The email environment is always what's called a Client/Server application. The Server, in our case Microsoft Exchange Server, is like a post office that receives and hangs on to, and sorts, and delivers mail. And then the clients are programs that operate like your mailbox, or a post office box. The most popular client for Microsoft Exchange is called Outlook. It's a full-featured application, software that has to be installed on your local computer.
And if you're using Outlook 2010, then it has the familiar ribbon across the top, like all of the other Office 2010 Applications have. Outlook looks like something that we spent money on, because we did, and it's a shiny fabulous full-featured program. But it's not the only client for Exchange Server. Another client is Windows Phones. Some users manage all of their email and calendar items and tasks on their phones, almost all of the time. So one client for Exchange is the Windows Phone. If you're a Mac user, then you're probably using Entourage, and that's another client similar to Outlook, but designed particularly for the Mac.
But in this course we're going to be talking about OWA or Outlook Web App, which has been called Outlook Web Access for over a decade and is usually just called OWA. OWA is a powerful client, because it's universal. No matter where in the world I am, I can use OWA to send and receive email, to check my Calendar, or to update my Tasks on Exchange Server, because OWA runs in a browser. I don't need to have anything installed on my local machine to use OWA; and I can use almost any browser I want on almost any computer.
I can use my friend's Mac running the browser Safari. I can use Firefox on a computer in a public library. I can use Internet Explorer running on my laptop. I can run OWA on all of these. And so, of all these clients, OWA is the preferred client for many users, particularly for many users who work on the road, because it's lightweight, it's easy to use, it's powerful, and it's universally available.
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Released
4/9/2013- Logging in to OWA
- Composing a message
- Attaching files
- Replying and forwarding
- Flagging items
- Creating an email signature
- Creating appointments and repeating appointments
- Sharing a calendar
- Creating tasks
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome58s
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What OWA is and isn't2m 22s
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1. Getting Started with OWA
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Logging in to OWA3m 21s
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Exploring the OWA interface5m 16s
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2. Sending Email Messages
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Composing a message5m 1s
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Attaching a file3m 8s
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Sending a message1m 51s
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3. Receiving Email Messages
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Viewing messages6m 54s
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Downloading attachments5m 1s
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Replying and forwarding7m 43s
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Ignoring a conversation3m 7s
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4. Applying Tags to Messages and Other Items
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Understanding tags3m 1s
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Flagging items5m 1s
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5. Managing Email
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Creating an inbox folder2m 29s
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Adding folders to favorites4m 28s
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Applying a filter5m 24s
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Searching for messages5m 2s
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6. Setting Mail Options
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Creating an email signature3m 59s
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Setting automatic replies8m 23s
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Changing your password2m 4s
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Creating inbox rules4m 50s
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Understanding notes1m 1s
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7. Creating Appointments
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Creating an appointment6m 4s
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8. Requesting a Meeting
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Creating a meeting3m 22s
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Viewing responses2m 23s
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Creating repeating meetings3m 39s
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9. Viewing Calendars
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Sharing a calendar3m 19s
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10. Using Contacts
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Creating a contact4m 16s
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Creating a group3m 24s
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Searching for a person3m 17s
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11. Using Tasks
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Creating a task4m 15s
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Updating a task2m 41s
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Using repeating tasks3m 4s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 36s
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