Review by Elizabeth Slater

I’ve been using Outlook for over 10 years, and every time Office upgrades it’s difficult to figure out all the new tricks to the stuff you knew how to do backwards. This version is no different, but I have to admit the interface really has changed. You will spend a little bit more time looking for things that were more readily available before.

However, there are more ways to organize and save time in your email and calendar by color coding and linking to projects and personal/business. Inviting attendees is the same, and now publishing or meeting online is easier.nYou are able to organize contact information in one place and then sub-divide it into work, personal, etc and also link this information into the other areas of your Office products.

I’ve always enjoyed using Outlook and the few times that I’ve had to work without it I’ve been lost. This new version takes some getting used to, but I’ve really enjoyed the calendar sharing and the meeting inviting abilities on top of the others that I use regularly, like calendar, task list, contacts, email, and mail merge with other programs. I did use it on Webmail, but our server didn’t enable as many of the services as I would have liked.