It's all part of Microsoft's continued work on Outlook, after acquiring mobile email app Acompli at the end of 2014.
The feature seems tailor-made for people who are frequently on large group emails and need an added tool to track what's actually relevant to them.
When a sender mentions someone, their email is automatically added to the message's list of recipients, too. It's possible for people to filter their search results to find only emails where they're mentioned, which may make it easier for them to seek out messages that include to-do items. Users who get mentioned will see their name highlighted in blue in the message, along with a large blue symbol next to the message in their inbox. Outlook on the web is also getting support for which let users put the sign in front of someone's name in a message. MicrosoftĪn illustration of how the new feature works in Outlook on the web. First, users will need to have updated client apps that will support the system, and then Microsoft will need to enable the web service powering Focused Inbox on the back end. It's aimed to help mitigate the problem of an always-overstuffed inbox by moving things like promotions, newsletters and other irrelevant emails to a separate screen where they aren't blocking the view of important messages.įocused Inbox has begun rolling out to Outlook on Windows, Mac and the web, but it’ll take a while for everyone to get it. When new messages come into the Other inbox, a banner will show up at the top of the list of focused messages letting users see how many new messages are in that section of their inbox, along with a select list of senders. What works in Outlook on Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android.What works and what doesn't in Office 365 collaboration.InfoWorld shows you: How to make document sharing really work in Office 365. [ Office 365 is now ready to deploy across all your clients. Users can train the system by moving email to and from the Focused Inbox, and establishing rules about certain senders and subjects. Users of Outlook on Mac and Windows will start seeing their inbox separated out into two tabs: Focused and Other.Īs the name implies, the Focused Inbox is supposed to hold all of a user's important emails, while Other contains everything else. Microsoft is finally bringing one of the best features of its Outlook mobile app to the desktop.
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