Microsoft’s New Outlook for Home windows, which the corporate has been relentlessly pushing (it’s now being added by default on new Microsoft 365 deployments), lacked a number of notable and helpful options.

It has been nearly three years for the reason that app entered the testing section and even at this time, persons are complaining about it as they really feel the options of the brand new app are nonetheless underwhelming. On the constructive aspect although Microsoft appears to concentrate on all this and it has been making modifications.

We just lately discovered that the corporate is including the power to run Basic Outlook concurrently with the New Outlook app with out switching.

In the meantime, different important options like PST options and offline assist are additionally being added steadily. Final 12 months, the corporate started engaged on offline mode for the New Outlook such that it will launch with out web. Following this, offline e mail sync and the power to open attachments with out web had been added.

At this time, Microsoft has added one other new function to the checklist of Outlook options that may work with out the web. The corporate is including offline assist for Calendar, a helpful function that Microsoft additionally migrated to Groups.

The offline Outlook Calendar assist has been confirmed by a brand new Microsoft 365 roadmap entry. The outline says:

Outlook: Offline Help for Calendar – Create, Edit and Delete Occasion assist

We’re including extra offline performance within the new Outlook for Home windows. You’ll now be capable to create, edit, and delete occasions in your calendar when not related to the web.

The entry notes that the overall availability rollout of offline Calendar will begin subsequent month in June 2025. That is the estimated arrival time and have releases can get delayed typically. You’ll find the entry right here underneath ID 490059 on the Microsoft 365 roadmap web site.