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Microsoft is making the brand-new Outlook readily available complimentary of charge, no matter the Office bundle. You do not require a Microsoft 365 membership or a Microsoft Office licence. It can be set up on Windows 10 and Windows 11 in addition to in macOS.
Anybody utilizing Outlook 2021 from the Office plan can change to the brand-new variation through the slider “Test the brand-new Outlook.” Timeless Outlook will stay on the system and can continue to be utilized in parallel. If you do not utilize Office, you can set up the brand-new Outlook totally free of charge. This is openly readily available, it is still going through significant advancement as lots of functions are still missing out on. New functions are for that reason continuously being included.
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The term “The brand-new Outlook” is for that reason rather deceptive. Outlook is brand-new, it will not change the traditional Outlook from the Office bundle in the near future. The preliminary objective is to change the traditional UWP apps Contacts, Mail, and Calendar in Windows 10 and Windows 11. In the future, nevertheless, it is possible that the desktop variation from the Office suite will likewise be changed. This is not yet clear.
Numerous functions that specialists utilize are still missing out on and in different locations the operation is not as skilfully fixed as in desktop Outlook. Examples of this are classifications, search folders, and flags for e-mails. There is likewise presently no offline assistance, no POP3 assistance, and no choice to incorporate PST files.
This is set to alter in the coming months. Microsoft 365 accounts from Exchange Online can be linked to the brand-new Outlook, however this does not deal with all memberships. In our tests, Microsoft 365 accounts with their own domains might not be linked, however test accounts could.
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It can for that reason take place from time to time that an account can not be linked. There are generally no issues with IMAP accounts, iCloud, Gmail, and Microsoft accounts.
The brand-new Outlook changes apps in Windows 10 and Windows 11
The brand-new Outlook permits you to handle e-mails, calendars, and contacts in a central user interface. These 3 apps will for that reason be eliminated from Windows and combined in Windows 10/11. Outlook will no longer be utilized for job management, where Microsoft has actually long provided the To-Do app, which is likewise offered for iOS and Android.
The To-Do app is likewise able to incorporate jobs from Exchange and Exchange Online. The brand-new Outlook is based upon WebView2, i.e. a browser-like view. In other words, the brand-new Outlook is a web app.
New Windows 11 gadgets will instantly get the brand-new Outlook from 2024. Windows 11 computer systems that are currently set up will get the item by means of Windows Update or by means of the Microsoft Store. The UWP apps Contacts, Calendar and Mail have not (yet) been gotten rid of.
As quickly as the brand-new Outlook is set up on a PC with Windows 10 or Windows 11, the icon “Outlook (brand-new)” appears in the Start menu. The brand-new Outlook app can likewise be downloaded as”Outlook for Windowsfrom the Microsoft App Store.
There are conversations about information security in the brand-new Outlook
The brand-new Outlook synchronises all e-mail accounts in Outlook with Microsoft servers. This likewise uses to email accounts that are not hosted by Microsoft. This is not just about the material of the messages, however likewise about the user name and password for all accounts. Obviously, this raises some conversation and anybody who does not desire this ought to keep away from the brand-new Outlook.
Establishing the brand-new Outlook
After setup and start-up, you can get in the very first e-mail account that you wish to link to Outlook. Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online), and IMAP accounts are no issue.
It does not take long to establish a brand-new account and needs you to verify a couple of windows on information security. You will then get a summary and pointers on the choices you have with the brand-new Outlook.
The user interface is simple to comprehend and much clearer and easier than the desktop Outlook. You can access the Outlook settings by means of the cogwheel icon at the leading.
Under “Accounts” you can see the accounts currently linked. Usage “Accounts -> > Email accounts -> > Add account” to include more e-mail accounts to the brand-new Outlook. You can tailor existing accounts with the “Manage” button for the particular account. Here you can get rid of the account or set an account as the main account. You can utilize the main account to send out e-mails if you have actually not picked any other account.
You can likewise make modifications to the calendar and contacts here. Microsoft has actually relabelled the contacts in the brand-new Outlook to “People.” After establishing Outlook, it makes good sense to overcome all the settings one after the other and adjust them to your own requirements.
Outlook produces a different location in the inbox for each e-mail account, which you can broaden and collapse. Favorites can be discovered at the top. Here you can pin folders, such as the inbox of the specific mail boxes. This implies you do not constantly need to scroll through the whole window if you utilize a number of mail boxes.
The context menu is supported throughout. Here you will discover numerous actions for handling e-mails. Examples of this are classifications and flags. These do not work as thoroughly as in desktop Outlook, they still provide a crucial alternative for handling e-mails.
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You can utilize the icons “Calendar” and “People” to show and handle the visits and contacts of the presently open e-mail account in Outlook. You can likewise utilize the Office apps icons on the left-hand side to change straight to the web-based Office applications. These are offered if you have actually visited with a Microsoft account or utilize a Microsoft account as your e-mail account.
You can likewise personalize the view of the ribbon utilizing the little arrow on the right-hand side. If you choose “Classic ribbon,” you will see more commands and have access to the commands readily available for the picked folder or calendar.
This post was equated from German to English and initially appeared on pcwelt.de.