Outlook Ch.1 Vocabulary
Destination Folder
A destination folder is the location where you want to move or copy the file or message.
Hard Copy
A hard copy is information presented on a physical medium such as paper.
Hyperlink
A hyperlink is a word, phrase, symbol, or picture in an email message or on a webpage that, when tapped or clicked, directs you to another document or website.
Message Format
A message format determines whether an email message can include pictures or formatted text, such as bold, italic, and colored fonts.
High importance
A message sent with high importance displays a red exclamation point in the message header and indicates to the recipient that the message requires a higher priority than other messages he or she might have received.
Backup
A printed copy of an email message also serves as a backup, which is an additional copy of a file or message that you store for safekeeping.
Router
A router is a device that forwards data on a network.
Source Folder
A source folder is the location of the document or message to be moved or copied.
InfoBar
An Infobar is a banner displayed at the top or forwarded.
Quick Steps
An Outlook feature called Quick Steps provides shortcuts to perform redundant tasks with a single keystroke.
Attachment
An attachment is a file such as a document or picture you send along with an email.
Email Account
An email account is an electronic mailbox you receive from each email service provider.
Email Service Provider
An email account is an electronic mailbox you receive from each email service provider. Which is an organization that provides servers for routing and storing email messages.
Email Client
An email client, such as Microsoft Outlook 2013, is an app that allows you to compose, send, receive, store, and delete messages.
HTML
As shown in Figure 1-42, Outlook's default message format is HTML, which is a format that allows you to view pictures and text formatted with color and various fonts and font sizes.
Email is the transmission of messages and files between computers or smart devices over a network.
Formatting
Formatting refers to changing the appearance of text in a document such as the font, font size, color, and alignment of the text in a document.
SMTP
Many Outgoing Email Servers, examines the email address on your message, selects the best route for sending the message across the Internet.
Personal Storage Table
Microsoft Outlook uses a special file format called a personal storage table to save your email files, calendar entries, and contacts.
Outlook 2013
Outlook 2013 helps you organize and manage your communications, contacts, schedules, and tasks.
Importance Level
Outlook provides the option to assign an importance level to a message, which indicates to the recipient the priority level of an email message.
Low Importance
Outlook provides the option to assign an importance level to a message, which indicates to the recipient the priority level of an email message.
Microsoft Exchange
Rich Text Format is a Microsoft format that only the latest version of Microsoft Exchange and Outlook recognize.
POP3
Some email servers use POP3, the latest version of Post Office Protocol, a communications protocol for incoming email.
Post Office Protocol
Some email servers use POP3, the latest version of Post Office Protocol, a communications protocol for incoming email.
Attachment Preview
The Attachment Preview feature in Outlook allows you to preview an attachment you receive in an email message.
People Pane
The People Pane Accesses information that the Outlook Social Connector displays from social networks.
Reading Pane
The Reading Pane appears on the right side of the Outlook window by default and displays the contents of a message without requiring you to open them message.
Social Connector
The Social Connector is a feature designed to like Outlook to your social networks such as Facebook.
Username
The first part of an email contains a user name which is a combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet.
Message Header
The information in the message header routes the message to its recipients and subject of the message.
Domain Name
The last part is a domain name, which is the name associated with a specific Internet address and is assigned by the email service provider.
Message List
The list of messages displayed in the message pane is called the message list.
Message Area
The message area, where you type an email message, consists of a greeting line or salutation, the message text, an optional closing, and one or more signature lines as shown in Table 1-1.
Navigation Pane
The navigation pane is a pane along the left side of the Outlook window that contains shortcuts to your Outlook folders and gives you quick access to them.
Sensitivity Level
The sensitivity level of a message advises the recipient on how to treat the contents of them message.
Subject Line
The subject line states the purpose of the message.
Outgoing Email Server
This computer called the Outgoing Email Server, examines the email address on your message , selects the best route for sending the message across the Internet, and then sends the email message.
Folders
To keep track of your email messages effectively, Outlook provides a basic set of folders, which are containers for storing Outlook items of a specific type, such as messages, appointments, or contacts.
Junk Email
Unsolicited email messages known as spam or junk email are email messages sent from an unknown sender to many email accounts.
Spam
Unsolicited email messages known as spam or junk email are email messages sent from an unknown sender to many email accounts.
Email Address
When you have an email account, you also have an email address.
Message pane
When you receive email messages, Outlook directs them to your Inbox and displays them in the message pane, which list the contents of the selected folder.
