Updated Icons: The remaining icons have been redesigned from the ground-up to better scale to different display sizes. New Toolbar : Microsoft has reduced the three-lines of shortcuts previously on-display in the toolbar at the top of Outlook and Word down to a single row. It includes a simplified user interface, and redesigned icons. Microsoft has started to roll-out a new design to its Outlook and Word apps. The redesign comes as Google overhauled its email client, Gmail, earlier this year to better compete with Office 365.

However, the company says it will hold off redesigning the remaining apps in its productivity suite, including Powerpoint and Excel, until it hears back from customers on the new look.

Microsoft also unveiled a similar update for Outlook featuring an AI search feature. The simplified design is now available to Office 365 subscribers worldwide. Microsoft redesigned each of the remaining icons with a new sharper, high-contrast style that it said at the time will improve visibility for users. It ditched most of the icons in the banner at the top of the app, reducing three-lines of shortcuts down to a single row of the most commonly used features. Last month, Microsoft Word was given a makeover, with a focus on simplicity. The simplified design is now available to Office 365 (pictured) vsubscribers worldwide Microsoft has redesigned each of the remaining icons with a new sharper, high-contrast style that it says will improve visibility for users. The dark mode is one of the most highly requested features on Microsoft's Outlook, but there is no news yet as to if or when it will be available on mobile. Microsoft says it has redesigned the colours and code 'multiple times,' in order to arrive at its final design. 'The sneak preview you saw last year at Halloween was a prototype that required a lot more work to be ready for prime time,' it said.

In a reply to feedback from one of its customers, Microsoft revealed the Halloween version was in fact a prototype for an upcoming Dark Mode.

had a 'Halloween' theme for a brief period in 2017 which had flicks of orange alongside the predominantly black interface. 'Many email clients on the web today advertise a dark mode, but we learned from interviews with others and our own usage that having the reading pane be on-light while the rest of the interface was left on-dark often made the experience worse than if the full screen were left on-light.' 'One of the most crucial principles we had when designing Dark Mode was to minimise the amount of eye strain that people felt,' Microsoft said. The dark mode toggle is located underneath the themes and above 'conversation view' (pictured) To activate the mode, users can go into quick settings on the man inbox dashboard, which can be opened by selecting the cog in the top right hand corner.

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