Outlook and OWA Feature Comparison Chart

(1)

Outlook Outlook 2010 2007 Email Yes Yes (improved) Yes No Ignore Yes No Conversation cleanup Yes No

Always move Yes No

Always

categorize Yes No

MailTips Yes No

Calendar

preview Yes No

Search email Yes Yes

Offline

access Yes Yes

Cached

mode Yes Yes

Multiple Exchange account access Yes No Local & Server Online

archive Yes Plug-in

Archive folders (.pst files)

Yes Yes

Attachment

preview Yes Yes

Color

categories Yes Yes

Delay message delivery Yes Yes Direct replies to Yes Yes

Outlook and OWA Feature Comparison Chart

Feature: OWA 2010 SP1 Outlook Show messages from other folders (conversation view) Yes No 2003 Conversation view Yes (improved) No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Access to other email accounts (POP3/IMAP 4) Exchange Online Only Yes No No No Anti-phishing and anti-spam technology

Server only Local &

Server

No Yes

No No

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes No Yes No Local & Server Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes

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Internal/exter nal out of office assistant Yes Yes Managed

folders Yes Yes

Retention policies (per folder) Yes No Retention policies (per mail) Yes No Archive policies Yes No Out of office

scheduling Yes Yes

Recover

deleted items Yes Yes

S/MIME Yes Yes

Send and

receive fax Yes Yes

Set/use multiple signatures Yes Yes Inline Inline viewer viewer Inline Inline viewer viewer Voicemail "skip to word" Yes No Voting

buttons Yes Yes

Have replies

sent to Yes Yes

Moderated message approval Yes Yes Delivery receipt request Yes Yes Read receipt

request Yes Yes

Quick steps Yes No

Reply with

meeting Yes No

Contact

photos Yes Yes

Delegate

access Yes Yes

Inline images when creating an email Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Plug-in Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Attachment Voicemail preview Inline viewer Inline viewer Unified messaging integration (voicemail) Inline viewer No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

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Outlook Outlook

2010 2007

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Yes (6 months) (3 months) (1 month)

Yes (OWA link)

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes (improved)

No Yes No

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes (F/B, Subject & Loc., or Full) Feature: OWA 2010 SP1

Calendar day view Yes

Schedule view No

Calendar week view Yes

Calendar work week view Yes

Outlook 2003 Calendar

Calendar month view Yes

Calendar overlay mode No

Calendar preview months

Yes (3 months)

Calendar printing Yes

Search calendar Yes

Subscribe to calendar No

Calendar snapshot No

Shared calendars Yes

Cached shared calendar No

No

Calendar sharing (internal) Yes

Calendar sharing (external) No

Calendar publishing

(external) Yes Yes

Import/export calendar Yes

Propose new meeting time Yes

Forward latest meeting No

Free/busy details sharing No

Calendar view has tasks by

day No

Display of multiple

calendars Yes

Specify a color for a

calendar No

Secondary time zone Yes

No

Meeting room finder No

Color categories Yes

Scheduling assistant Yes Yes

No No

Set calendar visibility

options Yes

Yes (F/B, Subject & Loc., or Full)

Yes (F/B or Full) Adapt to current time zones

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Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No

Yes Yes No

No Yes No

OWA Outlook Outlook

2010 SP1 2010 2007

Yes Improved Yes

No Yes Yes

1 Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes Yes (improved) No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No

No Yes Plug-in

No Yes Yes

2010 SP1 2010 2007

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes

2010 SP1 2010 2007

Yes Yes Yes

Indexed Indexed Indexed

Yes Yes Yes

Feature: Outlook

2003 Free/busy in side-by-side

view No

Expand calendar date

picker No

Mark as private Yes

Team calendars No

Contacts views Yes

Search contacts Yes

Contacts

Contact card Yes

Contact sharing Yes

Manage rights on contacts Yes

Mark as private Yes

Electronic business cards No

Import/export contacts Yes

Customized contact views Yes

Add/edit personal

distribution lists Yes Yes Yes

Feature: Outlook 2003

Outlook Social Connector

contacts import Plug-in

Offline address book Yes

Color categories No

Global Address List (GAL)

sync and update No

Categorize notes No

Create notes folder Yes

Notes

View note Yes

Create note Yes

Search notes Yes

Forward note Yes

Move note Yes

Search tasks Un-indexed

Categorize tasks Yes

Tasks

View task Yes

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Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

2010 SP1 2010 2007

Yes Yes Yes

Indexed Indexed Indexed

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

2010 SP1 2010 2007 No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Plug-in

2010 SP1 2010 2007

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

Limited Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

Delete folder Yes

Move to folder Yes

Mark as private Yes

Create folder Yes

Filter tasks Yes

Mark as complete Yes

Public Folders

Create new item Yes

Categorize item Yes

Task request Yes

Edit calendar Yes

Create contacts Yes

Create folder Yes

Create calendar Yes

Read folders Yes

Search folder Un-indexed

Read files/documents Yes

Public folder permission

management Yes

Create journal Yes

Post files/documents Yes

SharePoint integration Yes

SharePoint lists No Collaboration Shared workspace integration No SharePoint document libraries No

User Interface & Productivity

RSS integration (reading) No

Add new RSS feed No

Outlook Social Connector Plug-in

Certificate management Yes

Custom dictionary Yes

Attach item to items Yes

Auto-account setup No

Update RSS feed No

Add-ins Yes

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No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Roaming Per Outlook

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

No Full In compose

No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

2010 SP1 2010 2007

No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No

View only Yes Yes

2010 SP1 2010 2007

Yes Yes (OWA) No

Yes Yes Yes

Favorite folders Per Outlook

Flag mail as task No

Customize UI/buttons Yes

Delegate control Yes

Customize navigation pane Yes

InfoPath integration No

Integrated presence

indicators Yes

Hierarchical address book No

Import/export feeds No

Flag on send No

Fluent user interface No

Paste objects into

messages/appointments Yes

Rules wizard Yes

Outlook plug-ins Yes

Outlook today page Yes

Journal Yes

Macros/VBA Yes

Quick Contacts No

Word wheel search of GAL No

Zoom slider (email) No

Zoom slider (calendar) No

Send to OneNote No

Shortcuts Yes

To-do bar No

Granular downloading (low

bandwidth sync) Yes

Quota thermometer No

SMS integration No

Search context tab No

Search folders Yes

Search as you type No

Search filters No

Search

Highlighted search terms No

Right-click related search Yes

Security

Delivery reports No

Encrypted connection Yes

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Yes Yes Yes

No No No

Yes Yes No

Yes No No

Yes Yes Yes

OWA Outlook Outlook 2003

2010 SP1 2010

Yes Yes Yes

WebReady IRM Protected

Document Viewing No

Block external content Yes

Outlook Protection Rules No

Protected Voicemail No

Add to safe/blocked

senders list Yes

Information Rights

Management (IRM) Yes

Integrated presence Yes

OCS/Lync Integration Reply with instant

messaging Yes

Integrated instant

messaging Yes

Feature: Outlook