- [Instructor] In this course I'll be using
the new version of Outlook,
which is still in preview at the time I'm recording
but probably will be generally available
by the time you're watching this course.
In the upper right hand corner
there's a toggle button that says, "Try the new Outlook."
And even a banner that wants to talk me into trying it.
When I click this Try the new Outlook button
the very first time, it will take perhaps five to 10 minutes
for the preview to load because it gets downloaded,
you'll be prompted to log in a couple of times,
and you'll be provided with an opportunity
to import not just all of your data that you have here
but also to import your settings.
Things like where do you have your preview pane?
Mine's on the right.
Are you using dark mode?
I'm not.
So all of those settings that are part of Outlook
can be applied to the new Outlook automatically
from the classic Outlook that we're looking at right now.
Two other thoughts.
Currently, one of the downsides of going to the new Outlook
is that your archive files,
which are files with the extension .pst
where you have probably put older email messages,
are not available in the new Outlook at this point,
but they will be.
Microsoft is adding new features
to the new Outlook all the time.
But once you have gone through the process
of clicking Try the new Outlook once,
the next time you turn it on, all you do is click Switch,
Outlook will close and will reopen,
and you will be in the new Outlook.
As you can see right here, New Outlook.
And you click that same toggle to go back and forth.
If you find that after checking out new Outlook
you would like to remain in classic Outlook,
then this course will be of less use to you.
However, you will also find
in the LinkedIn Learning Library classic Outlook tips
and tricks that will show you how to work
in the classic version of Outlook.