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NEW Outlook (20230421002.10) no longer opens attachments in desktop apps when double-clicking
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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?
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2024-12-17T12:15:08+00:00 -
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2024-12-22T10:13:40+00:00 Tammy, thanks for the quick response. I've re-migrated my Classic Outlook settings, but the attachment behavior hasn't changed; i.e. both single-clicking and double-clicking an attachment opens the associated Outlook viewer. See below for screenshots from Step Recorder:
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