12 Reasons Users Prefer Outlook Over Gmail
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More and more customers and partners are realizing that they love Outlook. These organizations listened to their employees and decided that Office 365 was the right choice to keep their businesses productive. There are a number of capabilities that they call out as missing in Gmail. Here are a few reasons that come up consistently with users who prefer using Outlook over Gmail.
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- 2. 1. Hub to get work done, consistently Users tell us how they love the consistent experience of Outlook since it gets them going on their task without much thinking. VS Gmail frequently tries a new experience, requiring users to learn new interface.
- 3. 1. Hub to get work done, consistently Users tell us how they love the consistent experience of Outlook since it gets them going on their task without much thinking. VS
- 4. 1. Hub to get work done, consistently Users tell us how they love the consistent experience of Outlook since it gets them going on their task without much thinking. VS Gmail frequently tries a new experience, requiring users to learn new interface.
- 5. 2. Offline access to all of your email With Outlook, all of their email is available when the user is not connected to the internet VS Gmail Offline only runs in some browsers and only past month’s email is available when you’re offline
- 6. 2. Offline access to all of your email With Outlook, all of their email is available when the user is not connected to the internet VS Gmail Offline only runs in some browsers and only past month’s email is available when you’re offline
- 7. 2. Offline access to all of your email VS Gmail Offline only runs in some browsers and only past month’s email is available when you’re offline
- 8. 3. Organize email in multiple ways Outlook allows users to organize email in several ways - folders, arrange folders however they wish, categories VS With Gmail users can only organize email using labels
- 9. 3. Organize email in multiple ways Outlook allows users to organize email in several ways - folders, arrange folders however they wish, categories VS With Gmail users can only organize email using labels
- 10. 3. Organize email in multiple ways Outlook allows users to organize email in several ways - folders, arrange folders however they wish, categories VS With Gmail users can only organize email using labels
- 11. 4. Categorize different items to stay organized Users have the ability to assign categories and color code emails, tasks and events in Outlook VS With Gmail, users are only able to categorize their email or color code the events
- 12. 4. Categorize different items to stay organized Users have the ability to assign categories and color code emails, tasks and events in Outlook VS With Gmail, users are only able to categorize their email or color code the events
- 13. 4. Categorize different items to stay organized Users have the ability to assign categories and color code emails, tasks and events in Outlook VS With Gmail, users are only able to categorize their email or color code the events
- 14. 5. Find email in more ways Outlook allows you to find emails in multiple ways – look in Folders, Sort By different columns, Search, Search folders VS Gmail only allows you to search, so you need to know what you are looking for.
- 15. 5. Find email in more ways Outlook allows you to find emails in multiple ways – look in Folders, Sort By different columns, Search, Search folders VS
- 16. 5. Find email in more ways Outlook allows you to find emails in multiple ways – look in Folders, Sort By different columns, Search, Search folders VS Gmail only allows you to search, so you need to know what you are looking for.
- 17. 6. Flag important emails for follow up Outlook allows you to flag an email as important when sending and add reminders for follow up VS In Gmail, you cannot mark emails important before sending or flag for follow up with reminders
- 18. 6. Flag important emails for follow up Outlook allows you to flag an email as important when sending and add reminders for follow up VS
- 19. 6. Flag important emails for follow up 7. Rules – Stay organized and up to date Users use rules in Outlook to move items to various folders, assign categories and setup notifications to stay organized and up-to-date VS Gmail has Filters, but the actions you can take after you filter these emails is limited
- 20. 6. Flag important emails for follow up 7. Rules – Stay organized and up to date Users use rules in Outlook to move items to various folders, assign categories and setup notifications to stay organized and up-to-date VS
- 21. 6. Flag important emails for follow up 7. Rules – Stay organized and up to date VS Gmail has Filters, but the actions you can take after you filter these emails is limited
- 22. 8. Rich contact information Outlook lets users view job titles, departments, hierarchy in the organization, photos, online status, schedules and more VS Gmail only gives users’ basic contact information
- 23. 8. Rich contact information Outlook lets users view job titles, departments, hierarchy in the organization, photos, online status, schedules and more VS
- 24. 8. Rich contact information VS Gmail only gives users’ basic contact information
- 25. 9. Schedule meeting resources Outlook allows you to see availability for and schedule, meeting rooms and projectors VS In Gmail you do cannot see the availability for meeting resources.
- 26. 9. Schedule meeting resources Outlook allows you to see availability for and schedule, meeting rooms and projectors VS
- 27. 9. Schedule meeting resources VS In Gmail you do cannot see the availability for meeting resources.
- 28. 10. Mail Tips Outlook alerts you before sending to large distribution lists or to people with automatic responses VS Gmail doesn’t alert you like this.
- 29. 10. Mail Tips Outlook alerts you before sending to large distribution lists or to people with automatic responses VS Gmail doesn’t alert you like this.
- 30. 11. Ignore Conversations Outlook makes it easy to move irrelevant emails out of Inbox by ignoring conversations or cleaning them up VS Gmail allows you to mute conversations in a limited way
- 31. 11. Ignore Conversations Outlook makes it easy to move irrelevant emails out of Inbox by ignoring conversations or cleaning them up VS
- 32. 11. Ignore Conversations VS Gmail allows you to mute conversations in a limited way
- 33. 12. Delegate Permissions Outlook allows you to delegate access to folders and calendar to manage on behalf of you with different levels of permission. VS Gmail and Google Calendar have limited capabilities around permissions
- 34. 12. Delegate Permissions Outlook allows you to delegate access to folders and calendar to manage on behalf of you with different levels of permission. VS
- 35. 12. Delegate Permissions VS Gmail and Google Calendar have limited capabilities around permissions
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