Introduction

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What's New in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

You'll notice some changes as soon as you start Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. Many of the familiar program elements have been reorganized to give you better access to the features you use most, and many new features have been added to make it easier to access the tools you use most often.

 New in Office 2003   Some of the features that are new or improved in this version of Outlook won't be apparent to you until you start using the program. To help you quickly identify features that are new or improved with this version, this book uses the icon in the margin whenever those features are discussed or shown.

The following table lists the new features that you might be interested in, as well as the chapters in which those features are discussed.

To learn how to	Using this feature	See
Quickly access your mail, calendar, contacts, tasks, and other Outlook items	Navigation Pane	Chapter 1
Open attachments without opening the item	Reading Pane	Chapter 1
Access Word's e-mail-related toolbar buttons from one convenient location	Word as your e-mail editor simplifications	Chapter 1
Read and respond to an e-mail message without closing other applications	Desktop Alerts	Chapter 1 Chapter 9
Post attachments for group input	Live Attachments	Chapter 1
View your messages in any of 13 pre-defined views	Arrangements	Chapter 2
Quickly mark messages for follow-up	Quick Flags	Chapter 2
Assign a different signature to each Outlook account	Unique signature per account	Chapter 2
View your messages in a new way	Arrange by Conversation	Chapter 2
Collect and automatically update related information in virtual folders	Search Folders	Chapter 3
Create and organize rules in an easier way	Rules	Chapter 3
View your Calendar and the Date Navigator in a new, streamlined format	Calendar View	Chapter 4
View multiple calendars at the same time	Side-by-side calendars	Chapter 4
Add a picture to an Address Book entry	Contact Picture	Chapter 6
See a list of contacts with whom you can share information	View SharePoint Team Services contacts	Chapter 6
Connect directly to Outlook over the Internet	Exchange Server access through the Internet (RPC over HTTP)	Chapter 8
Store a local copy of your mailbox on your computer	Cached Exchange Mode	Chapter 8
Quickly switch between panes in the Navigation Pane	Go menu	Chapter 9
Create a Personal Folders file	New Data File Type (.pst)	Chapter 9
Display the individual names of Distribution List members to edit the recipients of a message	Expand Distribution Lists in an e-mail message	Chapter 9
Create messages with restricted permission to prevent messages from being forwarded, printed, copied, or edited by unauthorized people	Information Rights Management	Chapter 9
Block or allow external Web content such as pictures or sounds to display in e-mail messages, and prevent Web beacons from validating your e-mail address to junk mail senders	Enhanced privacy features	Chapter 9
Receive e-mail notifications when SharePoint site content changes	Create and manage alerts	Chapter 9

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