Microsoft’s flagship e-mail program shows its age If you thought that Microsoft Outlook 2013 would have some dramatic new features and improvements, like the other programs in Office 2013, you’re wrong. For the most part, Microsoft Outlook 2013 remains exactly the same as version 2010. Here’s what has changed:
The entire application has a comforting look that matches the design language of Windows 8. The entire application is solid, with lots of white and gray with occasional blue accents. For me, this color scheme makes it difficult to distinguish specific elements of the interface. No more icons, and all heavy text. Below you will find sections for mail, calendar, people, tasks, and more. Gone are the buttons and icons, giving way to minimalist text (function () {(‘overview-application-page-desktop’);});
Touch is available in Microsoft Outlook 2013, which has the same menus as other applications in Office 2013. There is a panel with frequently used commands, such as answer, delete, move, flag, and check mark. This is great and gives Microsoft Outlook 2013 a good touch experience.
You can now pin to enlarge the calendar to switch between day, week, and month views. If you’re in any partition of Microsoft Outlook 2013 other than the calendar, you can now hover over the calendar section to get a calendar pop-up and your tasks for the day. The calendar will also display weather information for your area.
Microsoft Lync is still fully integrated with Microsoft Outlook 2013, so you can view your peer status and start an audio or video call from Microsoft Outlook 2013.
Although the mail scene is a little difficult to read because of the monochrome colors, the outlook for Microsoft Outlook 2013 is greatly improved. Links now get information from online sources such as Facebook and Linkedin if you’ve linked these services to your Microsoft account.
Microsoft Outlook 2013 combines duplicate links to create a single contact card with aggregated information.If your contact has an image, it will appear as a thumb next to the link. Surprisingly, Microsoft did not include this in the Microsoft Outlook 2013 mail viewer, which will help visually distinguish between different emails.
An even bigger embarrassment is the lack of streaming messages in Microsoft Outlook 2013. You will still have to look for previous messages in the chat. Ironically, Microsoft Mail’s own program in Windows 8 and Windows RT contains streaming messages.
Another annoying change is the Microsoft Outlook 2013 notifications. You can’t delete them all en masse, so you’ll close a ton of notifications if Microsoft Outlook 2013 returns to the Internet. Microsoft also removed email from the notification, which was a very useful feature.
If you don’t like Outlook 2010, Microsoft Outlook 2013 won’t win you over.
Google Input Tools 32bit While there are some useful new features, its boring interface and lost features make Office 2013 feel like a longtime email client..