It's all part of Microsoft's continued work on Outlook, after acquiring mobile email app Acompli at the end of 2014. The feature seems tailor-made for people who are frequently on large group emails and need an added tool to track what's actually relevant to them. When a sender mentions someone, their email is automatically added to the message's list of recipients, too. It's possible for people to filter their search results to find only emails where they're mentioned, which may make it easier for them to seek out messages that include to-do items. Users who get mentioned will see their name highlighted in blue in the message, along with a large blue symbol next to the message in their inbox. Outlook on the web is also getting support for which let users put the sign in front of someone's name in a message. MicrosoftĪn illustration of how the new feature works in Outlook on the web. First, users will need to have updated client apps that will support the system, and then Microsoft will need to enable the web service powering Focused Inbox on the back end. People who just want to see all their emails will be able to turn the feature off at any time, too.įocused Inbox has begun rolling out to Outlook on Windows, Mac and the web, but it’ll take a while for everyone to get it. The big difference between the two features is that Clutter moves messages to a separate folder, while Focused Inbox keeps all of the emails in the inbox, just changes how they're displayed. But after that, new messages in really active conversations that I had with prospective cohabitants started cropping up in my Focused inbox.Įventually, the Focused inbox will replace Outlook's existing Clutter feature, which also uses machine learning to separate important and unimportant emails based on a user's behavior. When I had to find a new roommate through Craigslist earlier this month, all of the emails sent in response to the ad I put up went to the Other inbox in Outlook on my iPhone at first.
The feature learns from a person's usage patterns, as well.
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