Trying Office 2007 Beta 2

Yesterday, I took the plunge and installed Office 2007 (Beta 2) on my laptop.

Just off the top of my head, I like the following things in Outlook right out of the gate, which is neither prioritized nor marketing’s Top 10.

  1. Preview attachments in the Reading Pane
  2. Built-in RSS reader
  3. The To-Do Bar and To-Do List integration with Tasks
  4. Much-improved Calendar and Contacts appearance
  5. Better search capabilities
  6. Send to OneNote
  7. Improved Account Settings UI
  8. Ribbon bars
  9. More colors for categories
  10. “Shades of red” follow-up flags

For more information about Outlook 2007, see Michael Affronti’s blog.

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