MC722590 - Microsoft Outlook for Mac: New immersive image themes

Updated June 14, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Note: If your organization does not support Macs, you can ignore this message.

Starting April 2024, Outlook for Mac will offer new immersive image themes. This feature will be available in Outlook for Mac for commercial and consumer users. (This feature is not available on Outlook for the web.)

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 189805.

When this will happen:

Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD: We will begin rolling out late March 2024 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by mid-July 2024 (previously late May) (previously late March).

How this will affect your organization:

With this change, users will see the new image themes available in Settings > General. If the user opts in, Outlook will apply an immersive image theme to the user’s Outlook for Mac interface.

Select one of the new immersive image Themes:

An example of the new theme applied by a user:

What you need to do to prepare:

No action is needed from you to prepare for this rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.