Archived roadmap update

Outlook
New Outlook for Windows and web - Reading pane background image

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Product
Outlook
Saved release status
Launched
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Feature overview

To offer more personalization to end users, Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows will now have the ability to display a background image in the reading pane whenever emails are not selected. This feature will be turned off by default for commercial customers. A user will be able to turn on a background image by going to Settings >> General>> Appearance from Outlook.

Archived release information

March CY2023

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