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Address Cards view:

A way to view Contacts that condenses the Business Card format to include only the street address, phone numbers, and e-mail.

Alarm icon:

A small graphic that appears next to an appointment, event, or meeting when a reminder has been set.

Alignment:

The horizontal placement of paragraphs in the Message Body field.

Appointment:

The most basic way of scheduling your time in Outlook. In addition information about the appointment, you also can assign categories and indicate whether an appointment is private.

Attachment icon:

A small graphic that appears in the message list next to all messages that include an attachment.

Attachment previewer:

A new feature that allows you to preview e-mail attachments from within the Reading pane.

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Bcc text box:

A field that contains the address of a recipient receiving a blind carbon copy of a message (the primary recipient will not see this address).

Business Cards view:

A way to view Contacts that provides name, company, job title, e-mail, website, phone numbers, and the address of a contact. Optionally, you can customize the background color and add a personal photograph.

Business Contact Manager:

A new feature that allows you to keep track of business data.

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Calendar folder:

A folder used for keeping track of your schedule; your calendar can be displayed using different views and the schedule entries can be shown in table format.

Calendar snapshot:

A new feature that enables you to send your calendar in an e-mail message to be opened in Outlook or a web browser.

Cc text box:

A field used for entering the address of a recipient receiving a carbon copy of a message (the primary recipient sees this address).

Color categories:

A new feature that gives you a visual means of customizing e-mail, calendar, and task entries so that you can search or sort by color.

Contacts folder:

A folder used for storing information about your contacts; it is divided into fields related to various types of information such as full name, business and home addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and more.

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Date navigator:

A small calendar in the upper-left corner of the Calendar folder that allows you to move quickly through weeks and months.

Day/week/month view:

A view that allows you to see your upcoming schedule by day, week, or month.

Deleted Items folder:

A folder that contains any Outlook items that have been deleted; any items deleted from this folder are permanently removed.

Drafts folder:

A folder that contains copies of messages that have been archived; by default, AutoArchive is turned off.

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Electronic business cards:

A new feature that allows you to create customized contact information with logos and photos.

E-mail postmark:

A new feature that helps prevent spam by challenging the sender’s computer to perform a computation or puzzle as validation.

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Folder List:

A panel on the left side of the Outlook window that contains a list of your Personal Folders.

From text box:

A field within an e-mail message that contains your name and e-mail address.

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Import and Export Wizard:

A series of dialog boxes that allow to you import and export items to/from Outlook.

Inbox folder:

Used for storing your incoming e-mail; Inbox is the default folder when you start Outlook.

Instant search:

A new feature that allows you to organize and instantly find information in Outlook regardless of the folder where it is located.

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Journal folder:

A folder that contains tracking information for MS Office documents and e-mail messages associated with a contact. The Activities page in a Contact also tracks e-mail messages.

Junk E-mail folder:

A folder that contains e-mail messages caught by Outlook’s Junk E-Mail Filter; the filter is turned on by default with a protection level set to low designed to trap only the most obvious junk messages. You can make the filter more aggressive, but sometimes it may trap legitimate messages.

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Meetings:

Appointments that other people are invited to attend. When you create a new meeting, Outlook sends a message to invitees asking for confirmation of attendance.

Message body:

The portion of the Message window where you type your message.

Message header:

The portion of the Message window that contains the To, Cc, and Subject text boxes.

Message icon:

A small graphic that appears in the message list next to all normal messages you have sent or received.

Message list:

An area at the top or right side of a message window that shows messages you have sent or received; unread messages are in bold and read message are in normal type.

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Notes folder:

A folder used for storing bits of information you might reference later; notes can be formatted with different colors to make grouping easy.

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Outbox folder:

A folder used for storing your outgoing e-mail that has been saved but not yet sent.

Overlay mode:

A new feature that lets you navigate multiple calendars stacked on top of one another.

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Personal folder:

A folder that appears at the top level of the Folder List; it contains various folders such as your Inbox, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, etc.

Priority:

An option in the Message window that allows you to adjust the priority of a message.

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Reading pane:

The place where an e-mail message you have received is displayed; a single click opens the message either in the bottom or left side of the message window depending on how your viewing options are set.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication):

A method of distributing standardized content that is updated frequently through feeds; Outlook now supports RSS.

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Search folder:

A folder that displays the results of previously defined search queries.

Sent Items folder:

A folder that contains copies of e-mail messages you have sent.

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Task:

An item you create in Outlook to track until its completion.

Tasks folder:

A folder used for recording specifics about a task you want to track including progress made, percent of task complete, status, and thoughts or comments.

Text Only option:

An option that allows you to add a text file to your message.

To-Do item:

Any Outlook item (e.g., a task, an e-mail message, or a contact) that has been flagged for follow-up.

To-Do Bar:

A new feature that integrates tasks, upcoming appointments, calendar information, and e-mail messages you have flagged for follow-up; provides a consolidated view of priorities for the day.

To text box:

A field within an e-mail message that contains the address of the recipient(s); it is the only one of the text boxes in a message header that must contain information.

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