Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Outlook 2016

Office 365 (Outlook 2016 for Windows) - Client Capabilities

This document provides an overview of a range of functions and behavior when interacting with Office 365 using Outlook 2016 for Windows. The functionality considered pertains to the Email, Calendaring, and Contacts portions of the Office 365 suite. For a more condensed overview, please see <a href="page.php?id=28438">Office 365 - Technical Client Comparison</a>.

Key
	These functions are performed very well, with few or no issues.
	There are some issues with these features. Certain tasks may be impossible or problematic.
	It is not possible to perform these functions.
	These functions are untested.

Email Functions	Yes/No	Notes
Client accessible per ADA guidelines
Configure for access
Send and receive
Move message to a folder
Create, rename, and delete folders
Set sharing permissions for entire mailbox		Can only be set at folder level.
Set sharing permissions for folder(s)
Interact with a shared mailbox
Interact with a shared folder
Authenticate and send as another user
Send on behalf of another user (change identities)
Set and modify server-side filters
Set and modify client-side filters
Expand recipients from server-side distribution list
Forward email inline
Forward email as attachment
View full headers of a message
Export email (to import elsewhere)
Detach attachments from email messages
Set tags, flags, or categories on email
Print a message
Auto-complete email addresses from server Global Address List
Auto-complete email addresses from server Personal Address Book
Auto-complete email addresses from local Personal Address Book
Recover deleted emails from Deleted Items
View emails in threaded or conversation view
Set reminder on email messages
Create an event from an email message
Use a Digital ID to digitally sign an email
Set a priority on an email message

Calendar Functions	Yes/No	Notes
Configure for access
Create a meeting/appointment/event
Modify or delete an event that you created
Modify or delete an event that another person created
Modifications to event by organizer overwrite modifications by attendee(s)
Delete a meeting/appointment/event
Set recurrence on events
Create a task
Modify a task (update status, change details)
Delete a task
Invite attendee(s) to events (within the system)
Invite external attendee(s) to events (other systems, e.g. Gmail)
Provide attendance response to non-recurring events
Provide attendance response to single instances of recurring events
Provide attendance responses to all instances of recurring events
Check schedule availability of another user
Create a new calendar
Delete an existing calendar
Display multiple calendars in one view
Change calendar views (e.g. daily, weekly)
Change calendar colors
Set default calendar view
Show or hide declined events
Set popup notifications for events
Set email notifications for events
Set other calendar options or preferences
Set sharing permissions for calendars
Set privacy settings for calendars
Create events with limited visibility (e.g. show date and time only)
Subscribe to shared Office 365 calendars
Subscribe to external .ics calendars
Remove a subscribed calendar
Invite/schedule a resource (conference room, projector, equipment, etc)
Create an event on behalf of a resource
Set sharing permissions for a resource
Set privacy permissions for a resource
Print calendars or events
Manage attachments on events
Auto-complete email addresses from server Global Address List
Auto-complete email addresses from server Personal Address Book
Auto-complete email addresses from local Personal Address Book

Contacts Functions	Yes/No	Notes
Configure for access
View and use the Global Address List (GAL)
Create a personal contact stored on the server
Modify a contact stored on the server
Delete a contact stored on the server
Create and modify local contacts
Auto-complete addresses from contacts
Create server-side distribution list
Modify server-side distribution list