Microsoft Outlook

1
Microsoft Outlook
A

• Presented to TimGroup 12/12/96ByDave Green, Bob
  Duffett, and Mike Chilson

2
Overview

• Introduction and overview of Outlook
• First pass at the some of the features that will
  be demoed
• Introduce other features that will not be demoed
• Demonstration using the product
• Closing comments

3
Microsoft Office 97 Professional

• Word 97
• Excel 97
• PowerPoint 97
• Access 97
• Other tools Binder, Photo-editor
• Outlook 97 - New 32 bit (Win95, WinNT) Client
  which is a Desktop Information Manager

4
Features Benefits of Outlook

• Integration of mail, scheduling, contacts, tasks,
  journaling, notes
• Office Assistant
• Improved UI - folder drop down, folder memory,
  background check of names
• Message preview
• Mail recall, Integrated personal addressing
• Voting, message tracking, flags

5
Features Benefits (Contd)

• AutoSignature per profile
• Ability to work with Internet mail, Exchange
  Server, other MAPI providers like CCMail
• Interaction between different components (contact
  lists birthdays to calendar)
• Automatic journaling, archiving
• Improved, Enhancing Printing (could still be
  improved)

6
Features and Benefits

• Defined object model
• Visual Basic Scripting inside Outlook
• Visual Basic for Applications from other Office
  products using Outlook objects

7
Features Benefits with Exchange

• Shared Tasks
• Shared Calendars
• Shared Contact Lists
• Alumni Address Book
• Applications using Public Folders

8
Applications

• Demonstration various features of Outlook by
  logging in as a Typical User
• Many features are independent of Exchange Server
• Some features do DEPEND on the availability of
  the server to implement public folders in a
  controllable, secure manner

9
Pricing and Availability

• Educational Pricing as part of Office 97 64
  (no media, quantity gt ?, lower as upgrade from
  earlier Office)
• A client of Exchange Server Sites (no additional
  cost)
• Availability 1st of the year for general
  distribution (in production now)

10
Summary

• Outlook represents a significant upgrade from
  Microsoft Schedule EXCEPT that it only supports
  Win32
• Outlook represents a significant application
  closing to a peer level with Word and Excel.