With this book and Microsoft Outlook 98, you'll learn to: send and receive e-mail within your company and via the Internet using Outlook's support for a wide variety of e-mail services - SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, HTML mail, and more; schedule meetings and share your calendar with others in your company and on the Internet; use Outlook Today - a customizable "home page" from which you can view and manage all the information that's critical to your day; manage your contacts and tasks; and set outlook to automatically handle junk e-mail. This book provides comprehensive preparation for the Microsoft Office User Specialist Proficient exam for Microsoft Outlook 98.

This book provides of hands-exercise and visually teaches the reader how to access all the resources of Outlook and its components, including email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and more. Each page is filled with pictures and explanations that instruct and show the reader exactly what to do, making both the book and the program easy to use. The beginning user will learn to use each of these components and progress to an intermediate level where they learn how to customize each component for maximum results and productivity. Tips and tricks are provided throughout the book.

Demonstrates Outlook's e-mail, address book, newsgroup, contact, calendar, journal and task management features.

Introduces the new features of Microsoft Windows 98, including the user interface, active desktop, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, and networking.

For beginning to intermediate users, this field guide is the ideal concise reference on the road and in the office. This A-to-Z compendium allows users to quickly find the information they need to accomplish tasks.