Outlook is finally getting this much-needed classic email feature
It will be available in July, but there is a preview for in April.
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The new Outlook is getting the much-needed Newsletters feature, as Microsoft is finally adding it to the platform in July 2024, according to the latest entry in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. However, Outlook users will get a glimpse of it in April 2024.
Microsoft has recently revealed that the platform will support legacy formats .eml, .msg, and .oft, starting March 2023, allowing users to access old Outlook emails through backward compatibility. The Redmond-based tech giant is also planning a revamp of the platform’s UI for the same month, including a new ellipsis icon which allows for a faster management of folders, and subfolders in Outlook.
So, the Newsletters feature should not be a surprise. However, it should have been added to Outlook sooner, as the feature has been an essential part of the email right from the start, with newsletters being one of the most efficient tools within email marketing, for instance.
It’s worth mentioning that this feature will only be available for Outlook, and Outlook for the web, so the classic Outlook users won’t have access to it if Microsoft doesn’t release it for this version.
What can users do with Newsletters in Outlook?
Microsoft is giving all the necessary tools to users to create, edit, distribute, and track the overall success of the internal email newsletters, as it states:
Newsletters in Outlook enable customers to create, distribute, and track success for their internal email newsletters. This feature will be available in the new Outlook for Windows and the web.
Microsoft
For now, we don’t have any information on what the menu for creating Newsletters in Outlook looks like, but the platform is getting a new UI in March, so the new menu for this feature will closely follow the new design. 
It’s worth mentioning that for now, the Newsletters feature in Outlook will only allow for internal Newsletters emails, but Microsoft will most likely implement a Mailchimp-like feature that will allow users, personal, or commercial, to use Outlook as a Newsletters-managing platform, as well, and this is a first clue in that direction.
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