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How to better utilize Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint

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How would you like to be an Outlook master and SharePoint hero?

Learn the tips and tricks from someone who has been training corporate users on how to better utilize Microsoft Outlook for over 10 years. I'll also share with you some of my favorite Outlook and SharePoint websites and blogs.

I welcome your comments at the bottom of this page. How has Outlook helped you? Do you use Outlook in an unusual way? Would you like to know more about Outlook and SharePoint integration? What is SharePoint? Do you know? Do you wish you could use Outlook and SharePoint better? Ever wonder how to use Outlook to manage contacts? These questions and more can be answered through just a bit of Outlook training and SharePoint training.

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What is SharePoint?
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Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Services 3 -...
Video tutorial: Outlook 2007 and SharePo...
Outlook 2007 Calendar and Google Calenda...
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What is SharePoint?

Most people know what Outlook is, but SharePoint is still fairly new. Let me explain in a nutshell what SharePoint is and what it provides.

SharePoint Services is a password protected website where you can share and collaborate with co-workers, teammates, clients, partners, and most anyone you need to work with. Think projects, tasks, calendars, team blogs, documents, event management, & more.

Small businesses can get a site with a SharePoint hosting company for about $30 a month.

Let's see....what shall we cover?

So many video tips, let's do these to start with:

1) Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Services 3 - Integrated Tasks features

2) Outlook 2007 Calendar and Google Calendar integration

3) Connect Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Document Libraries

Plus, I'll keep adding more. See some great books too

Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Services 3 - Integrated Tasks features

Without question, the reason I switched to Office 2007 as fast as I did was because I couldn't wait to try out the latest and greatest new integration features between Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Services 3. I'll go on record to say that so far it's been extremely fun and I haven't been disappointed at all.

The Task integration features between Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Services 3 have brought me more surprises than I imagined, and to make it even better, the To-Do Bar picks them up. Woo Hoo! What does that mean exactly? Well, if there are tasks that are in a SharePoint site assigned to you and you have connected that SharePoint task list to your Outlook, your assigned tasks are visible and workable from the Outlook To-Do Bar. When you check-off one of those tasks through Outlook, the SharePoint task also gets updated. It's really an incredible way to work.

But don't take my word for it. Check out the video tutorial below to see how this works.

Video tutorial: Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Services 3.0 Integrated Task Features

Outlook 2007 & SharePoint Services Integrated Tasks features: by akalli | video info

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Outlook 2007 Calendar and Google Calendar integration

It's about time! A really wonderful new Outlook 2007 feature is that it now has the ability to integrate with Internet Calendars. Internet Calendars are calendars that are shared through the Internet. I have created a video that shows you how Outlook 2007 now works with Google Calendars. A wonderful feature for someone that needs to update another user's Outlook calendar and have been looking for a simple solution that is built right into Outlook 2007. The really great thing is that Outlook periodically checks the Google Calendar for updates, and if any are found, they are downloaded to the calendar copy in Outlook. Combine this feature with the side-by-side calendar view and the new calendar overlay view, and you've got some fantastic functionality.

Check out the video below to see how this works.

Video tutorial: Outlook 2007 Calendar and Google Calendar integration

Outlook 2007 Calendar and Google Calendar integration: by akalli | video info

48 ratings | 50,011 views

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Connect Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Document Libraries

Outlook 2003 had some limited integration with SharePoint, providing a way for you to see some of the SharePoint information (Calendar and Contacts) in Outlook along with your personal information. In Outlook 2007, Microsoft has taken this to a whole new level of functionality and integration.

The video below will focus on the new Document Library syncing capability that allows you to easily access, preview, search, and edit your SharePoint document libraries in Outlook 2007.

Also, are you looking to find more about how to work with Outlook and SharePoint? Here's a great article (with screenshots) about how these two provide online and offline functionality for sharing documents.

Check out this blog post from the link below:

http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/archive/2007/09/28/sharepoint-outlook-the-perfect-link.aspx

Video tutorial: Connect Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Document Libraries

Connect Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Document Libraries: by akalli | video info

9 ratings | 14,965 views

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Get IRS tax calendar into Outlook

I created this video prompted by a simple email I received today. I immediately thought it would be a great example of how to utilize the new internet calendar functionality of Outlook 2007. It's just another way to show you how Outlook 2007 will help you to be more productive, plus it has the added bonus of taking you just a few minutes to do. In my book, that's always a plus.

Check out the video to see this shining example of the internet calendar (.ics) feature in Outlook 2007.

Video tutorial: Get IRS tax calendar into Outlook

Get IRS 2008 tax calendar in your Outlook 2007: by akalli | video info

1 rating | 282 views

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How to better utilize Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint

How would you like to be an Outlook master and SharePoint hero?

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

What is SharePoint?

Let's see....what shall we cover?

Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Services 3 - Integrated Tasks features

Video tutorial: Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Services 3.0 Integrated Task Features

Outlook 2007 Calendar and Google Calendar integration

Video tutorial: Outlook 2007 Calendar and Google Calendar integration

Connect Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Document Libraries

Video tutorial: Connect Outlook 2007 and SharePoint Document Libraries

Get IRS tax calendar into Outlook

Video tutorial: Get IRS tax calendar into Outlook

Favorite SharePoint websites and blogs

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