Microsoft Outlook 98
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Overview The Microsoft®
Outlook? 98 messaging and collaboration client combines leading support
for Internet standards-based messaging systems, including Exchange Server,
with integrated calendar, contact, and task management features.
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Benefits
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Features
| Complete and native Internet Standards support | Support
for POP3/SMTP, IMAP4, HTML mail, vCard, vCalendar, iCalendar, S/MIME,
LDAP, and NNTP.
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| Outlook™ Today | Customizable "day at a glance" view in Outlook
summarizes Mail, Calendar and Tasks. Can also be displayed on the Windows
Active Desktop.
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| Find Tool | Quickly
find messages, appointments, tasks or other information with easy Web
style searching.
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| Organize Tool | The
Organize Tool's web page like interface and plain English instructions
guide the user through the following e-mail organization and management
features like folders, views and rules.
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 Setup Integration | Outlook
98 setup includes IE4.0. Also start Outlook from Internet Explorer 4.0's
Quick Launch Bar, or Go menu. Send mail and create contacts from Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0.
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| Background Folder Archive | Work
with Outlook while folders are archived
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| AutoDetect connection | Automatically determines when connection to an
Internet service provider becomes available or goes away.
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| Outlook Setup Wizard | Automatically detects appropriate installation
options and imports existing accounts, profile information, folders and
personal address books from earlier Outlook versions, Outlook Express,
Netscape Messenger or Eudora.
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| Customizable Toolbars | Power
users can easily customize the toolbars.
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| Preview Pane | Quickly
view messages without opening. Includes support for attachments,
hyperlinks and HTML mail. Also known as 3-Pane view.
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| Multiple Signatures | Easily
use and manage multiple signatures that can include HTML, RTF, and plain
text.
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| Stationery | HTML
Stationery including font selection, hyperlinks and backgrounds.
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| Rules Wizard | Built in
Rules Wizard with enhancements to previous add-on.
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| Conditional Formatting | Use
rules to automatically highlight important items in views using different
colors and fonts.
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| Junk E-mail Management | Automatically recognize, flag and dispose of
unsolicited junk e-mail.
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| AutoPreview in Calendar | First 3
lines of details of appointments displayed word-wrapped in Day/Week/Month
calendar views.
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| Five Day Week View | Option
to omit display of weekend days.
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| Microsoft NetMeeting Integration | Easily
schedule real-time meetings and automatically start NetMeeting.
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| Automatic Map | Automatically download a map to a Contact's address
from Microsoft Expedia Web site.
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| Flag Contact for Follow-up | Easily
add a follow-up flag (reminder) to a contact.
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Improved Features
| Performance | Improved
performance for Internet mail and Exchange Server users, including faster
Start/Shut Down, switching between modules, opening of Meeting Requests,
free/busy lookup, background and filtered synchronization of offline
folders.
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| Simplified Menus, Toolbars and Options Dialog | The most
common/useful commands are more accessible in both views and forms.
Options dialog is simplified and streamlined.
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| Folder List access | More
easily turn folder list display on and off.
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| Enhanced Tooltips | Tooltips
for column headers, text clipped in a view, and scrolling in views.
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| Optimized Installations and Setup Wizard | Outlook
installations are optimized for Internet provider, Microsoft Exchange
Server, or no E-mail. The Setup Wizard automatically detects appropriate
installation options and imports existing accounts and profile
information.
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| Enhanced PIM Import | Enhancements to existing PIM importers and support
for Ecco Pro 4.0, Lotus Organizer 3.0 and 97.
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| Per-Message Microsoft Word Mail | Easily
compose a particular message using Microsoft Word.
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| Spelling Enhancements | Select a
spelling language and edit custom spelling dictionary in spelling
options.
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| Enhanced Calendar Printing Options | Print
word-wrapped details of appointments. Print exactly one month per page.
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| Fully Customizable Contacts | Easily
add custom fields and scripts to the first page of Contacts form.
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| Customization of Standard Outlook Forms | Change
the layout of the contact form. Replace any standard Outlook form.
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| Easier Design and Publishing of Custom Forms | Simplified design menus. Design a form
simultaneously in design and runtime mode. Easier distribution of forms
with third-party controls. More consistent "click event" handling.
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| Enhanced Forms Scripting Tools | Integrated debugger and object browser. Script
editor enhanced with find and replace and status bar.
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| Object Model Enhancements | Display
the standard dialog for choosing folders. Simplified meeting request and
recurring appointment objects. Automatic resolution of e-mail addresses.
Dual interface for high performance access from VB, C/C++ and Java
programs.
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System Requirements
| Computer/ Processor | 486/66 |
| Memory | 8MB RAM for Windows 95, 16MB RAM for Windows NT 4.0 |
| Hard Disk | Free
Space needed for Installation: 34-121 MB, depending on installation option
selected - Installed disk size footprint: 22-81 MB |
| Operating System | Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 (Windows NT users must install Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 4.0 before installing Outlook 98.) |