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Microsoft® Outlook® Version 2002 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft))

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The book does an excellent job describing how outlook works at the right level of detail. There are lots of screen shots where they provide value. The text does an excellent job talking about WHAT outlook does and HOW you can do things with outlook. It provides TIPS on how to do things and how people combine features of outlook in ways that I did not know were possible!

I set out to learn how Outlook works. I decided that Outlook is a valuable productivity aid and that the "trial and error" method of learning it was not how I wanted to learn it. I found this book recommended on a web site, bought and read the book (cover-to-cover). I now feel I know what outlook can do, and how to do it.

And no. I do not know the author or have anything to gain from this review.

This book is by far one of the best I've seen on Outlook. It is geared to intermediate to advanced users and covers all the major topics in good detail. I found the chapters on integrating Outlook and Exchange Server particularly useful. There are a lot of great tips on configuring public folders and using advanced features that aren't covered in most of the other books. There is also a nice introduction to programming Outlook applications. If you are an experienced Outlook user or want to get up to speed on managing Outlook installations for Exchange Server, this is the book to have.

Some books give you workbook like examples to do. Some times that approach works best, but for me, I just want to read about how the software works, and apply it to the work I am doing. This is not a step-by-step book where you do exercises, which for my needs is good. This book includes a CD of the whole book, plus other things. Overall, I have found this book able to address my techncial questions in depth, the CD is worth the price alone.

This book is a very comprehensive manual on the use of Outlook 2002, and is great if you are well versed with Windows, Internet Protocols, and computers. It includes detailed discussions of setting up Outlook for MS Exchange Server (which allows multiple users to access Outlook data at the same time).

If you're a novice, however, you may find the information in the book overwhelming and confusing. This book may well be too much information for the casual individual user. If you are a casual user who will use Outlook only to keep track of your calendar and your date book, you may want to buy a simpler book that just focuses on what you need to know in order to use Outlook.

Like all Microsoft Inside Out books, Microsoft Outlook 2002 Inside Out is the perfect book for anyone who wants to learn how to use Microsoft Outlook in some most delightful ways, or just to read all about Outlook. This book is complete with every thing the reader needs to get first hands on this valuable desktop organization and management program without the help of a teacher or any more books to be in the way. This book can make learning and working with Microsoft Outlook just fun. Also, it contains techniques the user can apply to working with the program that one would not learn in a job. That make Microsoft Outlook 2002 Inside Out the best Microsoft Outlook book around.