The companion CD included with this book contains the practice files you’ll use as you work through the book’s exercises, as well as other electronic resources that will help you learn how to use Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.
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Companion Content for Digital Book Readers: If you bought a digital edition of this book, you can enjoy select content from the print edition’s companion CD.
Visit http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=214144 to get your downloadable content. This content is always up-to-date and available to all readers.
The companion CD contains practice files necessary to complete the step-by-step exercises. In this book, you will create most of the practice files while working through the initial exercises. This ensures that the practice files work with your system—for example, that e-mail messages are sent between real e-mail accounts.
The following table lists the practice files supplied on the companion CD.
Chapter | FoldersFiles |
|---|---|
None | |
ManagingContactsFourthCoffee.png | |
SendingMessagesAttaching.docx SendingMessagesAttaching.pptx | |
None | |
None | |
None | |
None | |
None | |
None | |
None | |
None | |
None |
In addition to the practice files, the CD contains the following resources in electronic format:
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Step by Step
Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition
Sample chapter and poster from Look Both Ways: Help Protect Your Family on the Internet (Linda Criddle, 2007)
Windows Vista product guide
The 2007 Microsoft Office system includes the following programs:
Microsoft Office Access 2007
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Groove 2007
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
Microsoft Office Word 2007
No one edition of the 2007 Office system installs all of the above programs. Specialty programs available separately include Microsoft Office Project 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, and Microsoft Office Visio 2007.
To install and run these programs, your computer needs to meet the following minimum requirements:
500 megahertz (MHz) processor
256 megabytes (MB) RAM
CD or DVD drive
2 gigabytes (GB) available hard disk space; a portion of this disk space will be freed if you select the option to delete the installation files
Monitor with 800x600 screen resolution; 1024x768 or higher recommended
Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device
Internet connection, 128 kilobits per second (Kbps) or greater, for download and activation of products, accessing Microsoft Office Online and online Help topics, and any other Internet-dependent processes
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), or Windows Server 2003
Windows Internet Explorer 7 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 with service packs
The 2007 Microsoft Office suites, including Office Basic 2007, Office Home & Student 2007, Office Standard 2007, Office Small Business 2007, Office Professional 2007, Office Ultimate 2007, Office Professional Plus 2007, and Office Enterprise 2007, all have similar requirements.
In addition to the hardware, software, and connections required to run the 2007 Microsoft Office system, you will need the following to successfully complete the exercises in this book:
Outlook 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Word 2007
Access to a printer
1 MB of available hard disk space for the practice files
You need to install the practice files in the correct location on your hard disk drive before you can use them in the exercises. Follow the steps below.
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If for any reason you are unable to install the practice files from the CD, the files can also be downloaded from the web at http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=214144.
Remove the companion CD from the envelope at the back of the book, and insert it into the CD drive of your computer. If the AutoPlay window opens, click Run startcd.exe.
The Microsoft Software License Terms appear. To use the practice files, you must accept the terms of the license agreement.
Click I accept the agreement, and then click Next.
After you accept the license agreement, the CD interface appears.
Click Practice Files. If the File Download and/or Internet Explorer Security dialog boxes open, click Run.
On the Welcome page of the InstallShield Wizard, click Next. On the License Agreement page, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next. Click Next on the first screen, and then click Next to accept the terms of the license agreement on the next screen.
If you want to install the practice files to a location other than the default folder (DocumentsMicrosoft PressOutlook2007SBS), click the Change button, select the new drive and path, and then click OK.
On the Custom Setup page, click Next, and then on the Ready to Install the Program screen, click Install.
After the practice files have been installed, click Finish.
Close the Step by Step Companion CD window.
Remove the companion CD from the CD drive, and return it to the envelope at the back of the book.
When you install the practice files from the companion CD that accompanies this book, the files are stored on your hard disk in chapter-specific subfolders of your DocumentsMicrosoft PressOutlook2007SBS folder. Each exercise is preceded by a paragraph that lists the files needed for that exercise and explains any preparations needed before you start working through the exercise. Here are examples:
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USE the Andrea Dunker and John Emory contact records you created earlier in this chapter.
BE SURE TO display the Contacts module before beginning this exercise.
You can browse to the practice files in Windows Explorer by following these steps:
On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Documents.
In your Documents folder, double-click Microsoft Press, double-click Outlook2007SBS, and then double-click a specific chapter folder.
You can browse to the practice files from an Outlook 2007 dialog box by following these steps:
On the Favorite Links pane in the dialog box, click Documents.
In your Documents folder, double-click Microsoft Press, double-click Outlook2007SBS, and then double-click the specified chapter folder.
After you finish working through this book, delete the practice messages, appointments, contacts, and other Outlook items you created while working through the exercises, and then uninstall the practice files that were installed from the companion CD. Follow these steps:
On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, under Programs, click the Uninstall a program task.
In the Programs and Features window, click Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Step by Step, and then on the toolbar at the top of the window, click the Uninstall button.
If the Programs and Features message box asking you to confirm the deletion appears, click Yes.
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See Also If you need additional help installing or uninstalling the practice files, see the Getting Help section later in this book.