{"id":158661,"date":"2015-08-04T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/?p=158661"},"modified":"2024-08-30T13:56:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T20:56:31","slug":"new-features-coming-to-outlook-on-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2015\/08\/04\/new-features-coming-to-outlook-on-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"New features coming to Outlook on the web"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note 9\/10\/2015:<\/strong>
\nThe FAQs were updated to help clarify the One-Click Archive feature.<\/p>\n

Today, we are happy to announce exciting updates coming to the web version of Outlook in Office 365. As part of our ongoing work to deliver the richest email and calendar experiences on the web, we are rolling out an improved user interface (UI) and new features that help you be more efficient, stay on top of your inbox, and better manage your calendar. Formerly known as the Outlook Web App (or OWA for short), our browser-based Outlook experience will simply be referred to as \u201cOutlook on the web\u201d going forward. Let\u2019s take a closer look at what\u2019s new.<\/p>\n

A cleaner look for greater efficiency<\/h3>\n

Outlook on the web now sports a simplified, cleaner UI to help you work more efficiently. This starts with the new action bar available across our Mail, Calendar, People and Task experiences in Outlook on the web. The Action toolbar provides quick access to the most common commands, whether you are clearing out your inbox, replying to an email, or adding an event to your calendar.<\/p>\n

We made a number of tweaks and improvements throughout the UI for a cleaner look. The email subject line is larger and more prominent, and messages in the reading pane are now indented for easier reading. In Calendar, more prominent buttons make creating a new meeting request straightforward and navigation of your calendar simpler.<\/p>\n

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The new unified Action toolbar<\/span><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>highlighted in orange<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span> spans Mail<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Calendar<\/span><\/span>, People and Tasks<\/span><\/span> and provides quick access to the most commonly used commands<\/span><\/span>, including search<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Stay on top of your inbox<\/h3>\n

We\u2019ve added new tools to help you sort through your email and identify the most important items to tackle first.<\/p>\n