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List of features not yet available in the early version of the new Outlook on the web

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Gabriel_Valdez
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Sep 04, 2018

Editor's note: List of features updated on 1/18/19

 

Currently unsupported (Coming soon)
Mail:
S/MIME - Reading pane and Compose 
Enterprise chat
Delivery receipts
Voting buttons
Flag date range support
Notification panel
 
Calendar:

Propose new time from meeting invite

Email reminder

Reminder to turn off out of office notification

Add and edit birthday calendar

Change weather location settings

Publish calendar settings

 
Files module
 
Limited support:
Admin policies via Set-OWAMailboxPolicy
Shared folders
 
Newly available (Since September 2018)
Mail:
Open shared mailbox
Undo Send
Folder retention policies

 

Calendar:

Split view

Add someone else’s calendar

Print

Multiple online meeting provider support

Duplicate events

Conference room search

Change event time zone

 

End of edit. 

 

On September 10th, when Targeted Release customers can opt-in to the early version of the new Outlook on the web, there will be some features that won't be available yet in that early version of the new experience.

If you need to use a feature that is not yet available you can opt-out of the early version and opt-in again later, as often as you want.

 

See below for features not yet available on September 10th.

Mail  

1. Reading Pane and Mail Compose 

  • No chat or call functionality integrated in your inbox
  • Edit "Send From" address 
  • Policy tips - Policies will be respected and actioned but users will not see prevention tips.  

2. Folders and Message List 

  • Shared Folders - No ability to share individual folders across mailboxes. 
  • Folder retention policies - No support for administrators being able to set how long emails are retained in certain folders. Ex: Changing how long emails stay in Junk email before being automatically deleted 

Calendar 

1. Forms 

  • Not able to add or remove time zones. 
  • No Mailtips available in Calendar while reading/composing
  • No ability to propose a new time from the meeting invite 
  • No email reminders 

2. Calendar Surface: 

  • No ability to open calendars from organization's directory (in classic experience known as: to add a calendar "From directory")
  • Public folders - No suppport to create a calendar in a public folder or manage/share it
  • No out of office (OOF) toast message that shows up in the form, if at least one of the attendees that you are trying to schedule for is OOF
  • No ability to publish calendars to an HTML link (that others can view) or an .ics endpoint (that others can subscribe to).
  • Weather settings - no ability to set your weather location(s)
  • No support for printing calendars  

Fundamentals 

  • No keyboard shortcuts + accessibility 

People 

  • Public Folders – ability for multiple people in the company to access a given folder is not yet supported

We are working to bring these features soon but you can always use them by opting out of the early version of the new Outlook on the web.

Please, give us feedback and help us prioritize our work through our UserVoice channel.

 

Thanks!

 

Gabriel

Updated Feb 08, 2019
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  • VasilMichev's avatar
    VasilMichev
    MVP
    Sep 04, 2018

    Um, that's a very big list of features, some of which are quite important. Perhaps you can post some timeframes as to when can we expect them to appear?

  • El-Noor Rashid's avatar
    El-Noor Rashid
    Brass Contributor
    Sep 06, 2018

    I already have users who were not happy with the existing limitations of OWA, so to consider opting-in would be unpopular.

     

    The focus should be on adding functionality found in the client version that is absent in OWA.

  • Luke Schaefer's avatar
    Luke Schaefer
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 06, 2018

    Considering the size and scope of Outlook web app and this being a beta, the list is short and dose not include any show stoppers, a few tips or shared folders missing won't let most everyone still be able to send email easy enough. Not to mention your not forced to use it. If your users need training and hand holding to do email, then by all means disable the option to use the beta, but if your users are like mine (engineers and software developers) some of them may want to try something new.

  • Denise Child's avatar
    Denise Child
    Iron Contributor
    Sep 21, 2018

    Missing:

     

    1. Open another Mailbox - this is a must since many people manage several mailboxes
    2. Reply all by Meeting in an email

    Would be nice:

    1. Gray mode would be nice, Dark Mode is a little too dark
  • Kreera_House's avatar
    Kreera_House
    Steel Contributor
    Sep 07, 2018

    The interface of this early version is much improved over the current Outlook on the web and we appreciate the work that's being done on improving the OWA experience for end users. Giving us the ability to opt in early to provide feedback while features are still being worked on through enabling this to Targeted Release customer is in my opinion a smart move. I know we have users in our environment, who are willing to work with that. That said, I'm in favor of not releasing this version to GA until the features currently available in OWA are included in this early version of the new Outlook on the web. Having to toggle back and forth between the new version and the current version when you find features you're used to suddenly missing is less of a stellar experience.

     

    Some of the features missing in this early version but not listed above are:

    • the ability to open another mailbox to which you have full access (e.g., shared mailboxes)
    • being able to respond to a voting request
    • 'mark as phishing' (the control appears to be available in the settings, but not actually in a message)

    At any rate, keep up the good work!

  • Zack Peterson's avatar
    Zack Peterson
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 18, 2018
    I cannot figure out how to open a shared mailbox with the new Outlook web mail client. It seems the feature does not exist. Yet? Will it be restored? When? I have reverted to the old interface.
  • Chris Smith's avatar
    Chris Smith
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 06, 2018

    This is really a Beta release (early beta). You should not even bother people with opt-in and should not be released.

  • EricDavisTech's avatar
    EricDavisTech
    Bronze Contributor
    Sep 19, 2018

    I see the new inbox, but when I click on calendar, I see the old outlook calendar experience in outlook on the web.  Any ideas why that might be?

     

    EDIT:  I see the modern webmail calendar now.  It is very snappy.  Great work Outlook team. :)

  • Rob Axelrod's avatar
    Rob Axelrod
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 26, 2018

    It is possible that I'm just not seeing it but it seems that new calendar entries are missing the ability to "Add Skype Meeting". I'm loving the new interface in general but that is a show stopper for me so I'll need to turn it off.