Not for everyone: With so many free or cheaper email offerings available, getting an Office 365 subscription ($6.99 per month or $69 for a year) just for Outlook may not be the best use of your money. Message preview: The new message preview feature gives you a glimpse into a message before opening it.Ĭross-platform: Outlook is of course available on Windows as well as through, and you can run Outlook apps on iOS and Android devices.Įmail push: The update adds support for push email, so messages will be transferred quicker than ever before to your inbox. View calendars side by side: To coordinate an event, you can view as many as three calendars side by side to schedule a meeting.ĭeclutter: Outlook can scan messages and, based on your past actions, move low-priority messages out of your inbox and into a folder called Clutter. Resolve meeting conflicts: In Outlook 2016 for Mac, if a meeting invitation conflicts with another one on your calendar, you can propose a new time from your calendar or email inbox.
But if you don't already use Outlook, the new edition probably won't offer many reasons to switch.
Outlook 2016 for Mac, the latest iteration of the email and calendaring app, is a worthwhile upgrade for existing users.
