How to compose and send emails using Outlook 365

Outlook 365 or Outlook Web App is a personal information manager web app from Microsoft. It includes a web-based email client, a calendar tool, a contact manager, and a task manager.

Step 1- Go to http://portal.office.com/

Step 2- Login with your student email (TP0XXXXX@mail.apu.edu.my)

Step 3- Accessing Microsoft Outlook

Open Microsoft Outlook. You can find this icon on the left side of your Microsoft 365 homepage.

Figure 1. Outlook Icon

Step 4- Creating a new email

The next step in sending your first message with Outlook is to learn how to create a new email.

Click on New message option on your top left corner

Once you have selected a new window will appear

Step 5- Filling out email header information

The first thing you'll need to fill out on the New Message window is the email header information. This consists of the following fields:

  • To. The To field contains the email address or addresses you're sending the email message to.

  • Cc. In this field you can include additional email recipients.

  • Subject. The Subject field contains a brief description of your email topic.

Step 6- Reviewing and sending the email

Once you've carefully reviewed your message, you're ready to send it. Click the send button which is located below. There will be two options to send the message.

First option is to send the message immediately and the second option is to send later at specific time and date.

If you decide not to send your message, you do have other options. You can:

  • Discard a message.

  • Save a message as a draft.

You can find this option below the new message window.

There is also the more option below and when you select it you can find the save draft option.

Now that you've learned how to send an email with Microsoft Outlook, you're ready to start using Outlook So, go ahead. Send that first Outlook message today!

 

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