Microsoft Introduces New Features In Outlook

Microsoft recently launched updates for its primary email client service, Outlook, but this time, rather incorporating it in the application directly, Microsoft has introduced these updates in the Outlook.com website. Users can visit the website, and download and install the updates they require in their systems and alter the specific Outlook setting they desire.

According to the Outlook tech support team, the software giant has announced a series of advanced rules for Outlook.com, which will work almost like the IFTTT app for Android and iOS. With this feature, an email will be automatically pushed to the top of your inbox if it is not opened for more than three days. However, this does not mean that you will not have any latest updates in Outlook.

There are many interesting features in the app like the ability to create a new rule from a template, or even creating your own rule from the scratch. There are several options available for specific words in the sender's address as well. As per the sources, more user-friendly options are set to be launched in the near future on Outlook.com.

Other interesting features launched by Microsoft for altering preferred Outlook setting include the addition of an Undo feature, which will ensure that the emails you have accidentally deleted or moved can be undone quickly by using the CTRL-Z shortcut or using the Undo button. Along with this, the option of In-line replies has also been enabled in this program.

Now, you can also easily locate your friends in Outlook using the list of people available in the lower left-hand corner of the Outlook.com tab. You can chat with these people through services such as Skype, Facebook, or other instant messengers. Here, you will find a list being popped up, which gives you the information of the video and chat services your friends subscribe to, and whether they are online.

Earlier, users had to add the contact details manually, but now, Outlook will automatically fill the data. As stated by Mike Schakwitz, “The new features, which are rolling out today, build on our commitment to give your inbox new and better ways to do the heavy lifting and help you save time.”

Therefore, it is certain that Microsoft is all set to revamp Outlook by introducing such new features. For more information on the new features in Outlook, feel free to contact our technical support team.

Procedure To Set Up Multiple Inboxes In Outlook 2007

Microsoft Outlook is one of the best email-clients, popular mostly among Windows users. Microsoft Outlook 2007 is one of Outlook’s recent editions with advanced features. It has many excellent features that can be used for various purposes. One of the obvious benefits of using Outlook 2007 is that you can easily set up multiple inboxes. This is especially helpful when you have many people using the same computer. By setting up multiple email profiles, each and every individual can check his or her email from the Outlook program without being concerned about privacy or security. It is even possible for you to customize the Outlook setting so that each user is required to enter a password before gaining access to an inbox. This enhances security.

Instructions for tweaking the Outlook setting 

• At first, you need to click on the Windows Start button. You will find this button located at the lower-left corner of your desktop screen. You need to select Control Panel after that.
• Then you need to click on the User Accounts option and select Mail. The Outlook Mail Setup window launches.
• After that, you can click on the Email Accounts button to launch the email setup wizard. Then you need to type in all of the account information for the first email inbox you wish to set up. You will be prompted to enter your email address, password and mail server settings. If you do not know the mail server settings, you can contact your Internet-service provider to get them.
• Then, click on the Finish button when the email setup wizard is complete. This takes you back to the Mail Setup window.
• After that, you can repeat Steps 3 and 4 for each email inbox you wish to set up.
• Then click on the Show Profiles button from the Mail Setup window. A Mail window launches. Then click on the Add button to add a new email profile.
• After that, you need to enter a display name for your email address into the Your Name field. Enter into the Email Address field the email address you wish to assign to the display name. For privacy and security, you can leave the password fields blank. Then click on the OK button. Repeat this step for each email account that has been created. As you create each profile, it appears in the Mail window underneath the General tab.
• Then click on the radio button that is labeled Prompt for a Profile to be Used. Click the Apply button. Click OK to close the Mail window.

The above steps should help you set up Multiple Inboxes in Outlook 2007.

How To Use The New IMAP Support In Outlook

It has been over a year since Microsoft introduced and combined all of their email services to the new revamped modern Windows 8 styled Outlook.com and its time for the email service to support IMAP. One of the greatest features of the IMAP protocol is that it allows the standalone computers to access and make changes to the emails stored in a remote server easily. This means that every change you make in the local inbox of your computer will be affected through all devices as the changes are also made in the server.

Until now, Microsoft was solely relying on their own Exchange ActiveSync technology for making the above-mentioned process viable. However, some of the email clients, mostly those running on Mac operating system did not have support for EAS technology so they were not able to easily access their Outlook.com emails. Well with the introduction of the IMAP technology to the email server, everyone will be able to access and make changes to the inbox easily. However, for using IMAP on the Outlook email service, you need to follow some Outlook setting instructions like setting incoming and Outgoing server settings.

Incoming IMAP

• Server: imap-mail.outlook.com 
• Server port: 993 
• Encryption: SSL 

Outgoing SMTP

• Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com 
• Server port: 587 
• Encryption: TLS 

There is good news for Outlook.com email users as Microsoft also has decided to include support for OAuth authentication standard for their email service. This move will make it easy for users to make use of third party applications for accessing your email more securely and easily. Most of the third party application services like TripIt have released more enhanced Outlook integration features. The app will be able to detect travel confirmations and add them to your schedule easily. According to Outlook setting website, some of the other third party software companies that rolled out new versions of Outlook.com integration are Slice, Sift, motley*bunch, and context.io. Unroll.me and OtherInbox are applications that allow the users to keep their inbox clean.

This new technological support that Microsoft provides for Outlook.com is mainly done to increase their stand in the online email arena, in addition to matching up to the services and features of Gmail from Google. With the support for the Skype application through Outlook, IMAP support, OAuth support and alias sign-ins, Outlook.com from Microsoft is now a far better email client than the other options available today.