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Jim Van Eaton
Iron Contributor
Jul 21, 2016

Hello from the Office 365 Groups Engineering Team

Hi everyone!  I am the Group Engineering Manager for O365 groups.  I will be encouraging more of my engineers to participate in this forum  to help answer questions and share solutions.     Let the...
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Bob Bleecker
Copper Contributor
Feb 08, 2018

Greetings, not sure where to how to post in the regular blog. 

 

My questions does the next version of Office 365 (2019) bring GAL support to Outlook for Mac?

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    Robert Woods
    Iron Contributor
    Feb 08, 2018

    Bob, 

    Oulook 2016 does now support GAL access on Mac. 

     

    Open Outlook 

    Click the Contact Search button in the ribbon at the top. 
    (You can also use the address book icon when composing an email)

     

    Make sure either All Folders or "Account Name" Directory is selected, and enter your search query. 

    • Bob Bleecker's avatar
      Bob Bleecker
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 08, 2018

      Sorry I did not explain the concern correctly. When comparing Outlook Windows / Mac, the Windows version has always had the ability to open the contacts section or click on the address book icon and see the whole GAL if the user has the GAL as the default address book. The Mac, uses EWS (Exchange Web Service) You have to submit a query to get a result.

       

      So my question should be, when will MS meld both products Outlook Windows and Mac so that they work the same at functionally. As our Org grows, it would sure be nice to be able to scroll down the address book and see all the company employees, conference room, groups etc. 


      This has been a request since at least Office 2011

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