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Today my desktop Outlook application was updated and a new "App Bar" was moved to the left of the screen, previously it was located under my folders list with small icons and took up zero screen real estate, not so anymore.
Now it appears as a full screen height column with medium sized icons to the left of Outlook and it takes up way too much screen real estate, on my screen only about 15% of it can be even used with "app" icons pinned to it, the rest is just grey wasted space that takes away from the main job of Outlook reading/writing emails.
Is there a way to move this app bar, remove it, or at least minimise it to somewhere that doesn't use up so much space.
What's the reason for Microsoft to try and replicate a poor version of the Windows Start Menu within Outlook, one that's only limited to 3 Microsoft apps, I don't get this and would really like Microsoft to stop messing with UI, Windows 11 taskbar ahem.
Regards, LK
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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I went to:
File>Options>Advanced>Checkbox titled "Show Apps in Outlook"
After you uncheck and then click "OK" outlook will require a restart to make the change. After restart the "Apps Bar" returns to the pervious location below the folders.
Same here - no option on my Outlook to turn off. Was it moved?
At least as of today, you can turn off the vertical side bar by toggling to OFF the "Show Apps in Outlook" choice within the Advanced options of Outlook. See image below. Fingers crossed that this options is not taken away from us ... I, too, am in the camp who jealously guard horizontal space ... I want every pixel for uses other than an app bar!
I don't have this option in my advanced settings. Looks the same with the Outlook Panes section above and Outlook Start and Exit section below, but no 'Show Apps in Outlook' box there to check/un-check.
As below