Outlook options

To browse the options

1. Choose the File tab > Options

• General: Outlook colour scheme
• Mail: message format, spelling options, message arrival, replies and forwards, send options
• Calendar: work hours and days, reminder options, add holidays, calendar colour

Email

• Change the message format
  HTML is the standard format for email messages this will allow you to use formatting. You may wish to change it to plain text or rich text.
• Change the font or size of the message list
  If you have difficulty reading the message information (sender, subject, date etc) in the message list you can increase the size of the text or change the font
• Make changes to the reading pane
  Move the reading pane and control messages are marked as unread
• Turn off the new message alert pop-up window 
  Stop alerts appearing in the bottom right corner when a message is received
• Display the total number of messages in a folder
  Usually the display only shows the number of new messages

Calendar

• Change the appearance of calendar
  Change the colour, timescale and working times and week options
• Define the print options for your Calendar
  Change the layout of your calendar and define which items are shown

Outlook

• Change the size or contents of the To-Do bar
  Show more than one month in the date navigator
• Add or remove folders in favourites
  Choose which folders appear in the Outlook favourites area

Custom Tools (15 mins) (login required)

• Tailor Outlook
• Set Calendar options
• Use Mail Format options
• Password protect mail (not relevant within the university)
• Change a password (not relevant within the university)
• Sign on using a password (not relevant within the university)