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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?
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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Who on Earth at Microsoft signed off on this as preview or RTM version? It's make email workflow a lot more complex and strained and I don't see the logic. Nothing has improved and proposed solutions do not work. Attachments are a big part of my work, so being unable to save them makes Outlook pointless. Please fix.
The new Outlook preview is un-fortunately causing un-necessary wasted time in my work day. If this is a feature important to the new Outlook, then at the very least add a "Click button" on the preview screen to allow the attachment to port over to the APP of choice.
The default preview for PDF does not even have the basic zoom function which I need all to often. I use REVU as my goto PDF reader, which I need for at least 60% of the pdf attachments I receive.
Absolutely insane. Making me less efficient with each upgrade... Monopoly decisions made over workflow decisions are the worst.
This seems a crazy update. Have gone back to old version until there is a solution.
Having the same issue here. VERY frustrating. Web versions of office programs are truly awful.
Has anyone found a way to turn this off?