# Outlook for Mac vs. Mail

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-for-mac-vs-mail/653165>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 17, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-for-mac-vs-mail/653165 "2013-03-17T13:39:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-for-mac-vs-mail/653165/1 "2013-03-17T13:39:37Z")

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We switched to an Exchange mail server at work a couple of years ago. Initially, Mac Mail was supported by the IT folks, but now it’s no longer on the list of supported e-mail clients, and I have started having issues with Mail and the server. It has been suggested that I switch to Outlook for Mac.

There are certain features in Mail that I wonder if I will still have if I make the switch.

Can I configure Outlook to fetch mail from multiple accounts?

it looks Outlook has some integration with Calendar. In Mail, I love the ability to hover over a meeting date/time referenced in a message and add that to my calendar with a click. Does Outlook allow you to do that?

Does Outlook allow you to redirect messages? I used that function all the time before we switched to the Exchange server, after which I couldn’t do that in Mail.

Will Outlook integrate with Mac Contacts?

Is there anything else I should know about making the switch?

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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-for-mac-vs-mail/653165/2 "2013-03-18T06:33:31Z")

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Outlook for Mac will fetch mail from multiple accounts.

I think “Sync Services” (which connects Outlook with Apple Contacts and Calendar) is deprecated. It might still work, but there’s no guarantee of future support and/or bug fixes.

Redirect messages? You mean like mail rules? Yup, and they’re compatible with your PC version, too.

I keep my Mac Outlook isolated from my Apple Mail. Outlook for work, and Apple Mail for everything else (and increasingly, using only the web front ends for personal mail).

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**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-for-mac-vs-mail/653165/3 "2013-03-21T02:05:13Z")

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By redirect, I mean the ability to send the message on to someone else without forwarding it, so the recipient gets it as though the message were sent directly to him/her. It cuts down tremendously on the number of times I have to say, “Dude, you just replied to me, not the person who sent the message.”

Using Outlook for Mac just for work mail is an excellent suggestion!