| Announcement ID | MC834186 | Published Date | 07-25-2024 | |
| Service | General | Last Updated | 10-15-2024 | |
| Category | Stay informed | Expiration Date | 01-20-2025 | |
| Roadmap ID | Action Required by Date | |||
| Tags | New feature, User impact | |||
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| The new Microsoft Outlook for Windows update, rolling out from early November to early December 2024, will allow users to receive, snooze, and dismiss reminders while offline. Users need to enable Reminders in Settings to use this feature, which is on by default. No admin action is required before the rollout. |
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Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows: While offline, users will continue to receive reminders without interruption and can snooze and dismiss reminders. When this will happen:General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late August) and expect to complete by early December 2024 (previously early October). How this will affect your organization:Before this rollout: Users were not always able to receive reminders from new Outlook for Windows when offline. After this rollout, to enable this feature, users will need to make sure Reminders are enabled in Settings:
Users can also manually display Reminders from View > Reminders in Mail and Calendar views. Users can access Reminders on the Outlook's View tab: This feature is on by default and available to all new Outlook for Windows users. What you need to do to prepare:This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. |
