THE GOOD: Microsoft Outlook 2007 lets you drag and color-code tasks and e-mails on its calendar; allows image editing within messages; speeds up searches; integrates with other Office software; adds straightforward e-mail security warnings; e-mails can display previews of Office files; offers new contact cards; and most commands remain in place from Outlook 2003.
THE GOOD: Microsoft Outlook 2007 lets you drag and color-code tasks and e-mails on its calendar; allows image editing within messages; speeds up searches; integrates with other Office software; adds straightforward e-mail security warnings; e-mails can display previews of Office files; offers new contact cards; and most commands remain in place from Outlook 2003.
THE BAD: Outlook 2007's new Instant Search didn't find recent content within Inbox subfolders; Outlook uses Word 2007's HTML for rendering, which leaves some formatted messages looking lopsided; expensive tech support.
THE BOTTOM LINE: If you work with Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis, this upgrade can make scheduling simpler and e-mailing more interesting. Still, we wish Instant Search and e-mail rendering were better...
Dana Jones
THE BAD: Outlook 2007's new Instant Search didn't find recent content within Inbox subfolders; Outlook uses Word 2007's HTML for rendering, which leaves some formatted messages looking lopsided; expensive tech support.
THE BOTTOM LINE: If you work with Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis, this upgrade can make scheduling simpler and e-mailing more interesting. Still, we wish Instant Search and e-mail rendering were better...