Chapter at a Glance

In the previous chapter, we discussed sending and receiving messages, which is a primary motivator for using a program such as Microsoft Entourage. What differentiates Entourage from simple e-mail programs, though, are the additional information management modules: the Address Book, the Calendar, the Notes and Tasks modules, and the Project Center. In these feature modules, you can store or connect to pretty much all the information you need or want to have at your fingertips on a daily basis. But more importantly, you can easily locate information within what can be a monumental amount of data.

The two most commonly used features after messaging are storing information about people in contact records in the Entourage Address Book, and managing your schedule so that you can view and coordinate all your appointments, meetings, events, vacations, holidays, and special occasions in one place—the Entourage Calendar.

In this chapter, you’ll learn about creating and viewing contact records in the Address Book, scheduling calendar events, and locating information in Entourage.

Practice Makes Perfect!

You won’t need any practice files to complete the exercise in this chapter. See "Using the Companion Content" for information about practice files.