Comparing Outlook and Outlook Express

Features	Outlook	Outlook Express
Send and receive e-mail messages.	Yes	Yes
Connect to Microsoft Exchange Server for enhanced collaboration, scheduling with free/busy information, and online forms.	Yes	No
Connect to POP3 Internet e-mail servers.	Yes	Yes
Connect to IMAP and HTTP e-mail servers, including MSN Hotmail, America Online (AOL), and Yahoo! Mail (subscription fees might be required by the provider).	Yes	Yes
Address Book and Contacts folder to store and retrieve e-mail addresses.	Yes	Yes
Out of Office Assistant that automatically sends a reply to incoming messages while you are out of the office.	Yes	No
Multiple address books.	Yes	No
Fully integrated Calendar, including meeting and event scheduling, appointments, and group calendars.	Yes	No
Reminders for e-mail messages, calendar events, tasks, and notes.	Yes	No
Information Rights Management (IRM) functionality that allows you to control whether recipients can print, copy, or forward your e-mail messages.	Yes	No
Integration with Windows SharePoint sites.	Yes	No
Auto backup (archive) functionality to keep your mailbox manageable. Store old items that you want to keep but don't need immediate access to, and move those old items to the archive location automatically.	Yes	No
Microsoft Office Word as your e-mail editor to provide access to additional formatting and style options.	Yes	No
Categories for organizing your items.	Yes	No
Side-by-side calendars where you can view multiple calendars and drag items between the calendars.	Yes	No
Tasks folder to keep lists of personal or work-related errands that you want to track from start to finish.	Yes	No
Junk e-mail message filter.	Yes	No
Notes folder — the electronic equivalent of paper sticky notes.	Yes	No
Access to NNTP newsgroups. Note Although it might appear that Outlook does have newgroup support, when you open the newsreader, it actually opens in an Outlook Express window.	No	Yes
Signatures and stationery.	Yes	Yes
Secure e-mail messaging.	Yes	Yes

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