Outlook Assistant Help

Schedule meetings and events through your AI assistant, including adding attendees and event descriptions. · 2 min read

Create, view, update, and delete contact records in your Outlook contacts book. · 2 min read

Read individual emails and full conversation threads, with options for body content, previews, and forensic headers. · 2 min read

Combine rules, categories, folders, and Focused Inbox to build a complete inbox management system through your AI assistant. · 3 min read

Decline, cancel, or delete calendar events, with an optional message to organisers or attendees. · 2 min read

Compose and send emails with dry-run preview, and understand the safety controls that prevent accidental sends. · 3 min read

Automate email organisation with rules that move, mark, or filter incoming mail based on sender, subject, or attachments. · 2 min read

Mark emails as read or unread, flag them for follow-up with due dates, and bulk-flag multiple messages. · 2 min read

Force specific senders into Focused or Other to control which emails surface by default. · 1 min read

List, view, and download email attachments to your local machine. · 2 min read

Save emails and conversation threads to your local machine in Markdown, EML, MBOX, JSON, or HTML formats. · 2 min read

List, create, and manage mail folders, move emails between folders, and check folder statistics. · 2 min read

Create colour-coded category labels and apply them to emails for visual organisation and filtering. · 2 min read

Set your working hours and time zone so Outlook knows when you're available for scheduling. · 1 min read

Enable automatic replies when you're away, with separate messages for internal and external senders. · 2 min read

Read emails from shared mailboxes your account has been granted access to, such as team inboxes or service accounts. · 2 min read

Flag, export, move, or categorise multiple emails at once using batch parameters. · 2 min read

Search your organisation's meeting room directory by building, floor, capacity, or name. · 2 min read

Read forensic email headers to verify sender authenticity, trace delivery paths, check DKIM/SPF results, and analyse spam scores. · 3 min read

Use Keyword Query Language to write precise search queries for emails by date, sender, subject, and message properties. · 2 min read