Microsoft has an Office Insiders group for Microsoft Office 365 users that any user can join. Those that join receive previews of upcoming features in Outlook, and they can toggle them on and off using the Coming Soon button in the upper right corner of Outlook. Eventually, after a comment period, those features either make it into the product, or they don’t.
Well, in the last weeks it looks like a whole batch of such features that were previously only for Insiders have been moved into the main product. These include:
- The Simplified Ribbon option
- Slightly more space between messages in the Inbox
- And slightly more vertical space between tasks in the To-Do Bar task list
- Adding a yellow highlight to an entire email message listing in the Inbox if it is flagged
As a result, a lot more users are experiencing them for the first time, and might have questions on them.
So to that end, here are links to where I have documented these features.
The Simplified Ribbon and the next two features I have described here, and I cover the simplified ribbon in videos in my Outlook Inbox Ninja Course.
The last one in the list above, yellow highlights on flagged mail, has generated a slew of comments by people who want to turn it off (see that link). FYI—I don’t know how to turn it off.
Not sure what the next batch of coming soon features will be, but I will keep my eye on them.
Michael
The industry is currently “in transition,” as Mr. Sigrist mentioned in his previous essay. Both kinds of software are not being adopted by insurance agencies as quickly as the industry would want, and the programs themselves still require some end user training to be utilized effectively in the organization’s processes.
As Mr. Sigrist noted in his earlier writing, the business is presently “in transition.” Insurance agencies are not implementing these types of software as quickly as the insurance industry would want, and the programs still need some end user training in order tunnel rush to be used efficiently in the operations of the company.
Exciting to see these new Outlook features rolling out for everyone. The Simplified Ribbon is a game changer and the increased spacing in the Inbox is a nice touch for better readability.
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How do you reverse the Coming Soon feature. I mistakenly clicked it and hate the new features and want to reverse this.
This is one of the best posts I’ve read on this forum. The information in the article helped me understand more about a new topic that I had never known.
Michael Linenberger offers resources for learning about the first three features but acknowledges there’s currently no way to disable the yellow highlighting for flagged emails.
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With the emergence of competitive gaming, commonly known as esports, the gaming industry has witnessed a profound paradigm shift. This evolution has transcended gaming from a solitary or casual activity into a meticulously organized, globally competitive phenomenon, captivating players and audiences on an unprecedented scale.