Outlook for Beginners: Easy Guide with Copilot Tips

Learn how to use Microsoft Outlook step by step — perfect for beginners!
In this Outlook tutorial, I walk you through the essential tools you need to confidently send, receive, organize, and manage email in Microsoft Outlook. You’ll learn how to adjust your Outlook layout, change settings, send emails, add attachments, format messages, insert links, build an email signature, organize folders — and now — how to use Copilot inside Outlook to write, summarize, and reply to emails faster.

Outlook is one of the most powerful communication tools in Microsoft 365 — and with Copilot now included across Microsoft 365 subscriptions, there has never been a better time to learn it.

Other helpful Videos:
Email Signatures with Canva: https://youtu.be/pV4Dfbpta6Q
Create an Email Template in Outlook: https://youtu.be/D0FYB6TK6HI
Outlook Calendar: https://youtu.be/JTclXqQXylI
Outlook Tips: https://youtu.be/U7uuxBjKkCQ

🕒 Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Accessing Outlook in Microsoft 365 Outlook
01:49 Outlook Desktop App Dashboard
03:48 Adjust Settings in Outlook
04:33 Change Outlook Layout
05:07 Sending and Writing Emails in Outlook
07:32 Inserting a Hyperlink
08:16 Adding an Attachment
09:13 Use Copilot to Help Write Emails
11:00 Create an Email Signature in Outlook
12:46 Receiving and Replying to Emails in Outlook
14:30 Using Copilot to Reply to Emails in Outlook
16:30 Creating Folders and Subfolders in Outlook
17:38 Focused and Other Emails
18:12 Creating Outlook Contacts
19:06 Flagging Emails
20:12 Conclusion

💡 What You’ll Learn

📌How to send, receive, and reply to email in Outlook
📌How to add attachments and insert links
📌How to change Outlook layout and settings
📌How to build an email signature
📌How Outlook organizes Focused vs Other mail
📌How to use folders to stay on top of email
📌How to use Copilot in Outlook to draft and reply faster