Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is the preferred email client used to access Microsoft Exchange Server email. Not only does Microsoft Outlook provide access to Exchange Server email, but it also includes contact, calendaring and task management functionality. Companies can also integrate Outlook with Microsoft’s SharePoint platform to share documents, project notes, collaborate with colleagues, send reminders and much more. 

Microsoft Outlook may be used as a standalone application, but is also part of the Microsoft Office suite. Outlook’s current version is Microsoft Outlook 2010. Outlook is also available for the Apple Mac; its current version is Outlook 2011. 

Outlook 2013 includes a few new improvements:

An Unread button: Allows the end user to easily see only those messages marked as unread.

Message preview: Allows the end user to preview the first line of an email from the message list view.

A Zoom slider: Allows the end user to easily increase the font size for individual emails.

Attachment reminders: Reminds the end user when an attachment is referenced in the body of a message.

The Outlook 2013 weather bar: Weather reports for locations selected by the end user.

Outlook 2013 may be used in conjunction with Microsoft SharePoint as long as Exchange 2013 and SharePoint 2013 are properly configured. Additionally, administrators can now control OST file size via the Outlook 2013 sync slider and startup time is improved via the Exchange Fast Access feature.