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I hate the "New" Outlook! No useful interaction with installed MS Apps!
NEW Outlook (20230421002.10) no longer opens attachments in desktop apps when double-clicking
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Anonymous
The new/pre-release version of Outlook opens attachments (e.g. .docx, .xlsx) in Preview mode only. Besides first downloading the attachment and then opening it, is there a way to configure Outlook to open the associated desktop app when double-clicking the attachment, similar to the old Production release?
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
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Anonymous
2024-01-22T03:17:42+00:00 -
Anonymous
2024-01-11T13:15:32+00:00 I agree with all the comments here. This preiew is a waste of time. When I click on an attachment, I want it opened in the native program so I can work on it! the 'new' editor is awful too! All my autocorrect shortcuts for words no longer work. Why did they have to mess with it!
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Anonymous
2023-12-24T01:09:33+00:00 Unfortunately, they're going to force us to migrate on 1/1/24. I'm trying to learn to deal with it now, but it's a huge pain the behind.
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Anonymous
2023-12-23T16:00:20+00:00 no error message...just won't open
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Anonymous
2023-12-15T16:00:23+00:00 Same here.