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Exchange 2007 Features and Enhancements

Windows, Macintosh and Outlook Web Access

 

Exchange 2007 has new features and enhancements depending upon your client and operating system.  See below to determine which features apply to you.

Windows Client
Macintosh Client
The Outlook 2007 client features remain the same with a few additions
Entourage users need to reconfigure their clients.
Apple Mail users will see no change.
 

There are two versions of Outlook Web Access: Premium and Light. The following table compares the two.

OWA Premium
Available to users of Internet Explorer v.6 or greater
OWA Light
Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Internet Explorer up to v.6
Provides a rich interface similar to Microsoft Outlook Windows client
(Configuration instructions)
Provides a simplified user interface and reduced feature set compared with Outlook Web Access Premium. If you are running Safari or Firefox (Macintosh browsers) you will automatically log into OWA Light.
  • Search the Global Address List
  • Search e-mail messages, Address Book, and calendar items
  • Delete or move multiple messages or contacts .
  • Move and copy commands
  • Select the language, date, and time settings
  • Mobile device manager section of settings (remote wipe, password change, etc).
  • Out of office replies can be specified for either in or out of Exchange
  • Create and edit server side Rules
  • Create and edit Personal Distribution Lists
  • View various document types, (Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and PDF) without the application installed on the client. This keeps viewed documents safe, even on kiosk machines, since the HTML documents are purged at logoff.
  • Access to the dumpster to Recover Deleted Items
  • A monthly calendar view
  • Access to RSS subscriptions.
  • Check the spelling of messages
  • Resource mailboxes can be configured and managed
  • Scheduling Assistant
  
  • Search the Global Address List
  • Search e-mail messages, address book, and calendar items
  • Delete or move multiple messages or contacts at once.
  • Move and copy commands
  • Select the language, date, and time settings
  • Mobile device manager section of settings (remote wipe, password change, etc)
  • Out of Office replies can be specified for either in or out of Exchange
  • Option for blind/low-vision experience
  • Scheduling Assistant

Features no longer available

  • Recover deleted items
  • Weekly and monthly calendar view
  • Can't view other users calendar

 

Can I set a different Out of Office message for Internal and External email addresses?

Yes. You can make the message the same or different. Go to Tools, Out of Office Assistant and you'll see the following. Choose a separate tab for internal and external messages.

PC b Macintosh

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When I'm scheduling meetings with other users in Outlook 2007, why is the free/busy feature slower?

With the new Exchange 2007 server and Outlook 2007, you now have more features in scheduling appointments with other people. The system will look at all the calendars and suggest times that are available to all (see Suggested times highlighted below). This slows down the display of users free/busy time a bit, however it does quickly provide information on times that are best for all parties.

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What are the new mailbox quota limits?

All Staff mailboxes and shared (resource) mailboxes will be increased to 500 megs. Staff will received a notification when the mailbox reaches 475 meg and will not be able to send any email when the mailbox has reached 600 meg. Student mailboxes will be increased to 100 megs.

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Updated: 3/4/09