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Handouts available at http://bit.ly/4t5L13. Microsoft Office Ideas for Ministry. Roy Yabuki ISI DFW Director ryabuki@isiwebnet.net – 817-269-3146 http://ismtips.net – tech/ministry tips blog. The Techie’s Secret. Using Outlook and ISI’s Outlook Exchange E-Mail System.
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Handouts available at http://bit.ly/4t5L13 Microsoft Office Ideas for Ministry Roy YabukiISI DFW Director ryabuki@isiwebnet.net – 817-269-3146 http://ismtips.net – tech/ministry tips blog
What is Outlook? How is it useful? • What is the difference between Outlook and Exchange? • Some Benefits in Ministry • Installation • What are Outlook’s Basic Functions? • Other Useful Tools • Outlook Resources
Some Benefits in Ministry – the Organizer • Protection from losing contact information/data, • Repository of e-mail and other communication • Real-time calendar coordination with colleagues and local teams, One Calendar with Categorized entries • Database of Categorized Contacts • Secure access to your Outlook program from virtually any computer, anywhere in the world, etc. • Easy small mail merges • Prioritized Todo’s (2nd Brain) • Search old messages • Mobile Sync
Setting-up E-mail • ISI Exchange Server (Contact Rebekah Miller – rmiller@isiwebnet.net at Home office for a free account for all staff) name@isiwebnet.net • Yahoo, G-Mail, Hotmail, AOL • POP/SMTP, IMAP
Main Functions – Exchange Server • Protection from losing contact information/data • Multiple computers and smart devices, web
Main Functions -Access • Multiple computers with Outlook, Entourage and smart devices (Mobile Sync) • Secure access to your Outlook program from virtually any computer, anywhere in the world, etc. • Connecting via the web - https://mail.isionline.org/owa
Main Functions – E-mail & Communication Archive • Repository of e-mail and other communication • E-mail Basics – • Organizing e-mails (Folders, sorting, Reading Pane, auto-preview, junk, search) • Sending e-mail – (account, attachments, Outbox/Sent box) • Mail Merge
Main Functions – Time Management • One Calendar with Categorized entries • Real-time calendar coordination with colleagues and local teams • Invitations • Categorized, Prioritized Todo’s
Main Functions -Database • Database of Categorized Contacts/Search • Can be Shared • Folders…
Other Useful Tools • XOBNI! • http://www.xobni.com/learnmore • YouSendIt! • Secure E-mail - http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/free-email-certificate.html • Free Comodo Secure e-mail SW: http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/secure-email.php
Outlook Resources • Outlook tools, tutorial videos, add-ins, etc. • Slipstick- http://www.slipstick.com/index.htm • From Microsoft – • for 2003 - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR061832721033.aspx , • for 2007 http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102188671033.aspx • Tips & tricks – • http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/tp/popular_tips.-06V.htm • http://email.about.com/od/outlook/Get_the_Most_Out_of_Outlook.htm • http://email.about.com/od/outlookaddons/tp/most_popular_outlook_add_ons.htm
Books • Dyszel, Bill. Outlook 2007 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)). New York: For Dummies, 2006. Excellent book for beginners about Outlook 2007 ($0.50 used on Amazon.com) • Dyszel, Bill. Outlook 2003 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)). New York: For Dummies, 2003. Great Outlook 2003 book for Beginners($17.47 used on Amazon.com) • Boyce, Jim, Beth Sheresh, and Doug Sheresh. Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Inside Out. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 2007. - Another Excellent All-around Outlook book ($4.99 used on Amazon.com) • Mcghee, Sally. Take Back Your Life!: Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to Get Organized and Stay Organized (Inside Out) (Inside Out). Redmond: Microsoft Press, 2007. Great Book on using Outlook to organize your extremely busy life. Uses principles similar to David Allen's "Getting Things Done" Actually Predates Allen's Work. ($16.49 new on Amazon.com) • Mcghee, Sally. Take Back Your Life! Special Edition: Using Microsoft Outlook to Get Organized and Stay Organized (Bpg-Other). Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 2005. ($.33 used on Amazon.com)
Other Office Uses: Mail Merge • Outlook/Word • Excel/Word • Email / Snail Mail/ Labels Handouts available at http://bit.ly/4t5L13
Microsoft Publisher • Many Templates • Brochures • Flyers • Web pages • Many Companies read Directly from it using pdf Handouts available at http://bit.ly/4t5L13
Making a PDF File • Adobe Acrobat - http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/?promoid=BPDDU - expensive • CutePDF Writer – http://www.cutepdf.com/ - Free – acts like a printer • NitroPDF Hammer – Free Online PDF editor - http://www.nitropdf.com/free/hammer/index.htm • NitroPDF has several other free pdf tools including converting to PDF online - https://online.primopdf.com
Questions • Roy Yabuki, ISI DFW Director – ryabuki@isiwebnet.net – 817-269-3146 – http://ismtips.net – ISM tech/ministry ideas, innovation and tips blog • Rebekah Miller – ISI Web Director - rmiller@isiwebnet.net , 800-474-4145 x 136 Handouts available at http://bit.ly/4t5L13