Folder pane
Feature |
Outlook 2016 |
Outlook on the web |
Outlook for iOS |
Outlook for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|
Folders list |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Favorite folders list |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
View PSTs |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Create new folder |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Rename folder |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Clutter folder |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
View/Send mail |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Access to Public Folders |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Office 365 Groups |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Message list actions
Feature |
Outlook 2016 |
Outlook on the web |
Outlook for iOS |
Outlook for Android |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conversation view |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Toggle conversation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Flag/Follow up |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Categorize |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Ignore conversation |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Clean up thread |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Report as junk |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Assign Policy |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Mark as Clutter |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Focused Inbox |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Move to Spam folder |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Empty Spam folder |
NA |
NA |
No |
No |
|
Schedule/Snooze |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Swipe Gestures |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ability to customize |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Compose New Message/Reply
Feature |
Outlook 2016 |
Outlook on the web |
Outlook for iOS |
Outlook for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|
MailTips - recipient is OOF |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Insert/change signatures |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Follow Up/Flag |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Set High/Low importance |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Add Voting buttons |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Spell check |
Yes |
Yes |
NA * |
NA * |
Attach files |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Attach links to files |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Alias support |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Alias support |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
* Outlook app for iOS and Android uses autocorrect check.
Mailbox controls
Feature |
Outlook 2016 |
Outlook on the web |
Outlook for iOS |
Outlook for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|
Work Offline mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Create inbox rules |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Set automatic replies, |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
App Themes |
Yes |
Yes |
NA |
NA |
Contacts
Feature |
Outlook 2016 |
Outlook on the web |
Outlook for iOS |
Outlook for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|
Connect to multiple |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
Exchange Server |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Office 365 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Outlook.com |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
Gmail.com |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
Yahoo! |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
IMAP accounts |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
* The Mail and Calendar apps contain your contacts in the system directory. When you write or reply to an email, you can find all the people that you've exchanged emails with in the To line. Simply start typing a name to see the suggestions, or select Search directory at the bottom of the suggested names.
Search
Feature |
Outlook 2016 |
Outlook on the web |
Outlook for iOS |
Outlook for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Server search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
People View |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Connect to other accounts
Feature |
Outlook 2016 |
Outlook on the web |
Outlook for iOS |
Outlook for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|
Connect to multiple |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
Exchange Server |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Office 365 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Outlook.com |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
Gmail.com |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
Yahoo! |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
IMAP accounts |
Yes |
No * |
Yes |
Yes |
* Outlook Web App provides an option to for Connected Accounts, which syncs mail once per hour.
Calendar
Feature |
Outlook 2016 |
Outlook on the web |
Outlook for iOS |
Outlook for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|
Accept/Tentative/ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Edit response |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Remove from |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Weather Bar |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Share Calendar * |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Open colleagues' |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Send Availability |
NA |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
Forward a meeting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Create a new meeting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
See attendee free/busy |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Meeting room finder |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Meeting attendee |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes ** |
Yes ** |
Add Skype for Business |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Access calendar attachments |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Coming Soon |
View Free/Busy/Private/Tentative meetings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
* Share Calendar (set permission level and share entire calendar)
** Accept only. Shows all others as "invitees."
Device Management
Feature |
Outlook 2016 |
Outlook on the web |
Outlook for iOS |
Outlook for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|
EAS Policy |
NA |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
EAS Policy |
NA |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
EAS Policy |
NA |
NA |
No * |
Yes |
EAS Policy |
NA |
NA |
No * |
Yes |
EAS Policy |
NA |
NA |
Yes ** |
Yes |
* Set by user.
** iOS devices are encrypted when a device PIN is configured.