Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Updated August 19, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Updated July 19, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The new experience for accessing Mail, Calendar, People, and other Outlook apps that is being previewed behind the Coming Soon option is becoming the default experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88848.
The main modules in Outlook such as email, calendar, tasks, and people are moving to the left of the folder pane. We are also adding a way for users to quickly access To Do, Org Explorer, Yammer Communities, and Bookings directly inside Outlook. You can customize by pinning preferred Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps.
When this will happen
We will begin rollout in mid-August (previously mid-July) and complete rollout by mid-January (previously late October).
How this will affect your organization
We’ve changed how you access Email, Calendar, Tasks, and other main functions in Outlook. This change has been behind the Coming Soon toggle in the top right of Outlook for Windows. This update is going to become the default experience in the coming weeks. You can customize this area with icons for apps, such as To Do, Yammer Communities, and Bookings, and open them directly from Outlook’s main canvas.
What you need to do to prepare
You may want to notify your org of this update as we encourage users to try the experience soon through the Coming Soon pane, before it becomes the default experience.
Learn more
- Microsoft Office Insider > Blog > New location for key functions and direct access to other Microsoft 365 apps in Outlook
Message ID: MC390407
Published: 09 June 2022
Updated: 03 November 2022
Platform: Windows Desktop, World tenant
