I have been using Outlook 2010 now for several days. I like it better that Outlook 2007 but again they have changed some stuff around. Not nearly as different as the change was from Office 2003 to 2007.
One changed feature is the file tab. I especially like the layout of File Tab better that the standard file menu.
I also like the layout of the new Ribbon compared to Outlook 2007.
If you use 2 accounts in Outlook they have move the accounts drop down. This is used when sending an email. You can choose which email address you want the email to come “From:” this also changes your signature if you have one set up for each account. The drop down is now above the “To:” field and is more appropriately called “From”.
Another thing I do like is the threading of discussions grouping as a default. The only thing about this is I wish they had made it a little smarter. It only groups on Subjects and not content. So for example when I email a distributor for a price a lot of the time in the Subject I will say “Price Please”. Well it groups these together even if they are not from the same discussions or thread. If they looked into the message (they already have it on indexed on the Exchange Server) and picked out key words they could group it on true discussions.
Overall I’m Happy with this new Outlook 2010 and think it will be a nice upgrade.
