This part of the book shows you how to take advantage of the many organizing and connecting features in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, beginning by showing you how to let Outlook handle your online communicationscreating, sending, receiving, and filtering e-mail. You also learn how to work with instant messaging to connect with others in real time. But the capabilities of Outlook go far beyond simple messaging; you can also use the Calendar, Journal, Address Book, Notes, and Task features to further organize your daily tasks .
The changes in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 focus on fast communication and easy collaborationand they are presented to you in a new, improved window that offers many different customizable views. Working with e-mail is easier than everyou can contact peers, friends , and family instantly with a click of the mouse. Additionally, the Calendar and Tasks views each include new features that enable you to organize and share data more easily.