Working with SharePoint, Calendars, and Forms in Outlook 2007

Overview/Description
Microsoft Outlook 2007 enables you to collaborate with others by using a SharePoint site to share information such as contacts and calendars. From within Outlook 2007 you can open, edit, and update SharePoint files, as well as update and add items to calendars on the SharePoint site. With Outlook 2007 you can easily share your calendar either through Outlook itself or online using an Internet Calendar. It also allows you to customize default forms to ensure they meet your needs. This course demonstrates how to use Outlook 2007 to connect to a SharePoint site and open, edit, and update SharePoint files, as well as create calendar items for the SharePoint site. It also explores how to share your Outlook 2007 calendar and customize, test, and publish customized forms in Outlook 2007.

Target Audience
Personnel at all levels of the enterprise; end users seeking competency in the use of Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.

Prerequisites
The Microsoft Office 2007: Beginning Outlook learning path or equivalent; basic knowledge of word processing and computing; familiarity with the Microsoft Windows Office environment and a basic understanding of the Internet

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Working with SharePoint, Calendars, and Forms in Outlook 2007

connect to a SharePoint library from Outlook in a given scenario

open a SharePoint file from Outlook in a given scenario

disconnect Outlook from SharePoint in a given scenario

create an Outlook task for a SharePoint site in a given scenario

add an event to a SharePoint calendar from Outlook in a given scenario

add a SharePoint contact to Outlook in a given scenario

connect to a SharePoint task list from Outlook in a given scenario

add and update a SharePoint task from Outlook in a given scenario

add an item to a SharePoint calendar from Outlook in a given scenario

create a group schedule in a given scenario

display the group schedule for times outside working hours in a given scenario

send a meeting request message from a group schedule in a given scenario

add an Internet Calendar subscription to Outlook in a given scenario

publish a calendar to Microsoft Office Online in a given scenario

open another person's calendar in a given scenario

add a delegate in a given scenario

send a meeting request using a new group schedule in a given scenario

subscribe to an Internet calendar in a given scenario

open another person's calendar in a given scenario

choose a form in a given scenario

create a form in a given scenario

modify a form action in a given scenario

test and publish a form to a library in a given scenario

create a custom form in a given scenario

test a form in a given scenario

publish a form in a given scenario

customize an Outlook form in a given scenario