With the upcoming launch of Windows 8, we designed Outlook to work great on the new breed of touch devices that will become mainstream over the next few years. Outlook 2013 adapts itself based on the device you are using while still being the Outlook that you are familiar with. When you boot Outlook on a tablet, you'll notice that the layout changes to provide a great touch experience! Likewise, when you boot Outlook on a device with a small screen, you'll notice that Outlook makes the most of screen...

Hello from the Outlook team in Redmond! It's been a couple of months since we released the Preview of Outlook 2013, and many of you have already downloaded and used it. If you haven't given it a try, we encourage you to download it here . If you've been watching our blog recently , you already know about the release of our new consumer webmail offering, Outlook.com. The new version of Outlook for your PC is designed to work great with Outlook.com and Office365 . You can connect in seconds, and sync...

A stream of messages most likely flows into your inbox from co-workers and friends, and from all those enewsletters and notifications you signed up for. You need a quick way to track down specific messages without having to wade through all of them.  To help you cut through the clutter, we've compiled four tutorials that show you some ways search in Outlook.

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Just last week we introduced a new personal email service called Outlook.com. In a previous post, we described how to upgrade from Hotmail to Outlook.com. Today, Dick Craddock, who runs the Program Management Team for Outlook.com, shows you how to upgrade from Gmail to Outlook.

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Since we launched the Outlook.com preview a few days ago, we've been humbled and amazed by the reception and by the number of people who have upgraded. In fact, in just the first few days alone, we've seen several million people upgrade to Outlook.com. Over the next week we'll write a series of posts covering upgrading and using Outlook.com, starting with this post covering upgrading from Hotmail, and then followed by posts discussing upgrading from Gmail, Yahoo, and other services. These are all written by Dick Craddock, who runs the Program Management Team for Outlook.com.

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We think the time is right to reimagine personal email. So today, we're introducing a preview of Outlook.com - modern email for the next billion mailboxes. We realized that we needed to take a bold step, break from the past and build you a brand new service from the ground up. You already know Outlook via the Outlook desktop application-for PCs and Macs-as the world's most popular application for reading email, managing a calendar, and connecting to people. And you may have used the Outlook Web App connected to Exchange Server in your organization. Now, in addition to a desktop application and a service for businesses, we're offering Outlook as a personal email service - Outlook.com.

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"What do you mean you didn't receive it? I sent it last night!" At least you thought you did. Now you're red-faced in a meeting set up to review the PowerPoint presentation that never made it to your recipients.  You check your Outbox and there it is. If you ever find yourself in this situation, here are some reasons why and some steps you can take.

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It's your turn to organize a BBQ or highway litter patrol (or whatever) with your group of friends and you don't want to type each individual name (or email address) on the To: line.  There's an easy way to avoid that mind-numbing task--create a Contact Group.  

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(This post was first published in 2010. It's obvious from the number of hits this page gets that people's inboxes are still overflowing. We thought we'd share it again to help you out.) Hi, I am Roby Kurian, Product Manager for Outlook. How often do you ask yourself, “Where’s that message?” Whether you are a filer (you keep messages carefully organized in folders) or a piler (you keep all of your messages in your Inbox), these three tips can help you find that elusive message. Personally...

Now when is that neighborhood planning meeting and will it conflict with the business dinner your boss just asked you to attend? Your calendar is so full that scanning it won't help. You might not know that the Outlook Calendar has its own Search to help you sort out the dates.

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