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Outlook/Entourage/OWA Feature Comparison

Use this feature comparison to review and evaluate Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, Entourage 2004, Entourage 2008, and Outlook Web Access (OWA) for Exchange.

  Outlook 2003/2007 Entourage 2004/2008 OWA (IE) OWA (non-IE)
Basic Calendar        
View your calendar Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create meetings and appointments Yes Yes Yes Yes
Check availability of attendees Yes Yes Yes Yes
Respond with Accept, Decline, Tentative Yes Yes Yes Yes
Respond with Propose New Time Yes No No No
Track attendee meeting responses Yes Yes No No
Make a calendar event "private" Yes Yes No No
         
Advanced Calendar        
Share my calendar Yes Yes No No
View a shared calendar (read-only) Yes Yes Yes* Yes*
View a shared calendar (read/write) Yes Yes No No
Add a delegate to your calendar Yes Yes No No
Add holidays to my calendar Yes Yes No No
Create a recurring event Yes Yes Yes Yes
Set a standard workday Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create group schedules Yes No No No
         
Email Rules        
Create "Calendar Only" rule Yes No No No
Import "Calendar Only" rule Yes No No No
Create other email rules Yes Yes Yes No


*Refer to 1260: Opening a shared calendar in Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Article Information

  • Article ID: 1288
  • Last Review: Feb 26, 2008
  • Type: Article

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