
Compounding this problem is the fact that the vendors of software applications have not expended sufficient effort to provide strong security in their applications. Malicious and mischievous forces have attempted to take advantage of the vulnerabilities and dependencies to disrupt the work processes of the Government. Unfortunately, this presence also brings about dependence and vulnerabilities. The nearly universal presence of systems on the desktops of all levels of staff provides tremendous opportunities for office automation, communication, data sharing, and collaboration. If you’re wide open, you’ll see a message saying you have no appointments if you are booked, it’ll tell you when.This Microsoft Office Technology Overview, along with the associated Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), provides the technical security policies, requirements, and implementation details for applying security concepts to Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications. Mouse over the calendar icon, for instance, and you’ll see a live, pop-up window that allows you to glance at your agenda without having to toggle between tabs to check your schedule. To find these, look for the icons stacked on top of each other in the lower left corner of the screen. With this version, the company is also introducing fly-over menus called Peeks, which show things like calendar appointments, to-do items and information about your contacts. Another, more miscellaneous change: if you’ve begun to respond to an email, but saved it as a draft, the word “Draft” will appear in red in your inbox, next to the message (yes, just like Gmail). You can manually change the location, but by default, Office shows only one set of weather forecasts at a time. Also new with this version: a weather bar stretching across the top of your calendar.

Much like there’s no fixed Start button in Windows 8, the flags in Outlook only appear if you hover next to a message with your mouse.


In its current incarnation, Outlook still looks like, well, Outlook, but you’ll notice that many of the options aren’t immediately visible.

Here are some new features in Microsoft Outlook 2013: I have been using Microsoft Outlook as my email application for about 5 years and it has worked great.
