Microsoft Outlook 2013 and Exchange 2013

I installed the Click to Run version of Microsoft Office 2013 in my test environment and configured it with Exchange Server 2013 to explore the new features of Outlook 2013. Below are some of the new features in outlook 2013

• Attachment Reminder to remind users when composing new email
  
• Add-in Resiliency which disables the unwanted (which affects performance) add-ins
  
• Cached mode Improvement, which will by default sync the last 12 months emails
  
• Compressed version of OST on new profile
  
• People Hub to view the outlook contacts and Social Network contacts on default view
  
• Calendar displays weather information for next 3 days
  

Below screen shows the new look of Outlook 2013. This is a default view of Outlook 2013 when opens for the first time.

Below screen shows the All Folders view of Outlook 2013

 

Composing a new email in Outlook 2013...

 

Calendar in Outlook 2013, which shows a weather information by default

 

Below screen shows the contacts view in outlook 2013

Below screen shows the tasks view on outlook 2013

By default Outlook 2013 connect to exchange server 2013 mailbox using RPC over HTTPS and the previous option of connecting the mailbox using MAPI over TCP option is discontinued in Exchange Server 2013. Below screen shows the details on the same.

Outlook 2013 with Exchange Server 2013 uses Outlook Anywhere formerly called as RPC over HTTPS to access the emails from server.