New Outlook - Where is shortcut to move message to a folder

How about drag and drop from outlook to a computer folder, or desktop?

Just to clarify... With Old Outlook, I could hold the [Ctrl] key while dragging and dropping a message to copy it to a new folder.

With New Outlook, that method is no longer an option, correct? Even holding [Ctrl], dragging and dropping results in the message be moved rather than copied.

Hi Seton D,

Thanks for providing us with an update on your current concern.

And we very much appreciate you for providing us with some additional details on how you are able to resolve your current problem.

It will be our pleasure to share your feedback about this matter to our developer team.

On the other hand, we would like you to also try sending your own feedback directly to our developer team. In order for our developer team to get notified about this matter much faster.

Here's how:

Contact support and provide feedback within the new Outlook for Windows

Contact support is the new way to reach your support agent right within the new Outlook for Windows.

1. To contact support, go to Help > Support. 
   
2. In case you have multiple accounts setup, select the account you need assistance with. Read and Accept the Privacy statement. 
   
3. Provide a description of the problem. You may also attach a video recording or include screenshot to illustrate the problem and select Submit.

You can track the response and reply from the support pane that appears on the left. To re-open the pane, select Help > Support. 

Help us improve the product by giving us feedback. To provide feedback, go to Help> Feedback.

Feedback will not be available if you disable the Optional connected experience. To enable Feedback, go to Settings > View all Outlook settings > General > Privacy and data > Privacy settingsand turn on the Optional connected experience. 

Referenced link: Contact support and provide feedback within the new Outlook for Windows - Microsoft Support

Hope this helps,

Sincerely

Khou Sun

Microsoft Community Moderator

I understand the preliminary nature of "New" outlook. I was bringing this up in hopes it may make it into the final version.

My current workaround is to "download" the message to a .msg file then move that file outside of Outlook as needed.

Hi Seton D,

By the way, the New Outlook version is still on preview. So it is expected that some features might not be available on this new version of Outlook compared to the old version.

Although you can still check and try the steps provided down below:

Move using drag and drop

1. Select the item you want to move.
2. Drag to the destination folder, and then release the mouse button.

Notes:

- If the folder you want to move or copy the message to does not appear because it is in a collapsed folder, hover the mouse pointer over the collapsed folder icon and the subfolders will appear. Repeat this as necessary until the folder you want appears.
- If the item you want to move is a public folder or a SharePoint list, dragging it to another folder results in a Copy operation.

Copy using drag and drop

1. Select the item you want to move by holding down the right-mouse button (or the alternate mouse button if you're using the mouse with your left hand).
2. Drag to the destination folder and release the mouse button.
3. When the context menu appears, select Copy.

Move or copy using the Move to Folder or Copy to Folder option

1. Select the item you want to move.
2. On the Outlook ribbon, select Move.
   • To move an item to a folder, select the folder from the drop-down list. If your folder isn't listed, select Other Folder and select the folder from the Choose Folder dialog box.
   • To copy an item to a folder, select Copy to Folder.

Move or Copy using the clipboard

1. Select the item you want to move or copy.
2. To move, right-click and select Cut. To copy, right-click and select Copy. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut.
   To copy the item: click Ctrl+C.
   To move the item: click Ctrl+X
3. Navigate to the folder where you want to move or copy the item to, and then click Ctrl+V.

Referenced link: Move or copy an item to another folder - Microsoft Support

Let me know if this helps,

Sincerely

Khou Sun

Microsoft Community Moderator