Lesson 4: The Internet and Outlook

Learning Objectives

After studying this lesson, you will be able to:

Use the Search box with Internet Explorer

Add new search providers to the Search box

Narrow a web search

Save a file from a web page

Send and receive messages using Outlook 2010

Attach a file to an email message

Save an attachment to an email message

Identify security precautions for attachments

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Web browser features

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Search boxHomepage buttonAddress bar

Favorites bar

(bookmarks)

Web page tab

Back/Forward buttons

The Search Box

The Search box lets you search from any webpage

You can add search providers to the Search box

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Search providers you can quickly

choose for your next search

Access to add new search

providers to the list

Web Addresses (URLs)

Every webpage has a specific URL

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Top-level Domain Names

These tell you about the origin of many web pages

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Tabbed Browsing

Tabbed browsing lets you open several web pages in

the same browser window

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Tip! Tabs are a convenient way to open several search results

while keeping your search results page open.

Downloading Files

Downloading: Saving an item from a remote site

(e.g. a Web page) to your local computer

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Download

Picture on a web pageFile on Owen’s Computer

Important! A file downloaded from a website you

can’t trust could contain malware or spyware.

Introducing Outlook 2010

Outlook 2010 is a powerful personal information

management program

Email

Calendar

Contacts/Address book

Tasks

Notes

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The Outlook Program Window

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Ribbon

Shortcuts

Navigation bar

Folders

Quick Access toolbar

The Ribbon

The Ribbon changes as you change activities

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Home tab when working with email

Home tab when working with the calendar

Finding Ribbon Commands

Use this sequence

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Mantra: Tab > Command Group > Command.

Outlook and Email

Outlook Email compared to Webmail:

Similar email capabilities

Attachments

Contacts

Hard drive based (no Web access)

Additional features for calendar and task management

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Addressing Email

All email addresses have the same three components

Separate multiple addresses with semicolons

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Example: owen.hugo@sfcc.edu; debra.oeste@hfh.org; baronson@hfh.org

Sending Email Attachments

You can attach most types of files to Outlook email

messages

You can attach multiple files to a single message

Outlook warns if a file that could possibly contain

malware (a virus)

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Receiving Email Attachments

A paper clip alerts you that a

message has one or more

attachments

Attachments are embedded

in the message until you

save them

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Important! Never open an attachment in a message from

someone you do not know. It could contain malware.

Lesson 4: The Internet and Outlook