New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)
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Email alerts and notification area
Email alerts and notification area
ntEmail notifications still come through but are more pronounced and clear at the top of the themed bar. All notifications are in this top right hand corner of the screen.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Instant messenger status area
Instant messenger status area
ntChat notifications have also been inproved. Chat now interacts seamlessly with other instant messaging providers just as Windows Live Messenger can do now.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Instant contact search
Instant contact search
ntInstant search allows you to type in someones name and it instantly appears with their email address. From here you can view their contact card if they have one or send them email.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Changeable themes
Changeable themes
ntThemes will surely feature as a prominent new part of Outlook Web App, allowing users to ditch the pre-defined style that their school, college or university has set, and change it to something they prefer instead.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Changeable themes
Changeable themes
ntThe new themes alter the bar at the very top of the page (the “breadcrumb bar”) but also the highlighting text around Outlook Live. The settings page theme remains the same, though you can easily set the new R5 theme with orange waves as the new theme in email view.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Download multiple attachments
Download multiple attachments
ntIf you have multiple attachments, whether documents or images, it is possible now to download all of them in one single download as a .zip file. Once Outlook Web App detects more than one attachment, you can download in bulk or in singular.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Image embedding and size manipulation
Image embedding and size manipulation
ntWhen attaching images – similar to what you can do in Hotmail and Windows Live Mail, you can now resize images to make them easier to read in emails.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Updated calendar interface
Updated calendar interface
ntThe calendar hasn’t changed much, but now it has a more streamlined experience with Outlook 2010 and its user experience.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Spell checking (at long last!)
Spell checking (at long last!)
ntSpell checking, at long last, has arrived. Considering Live@edu serves a student audience, you would have thought this would have been a priority feature! Nevertheless, it is here now and here to stay.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Retention policies
Retention policies
ntUsers now have the ability to manage and manipulate their own folder retention policies, such as how long before email becomes archived and the length of time before items get deleted – just to keep things trimmed down and speedy.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Simple external application settings
Simple external application settings
ntOne of the biggest complaints so far about Outlook Live is the lack of information, or simplified details, of the settings needed to take email to an external application or mobile device. Now, from a simple option, it is clear which settings are for which device or application.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Simplified mailbox storage usage bar
Simplified mailbox storage usage bar
ntAlso, another bright new feature, is a simple progress bar not hidden away in the folder menu structure, showing you exactly how much data you have consumed and how much you have left.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
Import contacts from comma separated file
Import contacts from comma separated file
ntAnd finally, you can import your contacts from an external file (.csv – comma separated file) or even your mobile device if it supports the .csv format, to Outlook Web App.
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ntTo read more about the new features available in Outlook Live (R5) released recently to all Live@edu students in waves, read the iGeneration blog where it explains all.
