Microsoft 365 (Apple Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Reminders on OS 10.9) - Client Capabilities
This document provides an overview of a range of functions and behavior when interacting with Microsoft 365 using Apple Mail, Calendar, and Contacts in Mac OSX 10.9. The functionality considered pertains to the Email, Calendaring, and Contacts portions of the Microsoft 365 suite.
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These functions are performed very well, with few or no issues. |
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There are some issues with these features. Certain tasks may be impossible or problematic. |
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It is not possible to perform these functions. |
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These functions are untested. |
| Email Functions | Yes/No | Notes |
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| Client accessible per ADA guidelines | |
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| Configure for access | |
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| Send and receive | |
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| Move message to a folder | |
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| Create, rename, and delete folders | |
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| Set sharing permissions for entire mailbox | |
No default sharing options. |
| Set sharing permissions for folder(s) | |
No default sharing options. |
| Interact with a shared mailbox | |
Shared accounts may be configured with Apple Mail, but individual mailboxes or folders cannot be added independently. |
| Interact with a shared folder | |
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| Authenticate and send as another user | |
It is only possible to send mail from additional addresses (a.k.a. aliases) already attached to your account. Mail may be sent from different aliases but not from another user's account or address. |
| Send on behalf of another user (change identities) | |
It is only possible to send mail from additional addresses (a.k.a. aliases) already attached to your account. Mail may be sent from different aliases but not from another user's account or address. |
| Set and modify server-side filters | |
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| Set and modify client-side filters | |
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| Expand recipients from server-side distribution list | |
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| Forward email inline | |
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| Forward email as attachment | |
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| View full headers of a message | |
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| Export email (to import elsewhere) | |
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| Detach attachments from email messages | |
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| Set tags, flags, or categories on email | |
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| Print a message | |
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| Auto-complete email addresses from server Global Address List | |
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| Auto-complete email addresses from server Personal Address Book | |
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| Auto-complete email addresses from local Personal Address Book | |
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| Recover deleted emails from Deleted Items | |
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| View emails in threaded or conversation view | |
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| Set reminder on email messages | |
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| Create an event from an email message | |
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| Use a Digital ID to digitally sign an email | |
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| Set a priority on an email message | |
Message priority may be set before sending. |
| Calendar Functions | Yes/No | Notes |
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| Configure for access | |
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| Create a meeting/appointment/event | |
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| Modify or delete an event that you created | |
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| Modify or delete an event that another person created | |
User can delete the event from their calendar but cannot modify it. |
| Modifications to event by organizer overwrite modifications by attendee(s) | |
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| Delete a meeting/appointment/event | |
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| Set recurrence on events | |
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| Create a task | |
Done through Apple Reminders. |
| Modify a task (update status, change details) | |
Done through Apple Reminders. |
| Delete a task | |
Done through Apple Reminders. |
| Invite attendee(s) to events (within the system) | |
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| Invite external attendee(s) to events (other systems, e.g. Gmail) | |
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| Provide attendance response to non-recurring events | |
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| Provide attendance response to single instances of recurring events | |
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| Provide attendance responses to all instances of recurring events | |
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| Check schedule availability of another user | |
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| Create a new calendar | |
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| Delete an existing calendar | |
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| Display multiple calendars in one view | |
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| Change calendar views (e.g. daily, weekly) | |
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| Change calendar colors | |
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| Set default calendar view | |
User can choose between different calendar views such as "weekly" or "monthly" but Calendar will start up again with whatever was the most recently selected view setting. |
| Show or hide declined events | |
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| Set popup notifications for events | |
Done through Apple Reminders. Also possible in Calendar to create an event reminder that will open a file at the desired alarm time. |
| Set email notifications for events | |
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| Set other calendar options or preferences | |
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| Set sharing permissions for calendars | |
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| Set privacy settings for calendars | |
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| Create events with limited visibility (e.g. show date and time only) | |
Marking an event created in Apple Calendar as Private reflects correctly as simply "Private Appointment" in OWA. By default, in OWA, events marked as Private will show date and time only--no details. Only users with Delegate sharing permissions can be given the ability to see the details of your private events. |
| Subscribe to shared Microsoft 365 calendars | |
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| Subscribe to external .ics calendars | |
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| Remove a subscribed calendar | |
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| Invite/schedule a resource (conference room, projector, equipment, etc) | |
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| Create an event on behalf of a resource | |
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| Set sharing permissions for a resource | |
This action is accomplished by using Outlook Web App - review. |
| Set privacy permissions for a resource | |
This action is accomplished by using Outlook Web App - review. |
| Print calendars or events | |
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| Manage attachments on events | |
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| Auto-complete email addresses from server Global Address List | |
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| Auto-complete email addresses from server Personal Address Book | |
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| Auto-complete email addresses from local Personal Address Book | |
| Contacts Functions | Yes/No | Notes |
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| Configure for access | |
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| View and use the Global Address List (GAL) | |
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| Create a personal contact stored on the server | |
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| Modify a contact stored on the server | |
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| Delete a contact stored on the server | |
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| Create and modify local contacts | |
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| Auto-complete addresses from contacts | |
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| Create server-side distribution list | |
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| Modify server-side distribution list | |