Summary
New Outlook has begun to appear on campus, even though it's not fully-baked. This article will define the reasons you may or may not want to use "New" or "Classic".
Known Issues
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Feature
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Classic Outlook
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New Outlook
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Web Outlook
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Account (External)
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Account vs. Mailbox
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Both
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Mailbox only (add as Shared Mailbox to get "Account" ones to work)
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Add-ins
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Yes
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Maybe
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Alumni/Retiree Account
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Yes
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No
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COM Add-ins (such as VBA)
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Yes
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No
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Contact folders
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Distribution Lists
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Drag Email to Desktop
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Yes (MSG)
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File > Save As (EML)
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Folder Color
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No
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Yes (doesn't sync to Web)
On 4/1/2025 I made a folder color change, and on 4/2/2025 it superseded changes made in OWA on 3/28/2025. - Wayne
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Yes (doesn't sync to New)
On 3/28/2025 I made a color change to one of the folders. - Wayne
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Forward from Group Mailbox
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Yes
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No (Item type is invalid for creating a Forward)
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Mail Merge
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Yes
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No
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Offline Access
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Yes
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No
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Pin Messages
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No
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Yes
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Profiles
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Yes
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No
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Quick Parts
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Yes
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Coming Soon
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Roaming Signatures
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No
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Yes
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NOTES:
- Classic Outlook remains on the computer, even after a migration to Outlook (new).
- Both Outlook classic and new can exist and run on a computer at the same time. There’s no conflict.
- Outlook (classic) for Windows will remain supported until at least 2029.
- Change to Outlook (new) when YOU are ready, not when Microsoft tries to force you.
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