Microsoft Outlook is one of the most popular email apps and it is also has a desktop version that people have been using for a very long time. Microsoft has announced many new features in Outlook to add power your productivity and enhance connectivity to people, apps and technology. Here is a list of the new features:
- Bill Pay Reminders
Outlook will identify bills you receive in email, show you a summary at the top, and automatically add a calendar event on the due date. You will also receive an email reminder two days before the due date so you can always pay your bills on time.
2. Suggested Event Locations and Meeting Rooms
Outlook offers suggestions for your meeting location, including recently used (and available) conference rooms and other common locations such as “my office.” Once you start to type in the location field, Outlook suggests options based on Bing and then auto-completes your meeting location with the necessary information. Suggestions are based on machine learning models that take into consideration your location, the list of attendees, the proposed meeting time of day, and other elements of your meeting. If you need a conference room, Outlook shows your organization’s room availability, so you can pick the best option for your meeting with just a tap. Reserving a meeting room from your mobile device will continue to get easier and faster as it learns your preferences.
3. See Organization Hierarchy
If your company data is connected to Azure Active Directory, you can see who your contact reports to, their chain of command in your company, and even other colleagues they work with most. Knowing more about who might help you take care of business is right there in Outlook. You can simply tap search in your Outlook mobile app once to quickly identify your key contact, open their contact card, and view their organizational information.
4. Bcc Warning
Outlook alerts you if you were blind copied on an email message so that you reply only to sender if needed.