TOP 100 TOOLS
Outlook

Outlook, email client is part of the Microsoft Office suite.
 

Website	Outlook
Cost	Commercial
Free trial	Yes
Availability	Download
Platform	Windows/Vista
2007 ranking	17=
2008 ranking	38=
2009 ranking	67=
Directory of Learning Tools	Email tools

Comments from those who selected Outlook as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2009

• I continue to stick with Microsoft Office tools because they work and I know them back to front. Outlook is essential to the way I organise my work - I use it for email, RSS feeds, to-do lists, contacts and my calendar (but not my notes) Clive Shepherd

Comments from those who selected Outlook as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2008

• "For mail, managing tasks and contacts"  Wilfred Rubens
• "Outlook 07: I continue to stick with Microsoft Office tools because they work and I know them back to front. Outlook is essential to the way I organise everything I do - I use it for email, RSS feeds, to-do lists, contacts and my calendar"  Clive Shepherd
• "The email platform I use for corporate communication."  Janet Clarey
• "I don’t have any beef with Microsoft, and find that Outlook does everything I need it to. I love the way I can sync tasks, calendar and contacts up to my Blackberry. It has been great for managing multiple email accounts and aliases."  Rob Hubbard
• "I had been a long-time Eudora user, but in 2007 I switched to Outlook (when Office 2007 came out). Outlook has so many useful features, and I really like the new Office 2007 ribbon interface (although Outlook only implements it partially). Outlook and OneNote are a very solid combination for keeping all the info I need organized." Thomas Stone
• "it helps organise my work from calendar events to reminders. I am also unable to imagine a working world without email"  Rebecca Jones
• "This is my organiser, I share this with my colleagues. It is synchronised with my Blackberry. I couldn’t be without it.."  Karen Ver
• "Improved many of the bugs from 2003 and it is required at work"  Harold Shaw

Comments from those who selected Outlook as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2007

General comments about Office

• "Unlike many of my colleagues I have never been a Microsoft hater. I use Office so much that it has to be on the list. I really like the 07 suite with its new interface and wouldn't swap it for any cheaper alternative. I particularly like the RSS feeds facility in Outlook."  Clive Shepherd
• MS Office XP and Outlook 2003. Grouped together because they are so interconnected. These tools are chosen for me by my employer, but I have no complaints - they do the job and I think Excel is the finest application Microsoft ever produced."  Karyn Romeis

Specific comments about Outlook

• "I know it’s so uncool! I swear, I tried ThunderBird. But…"  Anol Bhattacharya
• "For mail, managing tasks and contacts"  Wilfred Rubens
• "Yes, I still read and write email, and I try to keep my Inbox as near zero as possible.  I also use Outlook as my central store for contacts and calendar.  I use it for Notes/Journal much less now that I use a Moleskin or MindManager for notes"  Jack Vinson
• "I'm a long-time Eudora user who recently switched to Outlook 2007 when Office 2007 came out. Outlook has so many useful features, and I really like the new Office 2007 ribbon interface (although Outlook only implements it partially). Outlook and OneNote are a very solid combination for keeping all the info I need organized"  Thomas Stone
• "keeps me organized and it works on my Treo 700W"   Tom Winterstein