What is the difference between Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook?  

They are two entirely different programs. Only their names are similar.

* Outlook Express is an email/USENET client that comes packaged with Internet Explorer.

* Outlook is an email client with calendar and tasks/notes capabilities. It comes packaged with MS Office.

Answered by Nishu%27s , an ibibo Master, at 11:22 AM on November 03, 2008

Outlook Express is a POP3- and IMAP-compatible mail client with a built-in newsreader. It is available with Internet Explorer for Windows. Outlook Express is much simpler to set up and use if you only need to read email messages and access newsgroups. You can configure it to retrieve email messages from your account via POP or configure it as an IMAP client to access your mail on an IMAP mail server.

Note: At Indiana University, UITS has discontinued POP mail in favor of IMAP. For more information on the POP and IMAP protocols, see At IU, why doesn't UITS support POP mail?

To set up Outlook Express to read your email at IU, follow the appropriate instructions:

* At IU, how do I configure Outlook Express for Windows to read my mail on the Cyrus mail system?
* At IU, in Outlook Express for Windows, how do I read my Exchange mail using IMAP?
* At IU, in Mac OS or Mac OS X, how do I configure Outlook Express 5.0.2 or later, Entourage 2001, or Entourage v.X to read my IU mail?

Basics of Outlook

Outlook is also an email client, but unlike Outlook Express, it is also a personal information manager. You can use it for viewing and maintaining calendars, organizing contacts, and managing tasks. When you use it with an Exchange server account, you can use it for group scheduling and sharing your contacts and tasks with others.

To set up Outlook to read your email at IU, follow the appropriate instructions:

* At IU, using Outlook 2007, how do I access my Exchange mailbox?
* At IU, using Outlook 2002 or 2003, how do I access my Exchange mailbox?
* At IU, in Outlook 2007, how do I read my Cyrus or Exchange email using IMAP?
* At IU, in Outlook 2002 or 2003, how do I read my Cyrus or Exchange email using IMAP?
* At IU, in Outlook 2000, how do I read my Cyrus mail using IMAP?

Both Outlook and Outlook Express can receive email from multiple accounts.

Answered by Anju Singh , an ibibo Master, at 9:13 AM on October 31, 2008

In the last month three of my friends decided to buy new computers thanks to a special deal offered by a major supplier. Each computer came with a huge hard disk, tons of memory, Windows XP Home Edition, and an entire suite of software including Microsoft Office. Since I serve as "computer guru" to each of the three, they all called me to announce the great deal. As soon as they said Office was included, I knew what was coming. Sure enough, all three ended up asking me exactly the same question: What’s the difference between Outlook and Outlook Express, and which one should I use?
The similarities

Both Outlook and Outlook Express handle the basics of Internet mail, including an address book, message rules, user-created folders, and support for POP3, IMAP, and HTTP mail accounts. Both were developed by Microsoft and so have a somewhat similar appearance. Both contain the word “Outlook” in their names. Believe it or not, that’s just about all they have in common.

The differences

Outlook and Outlook Express were designed by different programming teams for different audiences with different needs. Outlook Express was developed as part of Internet Explorer with the home user in mind while Outlook was developed as part of Microsoft Office with the corporate user in mind. Outlook Express is a basic Internet mail program that is part of Internet Explorer and Windows. Outlook is a full-featured personal information manager that is available as a part of Microsoft Office and also as a stand-alone program.

Outlook Express handles not only Internet mail but also Internet news, a feature that Outlook does not natively possess. But Outlook has a host of features that Outlook Express does not have, such as a calendar, a task list, a journal, and automatic backup into archive files. The address book in Outlook is a very sophisticated contact management system unlike the simple address book used by Outlook Express. Outlook can be programmed using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) but Outlook Express cannot. Outlook is highly interoperable and so can be used in combination with Word, for example, to perform mail-merge in e-mail or to automate outgoing mail messages. Outlook Express does not interact with other programs in this way except for creating a new mail message when a program requests it.

Outlook also has a very powerful Junk Mail feature which has received high praise and is envied just as highly by many Outlook Express users. In a similar vein, Outlook has message rules for both incoming and outgoing mail, while Outlook Express can only filter incoming. Outlook rules also offer a much wider range of actions than do rules in Outlook Express.

Answered by jaivir , an ibibo Master, at 8:31 AM on October 31, 2008

They are two entirely different programs. Only their names are similar.

* Outlook Express is an email/USENET client that comes packaged with Internet Explorer.

* Outlook is an email client with calendar and tasks/notes capabilities. It comes packaged with MS Office.

Answered by Uttam , an ibibo Master, at 6:45 AM on October 31, 2008