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Software

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

By zaw2 February 15, 2011, 9:40 PM PST

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New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

New features in Outlook Live (Release 5)

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.

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