What's New in Microsoft Outlook 2002?

You'll notice some changes as soon as you start Microsoft Outlook 2002. The toolbars and menus have a new look, for example. But the features that are new and improved in this version of Outlook go beyond just changes in appearance. Some changes won't be apparent to you until you start using the program.

The following table lists just a few of the new and improved features in available in Outlook 2002, and the lessons and topics in which those features are covered in this course.

New or Improved Feature	What Does this Feature Help You Do?	Lesson	Topic
Microsoft Word as the default e-mail editor	Edit e-mail messages using all the features available in Word, and reduce the file size of HTML messages.	Organizing and Managing E-Mail	Formatting Messages
Group schedules	Save multiple group calendars for quick and easy access to team or conference room schedules, and e-mail or set up appointments with the entire group.	Using the Calendar	Viewing the Calendar of Another User
Outlook free/busy sharing	Share Free/Busy information with others on the Internet, and schedule meetings with Outlook users with whom you don’t share an Exchange server.	Using the Calendar	Viewing the Calendar of Another User
Outlook free/busy sharing		Using the Calendar	Sharing Your Calendar over the Internet
Synchronization improvements	Switch to offline mode more easily, use the Progress Reporting feature to discern how long synchronization will take, and save time by downloading only selected messages.	Sharing Folders and Working Offline	Configuring Offline Folders
MSN Messenger Integration	Verify if the sender of an e-mail message is online at the time you receive their message, and initiate an MSN Messenger session from within Outlook.	Sending Newsgroup and Instant Messages	Sending Instant Messages