To compete with Gmail, Microsoft reveals plans for new Web-based Outlook features

guest · May 11, 2020

To compete with Gmail, Microsoft reveals plans for new Web-based Outlook features
Predictive text is not all Microsoft has planned
May 11, 2020
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...-like-predictive-text-to-outlook-for-the-web/

Microsoft Outlook for the Web has the unenviable task of competing with a dominant Gmail—and much of Gmail's competitive advantage is thanks to ML-driven features like text prediction. But Microsoft is taking a step to face off directly with one of the features associated with modern Gmail—text prediction and completion.

In the past week, the company updated its publicly visible roadmap for Microsoft 365 features to include "Outlook on the Web - text predictions." The feature's description reads: "Using smart technology, Outlook will predict text while you type. Just use the Tab key to accept the text prediction." This suggests the feature would work very similarly to the way it does in Gmail.
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Microsoft also plans to introduce a "send later" feature for scheduling outgoing emails, the "ability to view and assign categories to tasks," support for personal calendars that can affect work calendar availability, the ability to RSVP to meetings from the messages list, a mobile Web redesign, an overall redesign of the tasks interface, and a new editor with "capabilities powered by Microsoft 365," among many other things.

Still, competition from Google (and Amazon, for some services) remains fierce. That means a continued arms race of sorts in terms of features, like this predicting text example—and that's probably a good thing for users of any of these services or tools.
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guest · Oct 22, 2022

Outlook on the web will soon proof your emails
By Rahul Naskar @NonsenseC_UAA - October 22, 2022

The Microsoft Outlook web client will soon get an Editor proofing feature, helping you to write with confidence.

The Editor proofing feature will check for spelling and grammar mistakes when you write an email on the Outlook web client. It is something that Outlook on other major platforms already offers. Although Microsoft has not explained how the proofing will work, it will probably work the same way as on other Outlook clients.
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According to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap page, the Editor Proofing capability can proof your writings simultaneously in up to three languages, which you will be able to choose from the Editor settings. However, Microsoft said nothing about which languages will be available for you to choose from.

Microsoft is planning to bring Editor proofing to Outlook for web this December.
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