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|  style="text-align: left;" | This client is able to perform these functions very well, with few or no issues.
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|  style="text-align: left;" | This client has some issues performing these functions.  Certain tasks may require a different client or additional steps.
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|  style="text-align: left;" | This client is not able to perform these functions; a different client is needed to complete these functions.
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|  style="text-align: left;" | These functions have not yet been tested using this client.
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<b>Note: Hold your cursor over a category for a brief description of the functions considered in that category. Click on a client name to view a detailed breakdown of function capabilities.</b>
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!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Outlook on the web (Windows, Mac, Linux) | Outlook on the web (Windows, Mac, Linux)]] 
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Outlook 2016 | Outlook 2016 (Windows)]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Outlook 2013 | Outlook 2013 (Windows)]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Outlook 2010 | Outlook 2010 (Windows)]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Outlook 2016 | Outlook 2016 (Mac)]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Outlook 2011 | Outlook 2011 (Mac)]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Apple Mail | Apple Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Reminders (Mac OS 10.9)]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Windows 8 | Windows 8 Mail and Calendar]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/iOS 8 | iOS 8 Mail, Calendar, and Contacts (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Android | Android Email, Calendar, and Contacts]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Windows Phone | Windows Phone 8 Native App]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Thunderbird | Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows, Mac, Linux)]]
!  [[CIS Email Services/Office 365/Client Feature Comparison/Evolution | Evolution (Linux)]]
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Connection Protocol
| Exchange
| Exchange
| Exchange
| Exchange
| Exchange
| Exchange
| Exchange
| Exchange
| Active Sync
| Active Sync
| Active Sync
| IMAP/CalDAV
| Exchange
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|  style="cursor: help;" title="This indicates whether the client can be configured for Office 365." | 
Configure for access
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|  rowspan="7" style="background-color: #fff; font-weight: bold;" | Email
|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Basic email functionality, such as sending, receiving, and moving to folders." alt="Basic email functionality, such as sending, receiving, and moving to folders." | Send/Receive, Move to Folder
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Management of email, including adding tags or categories, creating folders, and changing to or from threaded view." alt="Management of email, including adding tags or categories, creating folders, and changing to or from threaded view." | 
Create Folders, Tag Email
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Sharing and subscribing of mailboxes and folders. This includes both providing sharing permissions and subscribing to folders you have permissions to access." alt="Sharing and subscribing of mailboxes and folders. This includes both providing sharing permissions and subscribing to folders you have permissions to access." | 
Sharing
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Creating and modifying filters, such as spam rules, out of office replies, and other filters.  This includes both local and server stored filters." alt="Creating and modifying filters, such as spam rules, out of office replies, and other filters.  This includes both local and server stored filters." | 
Filters
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Advanced email functionality, such as viewing headers, forwarding options, and attachment options." alt="Advanced email functionality, such as viewing headers, forwarding options, and attachment options." | 
Advanced Functions
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Using local or server address books, lists, and groups to send email." alt="Using local or server address books, lists, and groups to send email." | 
Address Books/Lists
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Sending emails using an alternate address." | 
Send As Alternate Address
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|  rowspan="7" style="background-color: #fff; font-weight: bold;" | Calendaring
|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Basic calendar event management, such as creating, viewing, modifying, and setting recurrence for events." alt="Basic calendar event management, such as creating, viewing, modifying, and setting recurrence for events." | 
Event Management
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Creating, viewing, and modifying tasks." alt="Creating, viewing, and modifying tasks." | 
Tasks
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Creating events with attendees, responding to invitations, and viewing free/busy information for other users." alt="Creating events with attendees, responding to invitations, and viewing free/busy information for other users." | 
Scheduling
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Sharing and subscribing of calendars. This includes both providing sharing permissions and subscribing to calendars you have permissions to access." alt="Sharing and subscribing of calendars. This includes both providing sharing permissions and subscribing to calendars you have permissions to access." | 
Sharing
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Interacting with resources (rooms, projectors, etc), including including a resource in a meeting, locating resources, and managing resource invitations." alt="Interacting with resources (rooms, projectors, etc), including including a resource in a meeting, locating resources, and managing resource invitations." | 
Resources
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Setting and receiving various types of notifications for events, including pop-up and email notifications." alt="Setting and receiving various types of notifications for events, including pop-up and email notifications." | 
Notifications
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Using local or server address books, lists, and groups to scheduling meetings with others." alt="Using local or server address books, lists, and groups to scheduling meetings with others." | 
Address Books/Lists
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|  rowspan="3" style="background-color: #fff; font-weight: bold;" | Contacts
|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Contact syncing with the Global Address List (GAL)." alt="Contact syncing with the Global Address List (GAL)." | 
Global Address List (GAL)
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Contact syncing with your personal contacts in Office 365.  This does not include local (machine/device only) address books." alt="Contact syncing with your personal contacts in Office 365.  This does not include local (machine/device only) address books." | 
Personal Contacts
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|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Creating global distribution lists, modifying the lists, and providing list permissions.  This does not include local (machine/device only) lists." alt="Creating global distribution lists, modifying the lists, and providing list permissions.  This does not include local (machine/device only) lists." | 
Distribution List Management
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|  rowspan="1" style="background-color: #fff; font-weight: bold;" | Miscellaneous
|  style="cursor: help; font-weight: bold;" title="Accessibility for blind, low-vision, deaf, and hard of hearing individuals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act." alt="Accessibility for blind, low-vision, deaf, and hard of hearing individuals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act." |  Accessibility
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|}<h3>Previously listed clients</h3><ol><li>Office 365 (iOS 6) - Client Capabilities</li><li>Office 365 (iOS 7) - Client Capabilities</li><li>Office 365 (Apple Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Reminders on OS 10.8) - Client Capabilities</li><li>Office 365 (Outlook 2007) - Client Capabilities</li></ol>