Stay current. Learn more. Subscribe to the free delivery of RSS Feeds (RSS Feeds: Subscription-based distribution feeds of news, blogs, and other information. RSS Feeds contain summaries or complete content and can include attachments. Other names for RSS Feeds include Web Feeds or XML Feeds.) for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, and we'll send you the latest Help and How-to articles.

All you need to get started is a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) (RSS: A way for content publishers to distribute news, blogs, and other content to subscribers. This content, whether complete or a synopsis, usually has a link back to the original content on the publisher's Web site.) reader, such as Office Outlook 2007 or Windows Internet Explorer 7, and the links to the RSS Feeds that are listed in this article.

We offer two RSS Feeds for Outlook. Read and subscribe to one or both.

 Tip   New to RSS? Learn more in the articles located in the See Also section that is adjacent to this article.

View the RSS Feeds

 Office Online RSS Feed: Help and How-to for Office Outlook 2003
 Office Online RSS Feed: Help and How-to for Office Outlook 2007

Outlook 2007 users

An RSS Feed reader is included with Outlook 2007. Just click on the RSS Feed links above that you want to view. You can also view the feeds in Windows Internet Explorer 7 or your favorite RSS Feed reader.

Outlook 2003 users

Even though Outlook 2003 doesn't contain an RSS reader, there are other programs that allow you to view any RSS Feed. We recommend that you use Internet Explorer 7, which enables you to view the feeds.

If you have Internet Explorer 7, simply click one of the links above. If you don't have Internet Explorer 7, visit the Internet Explorer 7 downloads page.

You can also find third-party RSS readers on Office Online in Microsoft Office Marketplace. These readers allow you to view RSS Feeds in Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007. If you use some other RSS reader, you may need to copy and paste the RSS Feed link into your reader in order to sign up. Start by right-clicking the RSS button or link above, and then clicking Copy Shortcut. In your RSS Feed reader, follow the instructions to add a link, and press CTRL-V to paste the RSS Feed Uniform Resource Locator (URL) (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) (the shortcut link you copied) when you are prompted for the RSS Feed address, URL, or link.

Subscribe to the RSS Feeds

Viewing our RSS Feeds is a great way to get the latest Outlook information. To make sure you never miss anything, make sure you also subscribe to RSS Feeds by using one of the following methods.

Outlook 2007 users

Outlook 2007 users have two ways to subscribe to RSS Feeds.

• Open the RSS Feeds in Internet Explorer 7   In Internet Explorer 7, click the RSS Feed links above, and then click Subscribe to this feed.

  After you subscribe to an RSS Feed, you can view the content anytime. In Internet Explorer 7, click the Favorites center button , and then click Feeds.

   Note   By default Outlook 2007 and Internet Explorer 7 share subscription information for RSS Feeds, which allows you to view RSS Feeds in either program. If your Internet Explorer RSS Feeds aren't listed in the RSS Folder in Outlook 2007, see Share the same RSS Feeds list between Windows Internet Explorer and Outlook.

• Add the RSS Feed manually to Outlook 2007   Right-click on the RSS Feed link above, and then click Copy Shortcut. In Outlook 2007, in the Navigation Pane, right-click the RSS Feeds folder, and then click Add a New RSS Feed. Press CTRL-V to paste the RSS Feed Uniform Resource Locator (URL) (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) (the shortcut link you copied) into the New RSS Feed dialog box, and then click Add.

To learn more about adding RSS Feeds to Outlook 2007, see Add an RSS Feed.

For training on how to use RSS Feeds with Outlook 2007, see Outlook and RSS: Internet information delivered to your Mailbox.

Outlook 2003 users

Open the RSS Feeds in Internet Explorer 7   In Internet Explorer 7, click the RSS Feed links above, and then click Subscribe to this feed. If you don't have Internet Explorer 7, visit the Internet Explorer 7 downloads page.

After you subscribe to an RSS Feed, you can view the content anytime. In Internet Explorer 7, click the Favorites center button , and then click Feeds.

If you use some other RSS reader, you may need to copy and paste the RSS Feed link into your reader in order to sign up. Start by right-clicking the RSS button or link above, and then clicking Copy Shortcut. In your RSS Feed reader, follow the instructions to add a link, and then press CTRL-V to paste the RSS Feed Uniform Resource Locator (URL) (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) (the shortcut link you copied) when prompted for the RSS Feed address, URL, or link.