Feature Comparison Between Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Outlook Web Access 2007
Exchange Server 2007 offers numerous end-user features, including improved support for calendaring, unified messaging, and regulatory compliance. Office Outlook 2007, the premier desktop client for Exchange Server 2007, offers superb support for these new Exchange Server features. Outlook Web Access 2007, a built-in component of the Exchange Server 2007 system, also offers rich support for many of Exchange Server’s capabilities in a Web-based client. Outlook 2003 is also supported by, and can benefit from Exchange Server 2007, but takes advantage of fewer of these new capabilities.
Below find some of these new Exchange Server 2007 capabilities and which clients take advantage of them.
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| Calendar |
| Contacts |
| Collaboration |
| User Interface/Productivity |
| Search |
| Feature | Outlook Web Access 2007 SP1 | Outlook Web Access 2007 | Outlook 2007 | Outlook 2003 |
Access to other e-mail accounts (POP3/IMAP4) | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Anti-phishing and anti-spam technology | Server only | Server only | Local and Server | Local and Server |
Archive folders | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Attachment preview | No | No | Yes | No |
Cached mode | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Color categories | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Delay message delivery | No | No | Yes | No |
Direct replies to | No | No | Yes | Yes |
E-mail postmarks | No | No | Yes | No |
Information rights management (IRM) | Plug-in | Plug-in | Improved | Yes |
Internal/External OOF | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Managed folders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Offline access | No | No | Yes | Yes |
OOF scheduling | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
PST support | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Recover deleted items | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
S/MIME | Plug-in | No | Yes | Yes |
Send and receive fax | Receive only | Receive only | Yes | Yes |
Set/Use multiple signatures | No | No | Yes | No |
Unified messaging integration (voicemail/fax) | Inline viewer | Inline viewer | Inline viewer | Attachment |
Voting buttons | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Calendar
| Feature | Outlook Web Access 2007 SP1 | Outlook Web Access 2007 | Outlook 2007 | Outlook 2003 |
Calendar month view | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Calendar overlay mode | No | No | Yes | No |
Calendar preview months | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Calendar publishing | No | No | Yes | No |
Calendar snapshot | No | No | Yes | No |
Calendar view has tasks by day | No | No | Yes | No |
Display of multiple calendars | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Forward latest meeting | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Free/Busy details sharing not supported with Outlook 2003 *** | No | No | Yes | No |
Import/Export calendar | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Propose new meeting time | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Scheduling assistant | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Secondary time zone | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Set calendar visibility options | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Shared calendars | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Task integration on calendar | No | No | Yes | No |
*** See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945602/en-us to find out how to resolve this problem.
Contacts
| Feature | Outlook Web Access 2007 SP1 | Outlook Web Access 2007 | Outlook 2007 | Outlook 2003 |
Add/Edit personal distribution lists | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Contact sharing | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Contacts views | 1 | 1 | 8 | Yes |
Customized contact views | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Electronic business cards | No | No | Yes | No |
Import/Export contacts | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Manage rights on contacts | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Offline address book | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Collaboration
| Feature | Outlook Web Access 2007 SP1 | Outlook Web Access 2007 | Outlook 2007 | Outlook 2003 |
Shared workspace integration | No | No | Yes | No |
Sharepoint integration | Some | Some | Improved | Yes |
Sharepoint lists | No | No | Yes | No |
Task request | No | No | Yes | Yes |
User Interface/Productivity
| Feature | Outlook Web Access 2007 SP1 | Outlook Web Access 2007 | Outlook 2007 | Outlook 2003 |
Add new RSS feed | No | No | Yes | No |
Add-ins | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Attach item to items | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Auto-account setup | N/A | N/A | Yes | No |
Certificate management | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Custom dictionary | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Custom forms | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Customize navigation pane | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Customize UI/buttons | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Delegate control | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Favorite folders | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Flag mail as task | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Fluent user interface | No | No | Yes | No |
Hierarchical address book | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Import/Export feeds | No | No | Yes | No |
Inbox organization helper | No | No | Yes | Yes |
InfoPath integration | No | No | Yes | No |
Integrated presence indicators | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Journal | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Macros/VBA | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Notes | View only | View only | Yes | Yes |
Outlook today page | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Paste objects into messages/appointments | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Public folder access | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Public folder permission management | No | No | Yes | Yes |
RSS integration (reading) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Rules wizard | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Send to OneNote | No | No | Yes | No |
Shortcuts | No | No | Yes | Yes |
SMS/MMS integration | No | No | Yes | No |
To do bar | No | No | Yes | No |
Search
| Feature | Outlook Web Access 2007 SP1 | Outlook Web Access 2007 | Outlook 2007 | Outlook 2003 |
Highlighted search terms | No | No | Yes | No |
Right click related search | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Search as you type | No | No | Yes | No |
Search Calendar | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Search filters | Limited | Limited | Yes | No |
Search folders | View only | View only | Yes | Yes |