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Enable this option to have Outlook search the Office Online site for Help content when your computer is connected to the Internet. Enable this option to have Outlook display suggestions and tips for using a template when you open the template. Enable this option to have Outlook include links to information about training, assistance, user communities, and other information in the Assistance pane.

Outlook includes several features that integrate its functionality with the Internet. This sec tion explores these features, including a look at browsing the Web with Outlook, using Microsoft NetMeeting and Microsoft NetShow to facilitate desktop conferencing and collab oration, and connecting to Exchange Server through HTTP.

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Outlook s integration with Internet Explorer allows you to browse the Internet without leav ing Outlook. This feature is handy when you need to retrieve a file, view online documents, or otherwise access data on the Web but don t want to open Internet Explorer. Outlook s ability to browse the Web allows you to continue working in a single interface and avoid switching between open applications. The Web toolbar includes an Address box in which you can enter the URL for a Web-related resource, such as a Web site or an FTP site (see Figure 3-40). To view a site in Outlook, type the URL in the Address box and press Enter. Alternatively, you can click the drop-down button beside the Address box to select a URL that you ve visited previously. The Stop and Refresh buttons on the toolbar perform the same function they do in Internet Explorer. When you want to go back to working with your Outlook folders, simply select the folder you need from the Navigation Pane or the folder list.

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Outlook 2003 adds support for connecting to Exchange Server with HTTP, the standard pro tocol used to access Web sites. HTTP access to Exchange Server in Outlook 2003 is not the same as using Microsoft Outlook Web Access to view your mailbox from a Web browser. Instead, Outlook itself can use HTTP to send and receive messages and interact with your Exchange Server mailbox in other ways. Using HTTP for access to an Exchange Server provides greater flexibility for remote access with Outlook and simplifies network security configuration for Exchange Server and network administrators. Remote access and the use of HTTP in Outlook is covered in 37, Working Offline and Remotely.

Microsoft NetMeeting is a desktop conferencing application included with Internet Explorer that allows an unlimited number of people to participate in a virtual meeting across the Internet or an intranet. With NetMeeting, participants can speak with one another, exchange messages, view one another through video, share applications and files, and collaborate on documents using an electronic whiteboard. Some of the available features depend on the par ticipants system configurations. For example, video conferencing requires a video camera, and audio conferencing requires a sound card and microphone. Some features of NetMeet ing are useful over dial-up connections, but effective conferencing particularly with a larger number of participants requires a higher speed connection, such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), or dedicated T1. NetMeeting is not a component of Outlook. Rather, NetMeeting is a separate application included with Internet Explorer. You can obtain NetMeeting and Internet Explorer from Microsoft s Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp. 100

For a detailed discussion of NetMeeting, including installation and configuration, see Holding an Online Meeting, page 571.

Microsoft NetShow is a client/server desktop conferencing platform for broadcasting live and on-demand audio, video, and multimedia presentations across the Internet or an intranet. NetShow is a great tool to provide not only live presentations to remote participants but also streaming multimedia across the Web.