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MAIL AND CALENDAR DOCUMENTATION FOR FACULTY AND STAFF

Email Basics/Etiquette
Mail Documentation
Calendar Documentation
IPAQ/Palm Documentation
Exchange Instant Messenger
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Email Basics/Etiquette

Title Date Comments
Email Basics/Etiquette - Tutorial

Email Basics/Etiquette - Handout (PDF)


Email Basics/Etiquette - Presentation Slides (PDF)



1/30/2007 This 20-minute online course provides information on email etiquette and appropriate use. The following topics are covered in this course: Guidelines/Etiquette; Privacy of Email; Spam; Chain Letters and Hoaxes; and Discussion Groups and Listservs.

Mail Documentation

Name Last Revised Comments
Accessing Outlook from the Web 03/25/2008 7 pages. Provides instructions on accessing Outlook via the Internet.
Outlook 2003 Mail Manual

Outlook 2007 Mail Manual
10/17/2005

04/08/2008
Provides detailed instructions on using Microsoft Outlook. Topics include: contacts, distribution lists, global address lists, personal folders, creating, addressing and sending messages, receiving messages and attachments, organizing e-mail, accessing e-mail from the Web, and e-mail quotas.
Outlook 2007 Mail Maintenance 3/12/2008 27 pages. This manual is an excerpt from the full Outlook 2007 Mail for New Users manual. This manual covers mail processes that are helpful in overall maintenance of Outlook 2007. The following topics are covered: mailbox cleanup, deleting mail, removing attachments, creating spam filters, creating personal folders, and backing up personal folders.
Automatically Backing Up Your Personal Folders in Outlook 2003 and 2007 01/24/2008 7 pages. Provides step-by-step instructions on installing the .pst file backup utility and then setting up the backup to run automatically.
Outlook 2003 Creating Personal Folders

Outlook 2007 Creating Personal Folders
11/02/2006



04/08/2008
4 pages. How to create Personal Folders in Outlook 2003.
Outlook 2003 Out of Office Assistant

Outlook 2007 Out of Office Assistant
3/18/2005

04/08/2008
3 pages. How to set up the out-of-office assistant in Outlook 2003 to notify senders when you are not in the office and unable to receive and answer e-mail.
Exporting Excel Data into Contacts (Outlook 2003) 5/5/2005 13 pages. Learn how to create a separate Contact folder, export selected Excel data into this folder, and create a specialized Distribution List for these contacts in Outlook 2003.
Exporting Contacts from Outlook 2003 to Excel 5/5/2005 4 pages. Take Contacts from Outlook 2003 and create an Excel spreadsheet file.
Turning Off Cached Mode in Outlook 2003 7/21/2006 4 pages. Step-by-step instructions on how to turn off cached mode in Outlook 2003.
Outlook 2003 Creating Spam Filters

Outlook 2007 Creating Spam Filters
3/18/2005

4/08/2008
8 Pages. Provides step-by-step instructions on creating filters for those e-mail messages which have been identified as "spam" by the system.
WebMail Upgrade - Overview of Changes


3/27/2006 3 Pages. This document summarizes the important changes to WebMail, based upon the Spring 2006 upgrade.
WebMail Manual


3/27/2006 59 pages. This manual provides detailed instructions on using Web Mail. The following topics are covered: Inbox, Sending Mail, Managing Folders, Addressbook, Mail Options, Filters, and the Calendar.
Netscape Setup for IMAP 5/2/2002 3 Pages. Step-by-step instructions on configuring Netscape for home use with the new Exchange server.
Eudora Setup for IMAP 5/2/2002 3 Pages. Step-by-step instructions on configuring Eudora for home use with the new Exchange server.
Creating Spam Filters in Netscape 3/11/2003 5 pages. Provides step-by-step instructions on creating filters for those e-mail messages which have been identified as "spam" by the system.
Creating Spam Filters for the Mac 5/4/2004 1 page. Provides instructions on creating a mail filter for spam using the Mail application that comes with the Macintosh OSX.

Calendar Documentation

Name Last Revised Comments
Outlook Calendar 2003 Manual

Outlook Calendar 2007 Manual
04/01/2005

04/01/2008
The following topics are covered: the calendar interface, events, appointments, meetings, sharing your calendar, creating calendar items from email messages, and accessing the calendar from the web.
Scheduling a Resource in Outlook Calendar 2/18/2004 3 pages. This help sheet provides step-by-step instructions on scheduling a resource (such as a meeting room) in Outlook Calendar.

Palm/Visor/IPAQ Setup with Outlook

Name Last Revised Comments
Synchronizing your Palm or Visor with Outlook 5/20/2002 2 Pages
Setting Up Existing Active Sync Manager for Outlook 6/28/2002 6 Pages
IPAQ 3600 Active Sync Setup 6/28/2002 8 Pages
IPAQ 3600 Wireless Email and Calendar Setup 6/28/2002 14 Pages

Exchange Instant Messenger

Name Last Revised Comments
Instant Messenger Installation and Quick Start 2/19/2003 One page. Provides installation instructions and helpful tips for using Instant Messenger.



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