Microsoft has brought several changes to the Outlook app on Mac. For example, the company has focused on making the app simpler and easier to use. This is in evidence in a new account setup ability. Outlook will no longer request the email address and password twice when a wrong password is entered to an IMAP account. Further changes include browser authentication for Google accounts. Previously, Google account owners would authenticate within the Outlook app. Microsoft says this feature is only available to select Office Insiders for now. Some UI and performance improvements have been made. Routine database optimization now occurs in the background, while new mail windows open properly when being brought from a browser. The latest improvements include:
Google accounts: Instead of authenticating within Outlook, you’ll now get redirected to your browser for authentication; released to select Insiders New account setup: If the wrong password is entered for an IMAP account, we no longer prompt twice for email address and password Clicking mailto links or sharing page from browser now properly opens a new email compose window We now perform routine database optimization in the background and show progress when appropriate When copying a calendar event by holding Option plus drag and drop, the event now copies with correct start and end times
Outlook for Mac
As mentioned, I expect this update to arrive for all users sometime during this month. Back in March, Microsoft rolled out Touch Bar support for Outlook on Apple’s new MacBook Pro. The Touch Bar adds common commands to a small touch strip of screen above the keyboard. It has already improved access to quick settings and features in other Office apps (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). In Outlook, the support offers touch access to calendar views, meetings, and formatting.
