User Experience With Outlook 2013 and Outlook Web App 2013

User Experience With Outlook 2013 and Outlook Web App 2013

Common user experience present in both Outlook and Outlook Web App 2013

1. Conversation Actions & View
2. Modification of server side junk email allow/block list
3. Modification of server side inbox rules
4. Management of memberships of Exchange Distribution Groups
5. Set external/internal message and from/to date range
6. Integration to allow access to remote calendar, share local calendar
7. Combine Multiple Calendars in One View
8. Fast searching using pre-built search index
9. Integrated E-Mail Archive
10. View of MailTips
11. GAL Photos and UM Name along with availability
12. Allows viewing of compatible attachments without leaving Outlook
13. Policy Management Set and view retention policy for folders
14. Message preview shown to the right of messages
15. Stored Nicknames on the server
16. Real time calendar view for meeting and room bookings
17. AD Rights Management Services

Additional User Experience Features Outlook have where Outlook Web apps doesn't get user experience

1. Export and Import of Contacts
2. Export and Import to PST
3. Ability to add Macros
4. Resend the email message
5. Ability to reply to embedded email messages
6. Calendar Preview in Meeting Requests
7. Expanding distribution groups to see all members
8. Adding multiple Exchange account accross different server and domain
9. Ability to moderate distribution list
10. Subscribe to RSS feeds
11. Reading pane at the bottom of the window

Ref: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mconeill/archive/2013/08/29/outlook-2013-vs-owa-2013.aspx

Outlook Web App 2013 - Light Version.

Outlook Web App 2013 - Light Version.

Outlook Web App 2013 light version can support lower version browser and can connect at low bandwidth also.

To enable light version for Exchange server 2013 Outlook Web App.

From Server End execute the following powershell to get applied for end users

Set-OWAMailboxPolicy -Identity "Light OWA Users" -PremiumClientEnabled $False

Set-CASMailbox -Identity "[UserName]" -OWAMailboxPolicy "Light OWA Users".

End user can also able to apply Exchange server 2013 Outlook Web App.by themselves

To change Outlook Web App 2013 into Light version - Log-in to Outlook Web Apps - Click on "Display Setting"  (right side top corner) - Select Outlook Web App Version

The following list of features will not be available with light version on comparing them with premium version of Outlook Web App 2013

1. Spelling checker, Reading pane, Conversation view
2. Notifications, Reminders & Weekly calendar views
3. Right-click menu & Drag-and-drop
4. Resource mailbox management
5. Voice mail options
6. Favorites
7. OCS integration
8. Public folders
9. Share a calendar, Open a shared calendar, Monthly calendar views
10. Retention Policies
11. Users can create and edit personal distribution lists & server-side rules
12. RMS protection
13. RBAC - Change user settings & Administrator settings
14. Web-ready document viewing
15. Nickname cache
16. Message tracking
17. Advanced search
18. MailTips
19. Exchange control panel
20. Attach message to a message