Outlook news

Oct 01, 2015

Special offer for customers with Office 2016 and Office 2013 standalone applications

Office 2016 and stand-alone Office 2013 applications (purchased separately and not part of a suite of applications) cannot be installed on the same device. To resolve this issue, you'll need to upgrade your standalone applications to the Office 2016 version of the products. Contact the Microsoft Answer Desk to obtain a free upgrade for qualifying standalone applications.

MailChimp-Subscribe

Subscribe senders to your MailChimp lists as you read your email. Check if sender is subscribed. View the contact details stored in the list. Subscribe the sender to a list. Add contact details as you subscribe. Subscribe any email recipient. MailChimp-Subscribe is a new kind of add-in designed for Office 365. Use it in your browser with Outlook Web App, and on your desktop with Outlook 2013 and O...

What's new for administrators in Outlook 2016 for Windows

This TechNet article for administrators explains about the new Outlook 2016 features that admins should be aware of before rolling out Outlook 2016 within your organization. Two important changes: Exchange 2007 is not supported and autodiscover must be configured, as Outlook no longer uses PRF files.

Office 365 Endpoint Testing Tool

Free utility for testing Office 365 speed and latency. The application will display which GEO data center you are receiving from DNS and then test all known data centers to make sure you are receiving the best recommendation from GEO DNS. If it’s shown that another data center is a better choice, you can then implement any required changes.

Update Contacts with a New Company Name and Email Address

It can be a real hassle to update contacts when a company changes their name and domain. While it's actually really easy to change the company name by using group by company view and dragging contacts to a new group, you can't change the email address field using this method. This version of my super-duper bulk contact code updates the Company name and email domain on contacts. As written, it assu...

Microsoft (MSFT) Launches Teamwork-Oriented Office 2016

Microsoft (MSFT) rolled out Office 2016, the updated version of its venerable productivity suite. The new versions of apps like Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook are now available worldwide for Windows desktop customers.

Microsoft has big plans for its mobile apps: more sharing, more collaboration

Something's happening to the Outlook apps for iOS and Android. Quietly, they’ve begun to take on more and more responsibility—not just email, but calendaring and file information as well. It's no accident. Smartphone apps began life as focused, single-purpose products, but Microsoft's betting we'll want more interconnectivity moving forward. Just as cosmic dust collected into stars and planets ...

Microsoft begins worldwide release of Office 2016

Microsoft Corp said it began the worldwide roll-out of Office 2016, the latest addition to its cloud-based subscription service Office 365, on Tuesday. Microsoft said Office 2016 brings new versions of desktop apps for Windows including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Access and allows people to collaborate and work together. "These latest innovations take another big step forward in ...

PROMODAG Reports

Promodag Reports now supports Office 365, Hybrid and On-Premises environments. It provides you with control of your messaging systems whether it is in the cloud on-premises or hybrid. Its comprehensive and versatile range of traffic analysis, message tracking and planning tools simplify and automate the process of managing email usage, ensuring compliance and optimizing the performance of mission-...

Office 2016 Deployment Guides for Admins

Provides admins with information about how to deploy Office 2016, Office 365 ProPlus, and Office 2016 for Mac to users in their organizations. For administrators and other IT professionals who plan, implement, and maintain deployments of Office in their organizations.