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	Keep track of birthdays and anniversaries

	Overview

	Enter birthdays and anniversaries
	Get personal with contacts
	Use the Details tab
	It's an event
	Edit an event
	Enter a new event
	Set the recurrence
	It's the subject
	Score big points for remembering: use reminders
	Practice
	Test yourself

	Connect special events and special people
	Make it easy for contacts and events to find each other
	Connect one contact to multiple events
	Use the Insert Item command
	Connect an event to a contact or contacts
	Practice
	Test yourself

	Save time, money, and face with a birthdays calendar
	Color-code with labels
	Label all birthdays automatically
	Hide everything but the birthdays
	Create a new view
	Turn the view on or off
	Print your birthday calendar
	Practice
	Test yourself

	Feedback
	Quick Reference Card

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Overview

Figure holding envelope in front of calendar

Learn to enter annual events into your Microsoft® Outlook® calendar and to link those events with people in your Contacts folder. Also, learn to set reminders and to create personalized calendar views.

Length: 30–40 minutes

GOALS

After completing this course you will be able to:

Create annually recurring events in your calendar to keep track of birthdays and anniversaries.
Set up reminders so that you have time to purchase a card or gift.
Link birthdays and anniversaries with people in your Contacts folder.
Display and print a monthly calendar especially for birthdays and anniversaries.

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This course includes:

Three self-paced lessons and three practice sessions for hands-on experience.
A short test at the end of each lesson; tests are not scored.
A Quick Reference Card you can take away from the course.

COURSE TEXT

Outlook makes it easy to stay on top of important dates such as birthdays and anniversaries. Did you forget your mom's birthday last year? This year, let Outlook remind you.

Are you a team manager? Do you want to send birthday cards to all of your employees? In Outlook it's easy to link people and important dates. It's also easy to view those dates in the calendar and to create reminders, so that you have enough time to buy and send a card or gift.

To learn more about this course, read the overview in the center of this page or the table of contents in the left column. Then click Next to start the first lesson.