Introducing Outlook 2013

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 your mail, calendar, contacts, and tasks with ease. The new version also supports other common account types such as POP and IMAP. Don't worry, we won't be offended if you add your Gmail account to Outlook, but trust us, you're missing out by not using the free offering that one major tech blog called "superior to Gmail in many ways."

In developing the new version of Outlook, we focused on what users like you needed most, researching the scenarios that would truly make a difference in peoples' lives. In Outlook 2013, you'll find it faster to triage your mail with new ways to delete, mark unread, and flag. You'll find it easier to use Outlook on Windows 8 touch devices, and you'll find it fun to plan your day with a beautifully redesigned calendar interface.

Here in Redmond, we've been living and breathing this new version every day for quite a while. We're excited to tell you more, so stay tuned for our upcoming posts.

--Josh Meisels, Outlook Program Manager

 

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  • Is there a way to exclude one group member from a group e-mail?  Example: you want to send out an e-mail inviting everyone in a group to a surprise birthday party except, of course, the birthday boy/girl.  It would be great if you could put the group in the TO: window and then have the option to exclued certain people in the group from receiving the e-mail.

  • Please give us an alternative color theme ! It´s to shiny, to much white....

    Have used it for some weeks but don't get into it.

  • If you connect Outlook 2013 to Exchange 2010 through Exchange webmail over http and want to be able to search in your 'People'(contacts) you have to set Outlook NOT in 'Use cashed Exchange mode' otherwise it will not find any contact(People). I thought it was the other way around in Outlook 2010.

  • So, can I hook up my Windows Phone 8 with a USB and sync my data with my laptop yet?  Everytime I try the online sync with the cloud and then back to the phone option I end up dropping appointments, doubling appointments, or losing my reminders.  I would really like to upgrade from windows 6.5 some day.

  • Does anyone know if MS have any plans to build in Bulk emailing facilities....the ability to batch send emails to a large group...

  • I've installed Office 2013, everything works great, like using it. However, Outlook 2013 crashes every time I "send" and email, every time, so I never can send an email from 2013. My 2010 still works just fine. I've repaired, checked every way that I know how, but can't find anything wrong. Any ideas of what's wrong or what I can do to resolve this issue besides uninstalling and giving up? :)

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