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This software from Microsoft will help keep your email and contacts organized on your PC

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This software from Microsoft will help keep your email and contacts organized on your PC

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What is Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook has long been an electronic communication staple for businesses and individuals. Mostly known for its email capabilities, over the years improvements have been made. The software can now handle contact organization, calendar and appointments, and push notifications.

The latest version of Outlook has a sleek dashboard that makes organization easy and efficient. The navigation bar allows for easy access to the calendar, email, and contacts tabs. With Exchange ActiveSync Support, Outlook can now push calendar, email, and contact notifications from its website, so even if a user has forgotten about the upcoming meeting, Outlook won't. In an effort to maintain pace with the changes in technology, Microsoft has added Social Connectors. Now users can stay up to date with those they follow on the most popular social media platforms. Through the connectors, Outlook will forward update notifications as they become available.

Managing the Outlook dashboard only requires the setup of a few preferences. The latest dashboard offers a decluttered view of a user's contacts, email, and appointments. The Peek feature lets users peek at their contacts, appointments, and email without having to switch screens. People Card can merge multiple contacts into one card so they can be grouped according to characteristics without creating duplicates. For those who need coworkers and others to be in the know calendar-wise, the Sharing Calendar feature only requires a few clicks of the mouse.

Once an Outlook account is set up, it's understandable that it may still feel overwhelming, so Microsoft has upgraded the search feature. Faster and more powerful, the search bar finds contacts, appointments, and emails within seconds. Filters that become intuitive over time can now be set up to make those searches more convenient.

Pros

Easy integration with Hotmail

Included in Microsoft Office Suite

Cons

Users still experience instability with new features

Expensive if purchased on its own