For some time now, there has been a bit of rigidity in how people interact via email, from how to send an email to composing a response. While it’s extremely essential to speak clearly and ensure that the message information is properly relayed to the recipient, there are situations where a response may seem a bit redundant. According to the Microsoft 365 roadmap, users may soon be able to respond to emails in the simplest way possible with just one click in Outlook.
To use this feature, the email must first be sent by a member of the same domain. If this is the case, then the user will be able to see a reaction icon in the sent message screen. Hovering over the icon will reveal six possible reactions, namely thumbs up, heart, celebrate, laugh, surprised or sad. What’s more, it’s also possible to choose from the different thumbs-up reactions and identify one that is relevant to replying to an email, and the next time you use that emoji, Outlook will recall your choice.
Similar to the way reactions are made in Microsoft Teams to messages sent in chats or channels, users can now use any of the over 800 available Teams emojis and the recipient of the reaction will also receive a summary email.
In addition, everyone in the email conversation will be able to see the same reaction as long as they are also using the same domain. In addition, with the notification feed, email senders will be able to easily see how people are using emojis to interact with their messages.
The feature is expected to roll out to Outlook for iOS, Outlook for Android, Outlook on the web, Outlook for Mac and the new Outlook for Windows in late October, while classic Outlook for Windows users should be able to access it.
