Outlook and OWA Feature Comparison Chart
Feature:
OWA 2010 SP1
OWA 2010
OWA 2007 SP1
OWA 2007
Outlook 2010
Outlook 2007
Outlook 2003
Email
Conversation view
Yes (improved)
Yes
Show messages from other folders (conversation view)
No
Ignore
Conversation cleanup
Always move
Always categorize
MailTips
Calendar preview
Search email
Access to other email accounts (POP3/IMAP4)
Exchange Online Only
Offline access
Cached mode
Multiple Exchange account access
Anti-phishing and anti-spam technology
Server only
Local & Server
Online archive
Plug-in
Archive folders (.pst files)
Attachment preview
Color categories
Delay message delivery
Direct replies to
Internal/external out of office assistant
Managed folders
Retention policies (per folder)
Retention policies (per mail)
Archive policies
Out of office scheduling
Recover deleted items
S/MIME
Send and receive fax
Receive only
Set/use multiple signatures
Unified messaging integration (voicemail)
Inline viewer
Attachment
Voicemail preview
Voicemail "skip to word"
Voting buttons
Have replies sent to
Moderated message approval
Delivery receipt request
Read receipt request
Quick steps
Reply with meeting
Contact photos
Delegate access
Inline images when creating an email
Calendar
Calendar month view
Calendar week view
Calendar work week view
Calendar day view
Schedule view
Calendar printing
Search calendar
Calendar overlay mode
Calendar preview months
Yes (1 month)
Yes (6 months)
Yes (3 months)
Calendar publishing (external)
Yes (OWA link)
Calendar sharing (internal)
Calendar sharing (external)
Shared calendars
Cached shared calendar
Subscribe to calendar
Calendar snapshot
Calendar view has tasks by day
Display of multiple calendars
Forward latest meeting
Free/busy details sharing
Import/export calendar
Propose new meeting time
Scheduling assistant
Meeting room finder
Specify a color for a calendar
Secondary time zone
Adapt to current time zones definition
Server Side Tool
Set calendar visibility options
Yes (F/B, Subject & Loc., or Full)
Yes (F/B or Full)
Mark as private
Team calendars
Free/busy in side-by-side view
Expand calendar date picker
Contacts
Contact card
Improved
Contact sharing
Contacts views
1
Search contacts
Customized contact views
Add/edit personal distribution lists
Electronic business cards
Import/export contacts
Manage rights on contacts
Global Address List (GAL) sync and update
Outlook Social Connector contacts import
Offline address book
Notes
View note
Create note
Categorize notes
Create notes folder
Forward note
Move note
Search notes
Tasks
View task
Create task
Search tasks
Indexed
Un-indexed
Categorize tasks
Filter tasks
Mark as complete
Create folder
Delete folder
Move to folder
Task request
Public Folders
Create new item
Categorize item
Read folders
Search folder
Create calendar
Edit calendar
Create contacts
Create journal
Post files/documents
Read files/documents
Public folder permission management
Collaboration
Shared workspace integration
SharePoint document libraries
Limited
SharePoint integration
Some
SharePoint lists
Outlook Social Connector
User Interface & Productivity
RSS integration (reading)
Add new RSS feed
Update RSS feed
Add-ins
Attach item to items
Auto-account setup
Certificate management
Custom dictionary
Custom forms
Customize navigation pane
Customize UI/buttons
Delegate control
Favorite folders
Roaming
Per Outlook
Flag mail as task
Flag on send
Fluent user interface
Full
In compose
Hierarchical address book
Import/export feeds
InfoPath integration
Integrated presence indicators
Journal
Macros/VBA
Outlook plug-ins
Outlook today page
Paste objects into messages/appointments
Rules wizard
Send to OneNote
Shortcuts
Zoom slider (email)
Zoom slider (calendar)
Quick Contacts
Word wheel search of GAL
Quota thermometer
SMS integration
To-do bar
Granular downloading (low bandwidth sync)
Search
Highlighted search terms
Right-click related search
Search as you type
Search filters
Search context tab
Search folders
View only
Security
Delivery reports
Yes (OWA)
Encrypted connection
Add to safe/blocked senders list
Information Rights Management (IRM)
Outlook Protection Rules
Protected Voicemail
WebReady IRM Protected Document Viewing
Block external content
OCS/Lync Integration
Reply with instant messaging
Integrated instant messaging
Integrated presence