A Flashcards
Add-ins
Third-party software programs that add functionality to Outlook.
Action
What Outlook does when a condition to a rule is met.
Address book
The collection of names and e-mail address from a Contacts folder or Global Address List. An address book can be used to populate an e-mail message, meeting request, or task request.
Appointment
A calendar item that is less then 24 hours in duration.
Arrangement
The way Outlook items are grouped or sorted for display in the Folder pane
Attachment
A file or other Outlook item attached to an e-mail message, contact, calendar item, task, or journal
Auto Account Setup
An Outlook feature that can automatically detect e-mail account settings and use these settings to create an account in Outlook
AutoArchive
The automatic process of removing older Outlook items and storing them in a separate set of folders in Outlook
AutoPick
An Outlook calendar feature that will pick available meeting times.
Backstage
The window displayed when the Office button is clicked
Bcc
Acronym for blind carbon copy; it can be used to hide a recipient’s name and e-mail address from
other recipients of an e-mail message
Business Card (or electronic business card)
An Outlook item created from a contact record that can be sent to other Outlook users
Calendar Snapshot
Displays calendar details in the body of an e-mail message
Category
A group tool that can be used on all Outlook items. Categories can be customized by name and color
Cc
Acronym for carbon copy; it is used when someone is not the main recipient of an e-mail message
Clean Up
A feature that will delete redundant items related to an e-mail conversation
Condition
The part of an Outlook rule for which Outlook is looking when e-mail is received or sent
Contact
A group of related pieces of information (fields) about an individual or company
Contact Group
A selected set of contacts that are saved together in a group. Contact groups were previously known as distribution list
Contact linking
Links a contact to other Outlook items such as e-mails, calendar items, tasks, journals, or other contacts
Context Sensitive
Groups and buttons will change based on the context of the selection. For example, the Home ribbon will display different groups and buttons depending on whether Mail or Calendar is selected
Conversation
An Outlook arrangement that groups together messages with the same subject
Daily Task List
A list of current tasks that appears at the bottom of the calendar in the Folder pane when viewing the calendar in Day, Week, or Work Week view
Data Execution Prevention
A security area of Outlook that protects your computer from malicious code being saved and run
Database
A file consisting of related groups of information (records); each record consists of individual pieces of information (fields)
Data Navigator
A calendar thumbnail that appears in the To-Do bar. Clicking on a date on the Data Navigator will display that day in the Folder pane
Default Settings
Those settings that come preset in Outlook. Many defaults settings can be changed in the Options dialog box
Delay Delivery
A feature used to delay the send of an e-mail message
Delegate
An Outlook user who has access to the Outlook folders of another Outlook user
Delivery receipt
An Outlook feature that can be used to send a receipt to sender of a message when the recipient receive the e-mail message
Desktop Alert
A notification that appears when you receive an e-mail message
Dialog Box
A separate window that opens and provides additional selection options
Digital Signature
A method of authenticating an e-mail message
Draft
An e-mail message that has been created and saved it not yet sent. A draft message is stored in the Drafts folder