Outlook for Windows is getting a cloud syncing option this month

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Published onJune 3, 2020

published onJune 3, 2020

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Microsoft has started to roll out an update for the Outlook for Windows client that will let you store some settings into the cloud. According to an update posted in theMicrosoft 365 Admin center(viaPetri), this new feature will bring the possibility to configure your Outlook settings, save them in your cloud profile, and get them synced to the other Windows devices connected with the same account. Starting this month, the rollout has begun with Microsoft 365 Monthly Channel, and the feature willgo live for all Windows desktop clients in late June.

The feature, once it finally arrives on Outlook on your PC, will bring cloud syncing support for a handful of settings including, Calendar, Ease of Access, General, Groups, Mail, People, Search, and Tasks. To enable this feature on your machine, you’ll need to head over toFile>Options, and then clickGeneralunder Outlook Options. Finally, you’ll need to checkStore my Outlook settings in the cloud,and hit the OK button to get started. However, once the rollout process completes within the next few weeks, this feature would be enabled by default for everyone, and it will be up to IT admins to disable it manually via roaming settings in the Outlook group policy template.

Last month, we reported that Microsoft is also working onsyncing Outlook signatures to the cloud, and the feature was expected to release this month. However, the software giant has nowdelayed this featureto the end of July for the Microsoft 365 Monthly Channel, and everyone else should get it in late August. Once it becomes available, Outlook will read your existing default local signatures to make them available across devices. Moreover, the capability will be enabled by default, and third-party add-ins that provide a similar functionality will no longer work.

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