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Introduction

In this introduction

Welcome to Outlook 2003

Why Use Outlook 2003?

What's New in Outlook 2003?

Who Should Read This Book?

How This Book is Organized

Welcome to Outlook 2003

Outlook 2003 is the first major overhaul of Outlook since it was released as Outlook 97. Sure, there have been changes since then. Some of the most notable are there are no longer three separate modes of Outlook: No E-mail, Corporate/Workgroup, and Internet Only. Microsoft has implemented security measures in Outlook that have been described with words as negative as draconian and idiotic as well as words as positive as necessary and smart . Previously marketed largely as a client for Exchange, Outlook has grown into a program capable of standing on its own two feet.

I first started working with Outlook shortly after Outlook 97 was released. Thankfully, Outlook 98 followed shortly on its heels. Since then I've watched Outlook grow and evolve into a first-rate personal information manager and robust capable email client. I think Outlook 2003 is the best version of Outlook yet. As soon I installed the very first beta copy, I fell in love. I hope you enjoy Outlook 2003 as much as I do.

Why Use Outlook 2003?

If you aren't a current user of Outlook 2003 and are considering purchasing it, you might want to know why you should use Outlook 2003. Well, I can't tell you all the ways Outlook can be used to help you, but I can tell you the ways it has helped me. I not only store all of my email in Outlook, I use archive folders to store and file old email. I create tasks for anything major I need to do every week, and I schedule all of my meetings and appointments with Outlook. Since I convinced my company to deploy Outlook as their Exchange client, there have been fewer missed meetings, everyone knows where the corporate contacts directory is located, and due to Exchange Server's collaboration features far fewer documents have been printed, thus wasting much less paper. We store meeting minutes, workgroup tasks, and contacts on our server and access all the items through Outlook.

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