{"id":107417,"date":"2023-05-10T14:31:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/?p=107417"},"modified":"2023-06-13T14:37:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T14:37:09","slug":"thinking-about-switching-to-the-newest-version-of-microsoft-outlook-read-this-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/Email-Tools\/thinking-about-switching-to-the-newest-version-of-microsoft-outlook-read-this-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking About Switching to the Newest Version of Microsoft Outlook? Read This First\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might have been offered to try the newest version of Outlook like several of our customers have been reporting.\u00a0 It shows up as a toggle button in the upper right of the Outlook desktop window that says “Try the new Outlook”:<\/p>\n

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The new version looks similar to the web based version of Outlook, with it’s slimmed down toolbars and a generally clean look:<\/p>\n

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We think it definitely has promise, and certainly the goal of having all versions of Outlook look the same (regardless of whether you are using it on a Windows desktop, web, Mac, or phone) is admirable and a worthy goal.\u00a0 And once CoPilot (Microsoft’s AI) is introduced into this version, it is definitely going to be great.<\/p>\n

However, it still has some serious shortcomings.\u00a0 While the new version is labeled as a beta, and there are plans to improve it, we have discovered that it is not quite ready for production use.\u00a0 Here is a short list of what our customers are saying are critical (at least at the time of publication):<\/p>\n