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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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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!
I hate the "New" Outlook! No useful interaction with installed MS Apps!
Now to have co pilot and for it to "work" you need "new Outlook"
What a pain
Destroyed my workflow.....horrible update forced on us in order to have co-pilot. Bad enough that I'll switch to other products if this remains.
I switched back to the old version and I'll be staying there until this is resolved. I'm not sure why I would want to have a download step before actually being able to have a proper look at the attachment? The preview functionality is also extremely limited (at least for PDF:s which is the most common attachments for me), but even with more functionality to it, I would want to be able to get to the app of my choise immediately.