What Are the Key Differences Between Outlook 2007 on Windows and Outlook Web Access Using Firefox?
Both Firefox and Safari run a light version of the Outlook Web Access client, which accounts for many of the differences cited here. Internet Explorer is required to run the premium version. However, a Firefox extension called IE Tab is available. IE Tab can embed an Internet Explorer instance within a Firefox tab, so you can get the full client experience without launching IE. The following are different in Firefox: • Recovering deleted items, connecting to other mailboxes, connecting to email stored in .pst files, creating message rules, spell checking, task management, and rich-text formatting are not available. • No reading pane. • No drag-and-drop of email messages into folders. Mail can be moved to a folder using menus. • No weekly or monthly calendar views. • On Unix, opening and editing Microsoft Office format 2007 attachments will not be possible until a third-party application that is compatible with Office 2007 is released.
