The default soundset that Outlook ships with is too muted. I would like to import the old Entourage 2008 sound set into Office 2011. I looked in ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Entourage Sound Sets, but did not find the Default sound set there. Learn how to use the robust calendar and task management capabilities of Outlook for Mac 2016 to manage your work. Author Gini Courter explains how to use Outlook as a full-fledged time management system: for scheduling appointments, tracking and delegating tasks, and finding and organizing your high-priority items.
Since OS X El Capitan was last week, Microsoft Office users have noticed some serious bugs when attempting to use the software. MacRumors has received multiple emails from people having issues with Office 2016, and there are several threads about the problem. Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint are crashing for many Microsoft users who have installed Office 2016, and Office 2011 users are also noticing problems with Outlook. Microsoft is aware of the problems with its software and has been responding to customer complaints. In a thread on, Microsoft Program Manager Faisal Jeelani said the company is working with Apple to resolve the issues, but said there is no timeline for a fix.
Microsoft also gave a similar statement: 'We know that some users may be experiencing issues with Office 2016 for Mac running on El Capitan,' the statement read. 'We are actively investigating the matter with Apple.
Until there is a fix, we recommend people install the latest updates to Office 2016 for Mac using Microsoft AutoUpdate.' Customers who are running Office 2016 are running into a wide variety of problems. Some are seeing only occasional crashes with the software, while others are unable to open any Office 2016 apps at all. Many who use Outlook for email are unable to access their inboxes, and this particular issue affects both Office 2016. I even did a fresh install of El Cap and then did a fresh install of 2015 Office. The whole office suite just bounces when I try to load a file. The programs freeze when using them and then crazy.
I just keep sending the crash reports to Microsoft. I thought it was more widespread but apparently it is just me. I uninstalled 2016 office and went back to 2011.Microsoft's first support replies came shortly after OS X El Capitan was released, which means the company has been working on a fix for several days now, but it is not clear when a patch might be released. Many customers on the Microsoft forums are growing angry with the company because Microsoft had several months to work out crashing issues ahead of OS X El Capitan's release. Crashes and Office 2016 problems were first reported during the beta testing period but remain unresolved.
Update: A Microsoft spokesperson has told MacRumors that a fix is in the works. 'We know that some users of Office 2016 for Mac are experiencing issues as a result of upgrading to Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan. We are actively working with Apple towards resolution.' Whats the use of releasing a beta if there are major hurdles to fix after the public release?
Two things: 1. Developers can't really start debugging till the GM is released as each BETA build might break a fix that someone spent all day on so it's kinda pointless. Also, I believe the GM was out for like 1.5 week so not much time to fix bugs. Office 2016 was just released a few weeks ago and has it's own bugs that need fixing.
I don't think the office team needed a new OS to introduce even more bugs at this point. Please note that my views and opinions do not officially represent Microsoft. I partake in this forum as I appreciate the community.
Outlook for Mac is adding several highly requested features for Office 365 customers, including the ability to send an email at the time of your choice and request delivery notifications and read receipts. These additions deliver on four of our top 10 requested features, and are designed to help you get more done quickly and stay in control of the day ahead. A big part of our prioritization of new features and enhancements comes from the votes and feedback we receive from you at our site, and the input we get from our. We thank you all for your feedback and are excited to hear what you think of our new additions! Here’s a look at what’s new. Send your emails when you want The best time to write an email and the best time to send an email may not always align.
With our new Send Later feature, you can write an email now and schedule it to be sent automatically at the perfect time. Once you are done drafting your email, click the drop-down next to Send and then select Send Later. Choose the date and time to send the email and the message is saved to your Drafts folder. When the scheduled time comes, the email is automatically sent—you don’t even need to have Outlook or your computer open!
This feature is available to Office Insider Fast users today and coming to Office 365 subscribers in July. For more details, see Use read and delivery receipts to track your emails Sometimes you need to be notified that an important email has been delivered to and read by your recipient.
Outlook for Mac now supports both read and delivery receipts. A delivery receipt confirms delivery of your email message to the recipient’s mailbox, but not that the recipient has seen it or read it. A read receipt confirms that your message was opened.
In Outlook for Mac, the message recipient can decline to send read receipts. For more details, see. Spend less time writing emails Sending the same email over and over again? Email templates are great for sending messages that include information that infrequently changes from message to message. Compose and save a message as a template and then reuse it when you want it.
New information can be added before the template is sent as an email message. For more details, see Stay on top of your day by creating calendar events and tasks from emails Emails contain the important information you need to get things done throughout the day. Often, however, those tasks need to be scheduled as part of your day to get completed on time.
You can now drag and drop emails directly to your calendar to reserve that time. The subject of the email becomes the calendar subject, and the body of the email goes in the notes field. For those of you who are task users, you can do the same thing.
Drag the email to your task view to create new items. Improving the account setup experience We’ve simplified the Add Account experience in Outlook for Mac. Previously, you needed to know details about what type of account you have (e.g., Office 365 or Exchange, IMAP or POP). Now you can simply enter your email address and Outlook detects your account settings and guides you through the process. And if you’ve signed in to other Office apps before launching Outlook for the first time, you will be asked if you want to add that account automatically.
For more details, see. How do I get all these new improvements? The Send Later feature is available to Office Insider Fast users today on version 15.36 (170606) and will be available to all Office 365 subscribers in July. The Request a Delivery and Read receipts, email templates, and creating calendar events and tasks from emails additions are available today to all Office 365 subscribers on version 15.35 (170610).
The improved account setup experience is available to all Outlook Mac users on version 15.34 (170515). Let us know what you think of our additions! If you have other ideas for what would make Outlook for Mac even better for you, let us know on our site.
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