What’s new and different in Outlook 2010
- Getting started with Outlook 2010

Scroll to the bottom of the article to Take a Tour of Outlook 2010 (video 5.02 mins) - Make the switch to Outlook 2010
40-50mins
Note: Some Conversation View features mentioned are only available if Outlook is cached (copied locally). For security reasons cached mode is not available on most IT Services managed desktop PCs.
Learn more about the new features
- Ribbons and the File menu
Learn where Outlook 2007 menus are in the 2010 ribbon
If you know where a feature was in Outlook 2007, use the Outlook guide to locate it in Outlook 2010. - Attachments ribbon
Easy access to attachment options - How full is my mailbox?
See how much space you have available - Quick Steps
A great new feature to speed up how you deal with emails - Search and refine
Easily choose where to search and what elements to search for - Open any colleague’s calendar to view their availability
View availability even if you don’t have access to view appointments - Use calendar groups
Group calendars together to include team or project members and view all calendars in the group instantly - Suggested Contacts
Outlook automatically collects the contact details of people you’ve emailed so you can reuse them - Reduce the size of attached pictures
Send smaller emails by resizing pictures as you attach them - Automatic Replies (formerly Out of Office Assistant)
This feature works in the same way, but has been renamed and is accessed from the File tab - Conversation view
View your emails by subject