Editing Microsoft Outlook (section)

==== Outlook 2007 ====
[[File:Outlook 07.png|thumb|The main Outlook 2007 interface with its [[menu (computing)|menu]]s and [[toolbar]]s]]
[[File:Outlook2007SMS.png|thumb|right|Outlook 2007 with options for text message composition. The left-hand side depicts a preview of how the message will appear on the recipient's phone.]]
Features that debuted in Outlook 2007 include:<ref name="Outlook2007NewFeatures">{{cite web |url=http://office.microsoft.com:80/en-us/help/HA100743061033.aspx |title=What's new in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=Support |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123042631/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA100743061033.aspx |archive-date=January 23, 2010 |access-date=January 3, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Attachment preview, with which the contents of attachments can be previewed before opening
** Supported [[file type]]s include [[Microsoft Excel|Excel]], [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]], [[Microsoft Visio|Visio]], and [[Microsoft Word|Word]] files. If Outlook 2007 is installed on [[Windows Vista]], then audio and video files can be previewed. If a compatible [[list of PDF software|PDF reader]] such as [[Adobe Acrobat]] [[Adobe Acrobat version history#Acrobat|8.1]] is installed, [[PDF]] files can also be previewed.<ref name="Outlook2007vsOutlook2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.itprotoday.com/microsoft-exchange/outlook-2007-vs-outlook-2003 |title=Outlook 2007 vs. Outlook 2003 |last=Bruzzese J. |first=Peter |date=February 4, 2008 |publisher=[[Penton (company)|Penton]] |work=Windows IT Pro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103041458/http://www.itprotoday.com/microsoft-exchange/outlook-2007-vs-outlook-2003 |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref>
* Auto Account Setup, which allows users to enter a username and password for an email account without entering a server name, port number, or other information
* Calendar sharing improvements including the ability to export a calendar as an [[HTML]] file—for viewing by users without Outlook—and the ability to publish calendars to an external service (e.g., [[Office Web Apps]]) with an online provider (e.g., [[Microsoft account]])
* Colored categories with support for user roaming, which replace colored (quick) flags introduced in Outlook 2003<ref name="Outlook2007ModifiedFunctionality">{{cite web |url=http://office.microsoft.com:80/en-us/outlook/HA100926831033.aspx |title=Discontinued features and modified functionality in Outlook 2007 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=Support |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227234725/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA100926831033.aspx |archive-date=December 27, 2009 |access-date=January 3, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Improved email spam filtering and anti-phishing features
**[[Postmark]] intends to reduce [[Spamming|spam]] by making it difficult and time-consuming to send it
* Information rights management improvements with [[Windows Rights Management Services]] and managed policy compliance integration with Exchange Server 2007
* [[Japanese language|Japanese]] [[Kanji#Readings|Yomi]] name support for contacts
* Multiple calendars can be overlaid with one another to assess details such as potential scheduling conflicts
* [[Ribbon (computing)|Ribbon]] (Office Fluent) interface
* Outlook Mobile Service support, which allowed multimedia and [[SMS]] [[text messaging|text message]]s to be sent directly to [[mobile phone]]s<ref name="OutlookMobileService">{{cite web |url=https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deva/2008/04/09/outlook-mobile-service-how-it-works-advantages-features/ |title=Outlook Mobile Service - How it works? Advantages? Features? |date=April 9, 2008 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft Developer Network|MSDN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102234027/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deva/2008/04/09/outlook-mobile-service-how-it-works-advantages-features/ |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Incremental search|Instant search]] through [[Windows Search]], an [[search engine indexing|index]]-based [[desktop search]] platform
** Instant search functionality is also available in Outlook 2002 and Outlook 2003 if these versions are installed alongside Windows Search<ref name="WindowsDesktopSearchOutlook">{{cite web |url=http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tutorial/How-Windows-Desktop-Search-works-in-Microsoft-Outlook-2007 |title=How Windows Desktop Search works in Microsoft Outlook 2007 |last=Posey |first=Brian |date=April 21, 2009 |publisher=[[TechTarget]] |work=SearchExchange |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927034333/http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tutorial/How-Windows-Desktop-Search-works-in-Microsoft-Outlook-2007 |archive-date=September 27, 2010 |access-date=January 3, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Integrated [[RSS]] aggregation
* Support for [[Windows SideShow]] with the introduction of a calendar [[Microsoft Gadgets#Device gadgets and Windows Sideshow|gadget]]<ref name="Outlook2007Platform">{{cite web |url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc513842(v=office.12).aspx |title=Chapter 2: Outlook as a Platform |last2=Gregg |first2=Ryan |last1=Byrne |first1=Randy |date=2007 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft Developer Network|MSDN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103054335/https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc513842(v=office.12).aspx |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Time management|To-Do]] Bar that consolidates calendar information, flagged email, and tasks from [[Microsoft OneNote|OneNote]] 2007, Outlook 2007, [[Microsoft Project|Project]] 2007, and [[SharePoint|Windows SharePoint Services]] 3.0 [[website]]s within a central location.
* The ability to export items as PDF or [[Open XML Paper Specification|XPS]] files
* [[Unified messaging]] support with Exchange Server 2007, including features such as [[Missed call|missed-call]] notifications, and [[voicemail]] with voicemail preview and [[Windows Media Player]]<ref name="Outlook2007Platform"/>
* Word 2007 replaces [[Internet Explorer]] as the default viewer for [[HTML email]],<ref name="Outlook2007ModifiedFunctionality"/> and becomes the default email editor in this and all subsequent versions.