Outlook™ Training

Davton Consulting offer two standard Outlook Training Classes, in addition to user and administrator training for the TeamScope CRM software. These standard classes can be given on-site, subject to suitable IT infrastructure, or at a local venue.

The courses were designed for Microsoft Outlook 2003, but are in the process of being updated for Outlook 2007.

Productivity Training for Outlook™

Give your team the skills they need to Work more Productively

Productivity Training for Outlook™  combines:

• Proven Time and Work Management Principles
• Training in Outlook’s Productivity Features

Few people use the full power of Microsoft Outlook to work more productively. Many people are struggling with information overload - too many emails, and multiple distractions, leading to reduced productivity.

Productivity Training for Outlook™ will give your staff techniques to:

• Take control of their work, set priorities and focus on what is important
• Manage their in-box efficiently and not let it control their whole day
• Collaborate more effectively as a team
• Use and customise Outlook to give you maximum Productivity

The course is 1 day on your site and costs just £795 +VAT for the day. Graduates of similar classes have reported gaining 45 minutes a day in increased productivity. For a team of 10 people, that is equivalent to gaining an extra head, so you achieve payback in under a month.

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Introduction to Customising Microsoft Outlook™  (1 day)

This workshop is designed as an introduction to customising Microsoft Outlook. It starts by creating simple custom forms and goes on to look at managing shared folders (public folders in exchange) and setting up custom folder views to best display the items stored in the folders.

Topics covered include:

• The six basic forms
• Creating your first custom contact form
• Extending Form Design with fields and controls
• Writing Code to automate and respond to events
• Preventing ‘one-off’ forms
• Common form and item techniques
• Taking it further - where to find out more information

Customising Outlook™ Forms can range from simple additions of special fields, through automating basic functions, to linking information with external databases. The possibilities are endless, so the workshop aims to give the student a broad understanding of the possibilities, and practical experience of the fundamentals.

The workshop stops short of teaching VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as this would be a 2 or 3 day class in its own right. It does however give some examples of useful nuggets of VBA which can be re-used verbatim to provide basic automation. It also offers help in how to develop further Visual Basic skills through books, web sites and courses.

The course is 1 day on your site and costs £795 +VAT for the day.

Please call us to discuss your requirements, as both courses can be tailored to specific needs if required.