Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Objectives

Each Microsoft Office Specialist certification has a set of objectives, which is organized into broader skill sets. To prepare for an Office Specialist certification exam, you should confirm that you can meet its respective objectives. This course will prepare you for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam for Microsoft Outlook 2002 at the Core level because it covers all the objectives associated with that examination.

The following table lists the objectives for the Microsoft Office Specialist Core Exam for Microsoft Outlook 2002, alongside the course lessons and topics in which each of those objectives is addressed.

Office Specialist Objective

Description

Lesson

Topic

OL2002.1

Creating and Viewing Messages

OL2002.1.1

Display and print messages

Working with E-Mail

Reading and Responding to Messages

Printing Messages

OL2002.1.2

Compose and send messages to corporate/workgroup and Internet addresses

Working with E-Mail

Creating Messages and Sending Attachments

Using an Address Book

OL2002.1.3

Insert signatures and attachments

Working with E-Mail

Creating Messages and Sending Attachments

Adding Signatures

OL2002.1.4

Customize views

Managing E-Mail Messages

Customizing How You View Messages

Customizing and Organizing Messages

Filtering Messages

Managing Junk E-Mail

OL2002.2

Scheduling

OL2002.2.1

Add appointments, meetings, and events to the Outlook Calendar

Managing Your Calendar

Scheduling Appointments and Events

Scheduling and Managing Meetings

Scheduling Meetings

OL2002.2.2

Apply conditional formats to the Outlook Calendar

Managing Your Calendar

Changing the Way Your Calendar Looks

OL2002.2.3

Respond to meeting requests

Scheduling and Managing Meetings

Responding to Meeting Requests

OL2002.2.4

Use categories to manage appointments

Managing Your Calendar

Managing and Organizing Appointments

OL2002.2.5

Print calendars

Managing Your Calendar

Printing Your Calendar

OL2002.3

Managing Messages

OL2002.3.1

Move messages between folders

Managing E-Mail Messages

Organizing Messages in Folders

Customizing and Organizing Messages

Using Personal Folders

OL2002.3.2

Search for messages

Managing E-Mail Messages

Finding Messages

OL2002.3.3

Save messages in alternate file formats

Managing E-Mail Messages

Storing and Archiving Messages

OL2002.3.4

Use categories to manage messages

Managing E-Mail Messages

Using Categories to Manage Messages

OL2002.3.5

Set message options

Managing E-Mail Messages

Storing and Archiving Messages

Customizing and Organizing Messages

Changing Message Options

OL2002.4

Creating and Managing Contacts

OL2002.4.1

Create and edit contacts

Managing Contact Information

Creating and Editing Contact Information

OL2002.4.2

Organize and sort contacts

Managing Contact Information

Viewing a List of Contacts

Organizing Your Contacts

OL2002.4.3

Link contacts to activities and journal entries

Managing Contact Information

Tracking Dealings with Contacts

OL2002.5

Creating and Managing Tasks and Notes

OL2002.5.1

Create and update tasks

Using Tasks and Notes

Creating New Tasks

Updating Tasks

OL2002.5.2

Modify task organization and Task view

Using Tasks and Notes

Organizing Tasks

OL2002.5.3

Accept, decline, or delegate tasks

Using Tasks and Notes

Managing Your Tasks

Assigning Tasks to Others

OL2002.5.4

Create and modify notes

Using Tasks and Notes

Creating and Modifying Notes

Organizing and Managing Notes

OL2002.5.5

Use categories to manage tasks and notes

Using Tasks and Notes

Organizing Tasks

Organizing and Managing Notes