Outlook 2007 now allows you to view RSS Feeds from within Outlook, making it handy to view all of your feeds from one application. RSS – an acronym for “Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary”- is a new technology that allows publication of news feeds, podcasts, and blogs to subscribers. Outlook includes a separate folder for RSS feeds allowing you to organize your various subscriptions.
Outlook offers a collection of feeds that you can easily subscribe to by clicking the RSS Feeds folder and then clicking the link for the feed to which you want to subscribe. However, the feeds collection page only includes a few of the millions of feeds that are out there. If you have a RSS feed from a favorite blog or Web site that you wish to subscribe to, click the RSS Feeds tab under Account Settings on the Tools menu, click new and then type in the URL for the feed you want to add. Typically, the URL for a feed looks something like:
http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.xlm.
It is easiest to navigate with your Web browser to the Web page that contains that feed you want to add, highlight and copy the address in the browser’s address bar, and then paste the link in the new RSS Feed dialog box.
To view an RSS feed, click RSS Feeds in the Navigation Pane and then click the feed that you want to view.
To Add an RSS Feed from the Feeds Page:
1. Click RSS Feeds in the Navigation Pane.
2. Click the link for the feed to which you want to subscribe.
3. To change additional options, click the Advanced button and make your changes. Click OK when finished.
4. Click Yes to add the selected feed to Outlook.
To Add an RSS Feed Manually:
1. Click Tools on the Outlook menu and then click Account Settings.
2. Click the RSS Feeds tab on the Account Settings dialog box.
3. Click New.
4. Type in the URL of the feed you want to add to Outlook (it is easiest to copy and paste the URL from your browser’s address bar).
5. Click Add.
6. Change the feed name, if desired.
7. Select any additional options from the Feed Options dialog box.
8. Click OK to close the Feed Options dialog box.
9. Click Close to close the Account Settings dialog box.
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