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• Outlook.com: 400 million active accounts, Hotmail upgrade complete and more features on the way

  2 May 2013

  When we launched the preview of Outlook.com, our goal was to build the best email service in the world, capable of scaling to over a billion active customers. When Outlook.com came out of preview, it was already the fastest growing email service thanks to your support. The last two months have seen the...
• Updated Outlook.com app for Android devices

  16 Apr 2013

  We're excited to announce a major upgrade for our Outlook.com app for Android devices that overhauls the entire user interface and provides a number of new features. You can get the latest app here . We believe that the best mobile experience is enabled through Exchange ActiveSync--which provides a rich...
• Outlook.com leaves preview as the world’s fastest growing email service going from 0 to 60 million in just 6 months

  18 Feb 2013

  Last summer, we released a preview of Outlook.com , a new modern email service from Microsoft. Since then, we've been humbled by the fast pace of adoption with over 60 million people already actively using Outlook.com. During the same period, we've received lots of feedback and made many improvements...
• Really want to do some winter cleaning? Switch to Outlook.com for the best email experience across all your devices

  17 Dec 2012

  We were very surprised to see Gmail announce last week that they'll soon end support for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) , unless of course you're willing to pay Google for your email. It means that many people currently using Gmail for free are facing a situation where they might have to degrade their mobile...
• Reorder your folders, any way you like ‘em

  5 Dec 2012

  Sometimes, it's the little things that really make the day easier. We understand this really well. The Outlook team gets lots of suggestions for a convenience here or a shortcut there, to make the edges of your day go more smoothly. One thing we've noticed is that some people like their folders in a...
• Outlook Best Practices: Scheduling

  6 Oct 2011

  Although you don't have much say about when and how many meetings are scheduled, you do have more control over your calendar than you might think. In this video, Renée talks to Harry about some of the things he can do to take more control over his calendar such as 1) Setting aside time each morning...
• Make the New Year great with a better organized Inbox

  31 Dec 2010

  This post is provided by Roby Kurian. Hi, I'm Roby Kurian, Product Manager for Outlook. I hope you enjoyed the holidays. Now that the holidays are over and the New Year is here, have you made your New Year's resolutions? I make New Year's resolutions almost every year. I have four resolutions for 2011...
• Issues with the recent update for Outlook 2007

  17 Dec 2010

  On Tuesday, December 14, we released an update (KB2412171) for Microsoft Outlook 2007. We have discovered several issues with the update and want to inform you about problems you might encounter and what corrective steps we recommend. As of December 16, this Outlook 2007 update has been removed from...
• What’s up with my Inbox in Outlook 2010?!

  20 Jul 2009

  Hello Office 2010 beta users! My name is Michael Affronti and I'm a Program Manager on the Outlook product team here in Redmond. We now have the opportunity to talk with all of you about Outlook 2010 and the amazing features we've been hard at work on over the last two years! Over the next couple months...
• Outlook Connector and migration to Windows Live Calendar

  13 Feb 2009

  As previously announced, the Windows Live Calendar service will start migrating existing MSN Calendar users to the new Windows Live Calendar service as early as March 2009. The migration process will ensure that all the supported user data on the MSN Calendar is moved to the Windows Live Calendar without...
• Living in Outlook: Using Quick Parts

  2 Feb 2009

  The Living in Outlook series is about sharing tips and workflows around real-world scenarios. We’ll start the conversation with a topic – you can add to it by posting your tips and workflows in the comments! In previous posts I have talked about Message Templates and Advanced Message Templates...
• Living in Outlook: Advanced Message Templates

  17 Nov 2008

  The Living in Outlook series is about sharing tips and workflows around real-world scenarios. We’ll start the conversation with a topic – you can add to it by posting your tips and workflows in the comments! In my last blog post I talked about how I use Message Templates and how to create them. You may...
• Living in Outlook: Message Templates

  10 Nov 2008

  The Living in Outlook series is about sharing tips and workflows around real-world scenarios. We’ll start the conversation with a topic – you can add to it by posting your tips and workflows in the comments! At my job, I often send team status reports to the same people, or have a specific message style...
• How To Share Large Files Without Attaching Them

  21 Aug 2008

  After reading some of the feedback on our post about removing items stuck in your outbox , I realized that a lot of people are trying to send some pretty large files through e-mail. Putting any issues with your e-mail service provider’s limits on large messages aside, sending large attachments through...
• IRM in Outlook 2007

  16 Jun 2008

  This post is the first in a multi-part series dedicated to Information Rights Management (IRM) in Outlook 2007. While IRM has been a part of Microsoft Office and Outlook since the 2003 release, we often receive questions regarding the deployment of the system and its practical uses. To address these...
• A Safety Net for the Send Button

  14 Apr 2008

  Sometimes the Send button can backfire. Have you ever sent a mail to the wrong person by mistake? Have you ever sent an email and then realized a second too late that you forgot an important point, or could have worded things more carefully, or even misspelled something obvious, like your own name? Luckily...