Interoperability Will Outlook sync with MobileMe Outlook 2011 supports MobileMes contacts; you can also sync your MobileMe e-mail account with Outlook 2011.

In return, we got a flood of queries about the new versions of Word, Excel, and Outlook.

We didnt get too many questions about PowerPoint; perhaps theyd all been answered in our review.) A few weeks ago, we posted our answers to your Excel questions.

Its taken us a few more weeks, but we finally have some answers to your questions about Outlook 2011, the e-mail, calendaring, to-do, and contacts app.

Stay tuned for our answers for Word 2011; theyll be coming soon.

Migration Will Outlook import everything from an existing Entourage installation (accounts, contacts, mail, calendar events, categories, and so on) Yes.

You can import data files created in Entourage 2004, 2008, and Entourage EWS, as well as those created in Outlook 2003 for Windows or later.

Can I move my mailboxes and archived mail from my Windows installation to Office 2011 What about templates, rules, and other items contained in.nk2,.xml,.srs,.oft, and other file types Yes.

You can import Windows PST and those other files to your Mac.

Will I still be able to use Entourage if I install Office 2011 Yes.

Will Outlook import directly from Apples Mail, iCal, and Address Book Outlook 2011 will sync contacts from Address Book, and you can sync e-mail accounts with Mail.

However, Outlook 2011 wont sync events or tasks from iCal (in part because Microsofts primary design goal with Outlook was to make it work with Exchange).

Is there an Entourage converter utility Outlook handles the data conversion natively.

Exchange What are the Exchange server requirements for using Outlook Outlook for Mac 2011 requires Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 or later.

Does Outlook still use Exchange Web Services (EWS) for e-mail Or does it use WebDAV or MAPI Outlook uses EWS.

Does Outlook support delegates when using an Exchange server Yes, Outlook supports delegate settings across the Mac and PC.

Can I view shared, editable calendars of coworkers on the same Exchange Server Outlook 2011 automatically consolidates multiple calendarssuch as a shared Exchange calendarin an overlay view.

Among other things, it lets you compare schedules without switching windows.

To access my companys Exchange server today, I point Entourage at the address we use for Webmail (which uses Outlook Web App OWA and is accessible to the Internet.) One benefit is that I can access my corporate e-mail through Entourage without being logged into the corporate VPN.

Does Outlook for Mac 2011 allow you to manipulate Exchange server-side rules, as the Windows version does No.

Will the new Outlook have push e-mail Outlook checks for new mail on the Exchange server every minute.

Push notifications were added in Exchange 2010, and Microsoft says its looking at adding support for them in a future version of Outlook.

Does Outlook 2011 have an option to disable Cached Exchange Mode (as you can in Outlook for Windows), so it does not copy everything to your hard drive No.

Will Outlook for Mac support Custom Distribution Groups at the server level No.

Outlook for Mac doesnt support personal distribution lists at this time.

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