What is Outlook?

Think of Outlook as a central location from which you can create, view, and organize all of your information. You can send and receive e-mail, keep a calendar, store names and addresses, keep track of tasks, review your work history, and make notes. You can also use Outlook to find and open documents on your computer or on a server.

In Outlook, you store information in folders, the same way you store documents. A Shortcut stores the folder location and allows you to open it quickly. Some folders and their Shortcuts are already created for you.

	Inbox   To read and send e-mail messages
	Calendar   To create appointments, plan meetings and events, and review tasks
	Contacts   To store names, addresses, and other data about your business and personal contacts
	Tasks   To make to-do lists and organize assignments
	Journal   To review your work history
	Notes   To jot down ideas and reminders

Want to Transfer Data from Other Applications?

If you already have e-mail, calendar entries, contacts, and to-do lists in other applications, such as Microsoft Schedule+, Microsoft Mail, or any desktop PIM, you can easily import your existing data into Outlook. You can also import data from a spreadsheet or from a text file.

Click Import and Export (File menu), and then select an import option to add data to Outlook. For more information, see Install and Start Microsoft Office.

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