MS Outlook Notes: Shortcuts, Versions, History, Features & More for Exam Preparation

History of MS Outlook

MS Outlook was introduced in 1997 as Outlook 97 with version number 8.0. Afterwards, various versions have been introduced over the years according to the user’s requirements and specifications of various gadgets. The latest version of outlook is available in windows 2019 and office 365.

Various versions of MS Outlook along with their specifications are listed below:

Various features available in MS Outlook

The main purpose is to provide users convenience so that they can easily manage their personal information and perform their business or daily task properly with maximum ease. Various features available under MS outlook are listed below:

• One platform to manage personal information from various sources very easily.
• Although common today, outlook provides the feature of hyperlinking the mail text and also email subject text can also be hyperlinked in outlook.
• Users can put their daily entries in outlook and manage their remaining tasks in the calendar by using outlook.
• Smart tag is a feature provided uniquely by outlook in which any text which is commonly used or hyperlinked by the users will be automatically hyperlinked when typed by the user.
• The outlook was among the first applications which provide email filtering which helps to deal with spam.
• Users can add multiple time zones in the outlook.
  

Apart from these mentioned features, various new features have been added in every new version of outlook over the course of time. Some latest features added in outlook are listed below:

• File Attachment feature
• Calendar with travel details
• Focus Inbox
• Folder Clean up
• Multiple outlook windows
• @mentions

Difference between Gmail and Outlook

While both the applications are used for mailing and other services the main difference between Gmail and outlook is that in Gmail you cannot handle multiple accounts at the same time as the option which is available in Outlook. Another major difference is that Gmail is a free service while the outlook is a paid service that is available only when someone takes a subscription or purchases MS office.

Is outlook safe to use?

One of the main features or advantages of using outlook is that while using outlook you are probably safe from spam or phishing emails which can trick you into opening their website or providing your personal information to them. Another feature of outlook is that it does not display any malicious content without the permission of the user.

Why should I choose Outlook over other mailing applications?

People have various options for a personal information manager. This question came into the mind of the users that why should they choose outlook over them. The reason why any person choose outlook among which is paid application and various applications are available which provide multiple account handling facility:

• Email scheduler: Users with outlook can schedule their mail for any time they want. Through this option, people do not need to spend their whole time on the outlook.
• Categorize or flagging your mail: This option is provided by various applications however outlook was the first to provide this option and is the number one choice of users looking for this feature.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Users apart from autofill can also type various shortcuts through which they can save their time while typing the mail.