If we don’t want to see previews, all we have to do is go to Options and disable this feature.įinding the people we want to reach has also been improved. When we open an email that contains a hyperlink or when we add a link to an email, Outlook on the Web inserts a preview of that particular website. However, unlike with Exchange Online, we cannot yet add custom borders, apply shadow effects, rotate images and more… But now we have a set of emojis ? Outlook on the web finally provides the ability to insert inline pictures and easily resize images. Additionally, when clicking an email in single line view, it gets opened in the same window with no pop-up or separate window.
In addition, we can now perform common actions in bulk, which makes managing the inbox not only easier, but also faster. If you prefer the single line message view over the traditional reading pane, Outlook on the web now includes a preview of the message contents in-line with the subject. Improved single line view – to me the Reading Pane is indispensable, but some people do not use it either due to personal preference or maybe because their screen is too small. Undo – there is now a dedicated Undo button so users can quickly undo unintended actions with a single click:
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In this case, as I haven’t configured an archive folder yet, it asks me to either create one or select an existing folder as my archiving folder: Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a way of editing sweep rules at this stage…Īrchive – a one-click archiving allows users to quickly move messages out of the inbox to a folder of their choice. If I now go to my settings, I can see both Inbox rules and Sweep rules. In this case I selected the Always delete messages older than 10 days option: With Sweep, users can choose to keep messages from a specific sender for a specified number of days, only keep the latest message, or delete all messages from the sender: It helps managing reoccurring messages like newsletters and other email received on a regular basis. Sweep provides a simple set of actions to manage emails from specific senders. Pinned messages are kept at the top of your inbox and easily identified with a yellow highlight: Pins are a good way to keep important messages handy and prevent them from getting buried in between other emails. Pin – users can now pin any email in their inbox to have it highlighted in yellow and kept at the top of the inbox folder. Mark emails as read, clear flags, pin them (which we will shortly look at), create rules, and more:Īs you saw in the screenshots above, Microsoft added new tools to help users sort through their emails and identify the most important items to deal with first, as well as improve the overall experience.
Using the action toolbar, we can easily move emails to certain folders (if drag-and-drop is not a viable option): The action toolbar provides quick access to the most common commands, such as searching, composing a new email, clearing the folder, replying, deleting or performing other actions on the message. Outlook on the web has a further simplified and cleaner UI to help users work more efficiently, starting with the new Action bar available across Mail, Calendar, People and Tasks: New features include: Sweep, Pin, Undo, inline reply, ability to propose new time for meeting invites, a new single-line inbox view, improved HTML rendering, better formatting controls, ability to paste inline images, new themes, and emojis, just to name a few! Over the years, it has worked to improve OWA, and the new Outlook on the web is no exception with its enhanced user interface (UI) and new features that aim to help users be more efficient, stay on top of their inbox, and better manage their calendar.
We cannot say Microsoft hasn’t tried to deliver a rich email and calendar experience in OWA. So let us see exactly what changed.įirst, it is important to have in mind that the supported web browsers for Outlook on the web in Exchange 2016 are Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11, and the most recent versions of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. The former OWA user interface has been updated and optimized for tablets and smart phones, in addition to desktop and laptop computers, and includes several new features. IntroductionĪs you probably already know, Outlook Web App (OWA) has, for some strange reason, been renamed to Outlook on the web in Office 365 and Exchange 2016.
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If you would like to read the next part in this article series please go to Improvements to OWA in Exchange 2016 (Part 2).