Type a name for your signature, then click “OK. ”
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Type the message you want included with your signature into the “Edit signature” box. For example, type your name, title, and company.
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Click “OK,” then click on “Choose default signature. ”
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Select your email account, then select the signature you just created. Going forward, your signature will be added to all outgoing emails. [5] X Research source
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Click on the “Home” tab and select “New Appointment. ” Alternately, press CTRL + Shift + A on your keyboard, or right-click a time block in your calendar grid and select “New Appointment.”
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Type a description of your appointment into the “Subject” box.
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Type the location of your appointment into the “Location” box.
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Enter the start and end times for your appointment, then click “OK. ” Outlook will automatically remind you about your appointment 15 minutes before the appointment’s start time.
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Click on the “Appointment” tab, then click “Save and close. ” Your appointment is now saved to Outlook. [6] X Research source
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Click on the “Home” tab and select “New Contact. ” Alternately, press CTRL + Shift + C on your keyboard.
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Enter the contact’s name and any other important information about your contact.
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Click on “Save and close. ” If adding another contact to your list, select “Save and New.” The contact is now added to Outlook.
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Click on the “Home” tab and select “New Note. ” Alternately, press CTRL + Shift + N on your keyboard. A blank note will open and display on-screen.
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Start typing text in the note. The note will save automatically and stay open so you can take additional notes or refer to them as you work.
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Drag and drop the note anywhere on your desktop as desired for easier viewing.
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Close the note when finished. All notes are saved to the Notes folder in Outlook by default. [7] X Research source
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References
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-my/article/Add-or-remove-an-email-account-5a74e3be-7e11-4d9b-99f7-08ec25e9d072
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-my/article/Create-an-email-message-83eb5c08-15e1-4936-8bf9-f476d38a5182
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-my/article/Reply-to-or-forward-an-email-message-2d7a77e7-b55d-4921-9c8a-d04b4c70c5a7
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-my/article/Attach-a-file-message-contact-or-task-to-an-email-message-477e3f61-5564-41e3-aa95-bb4737ad8cbb?ui=en-US&rs=en-MY&ad=MY
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-my/article/Create-and-add-an-email-message-signature-Outlook-2010-95cce669-d370-43fe-afbe-4e79361dfc12?ui=en-US&rs=en-MY&ad=MY
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-my/article/Schedule-an-appointment-d027b756-7960-4d74-b159-05005e36c06d
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-my/article/Create-a-note-9e7eb168-096e-408b-9e4d-f6812a889248
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-my/article/Print-items-in-Outlook-c0d95fcb-ca30-4c0f-9baf-32f22e8652cf
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