Quick actions - location changed in inbox?

Anonymous
2022-05-03T23:13:35+00:00

Hi,

Starting today, the location of the Quick Actions has moved in the Inbox message list. They had been located between the Sender name and Subject for each message but now have moved to the far right side of the screen, which I find cumbersome to use.

Does anyone know of a way to change the location of the columns in Outlook.com or at least the location of these? The only thing I see in Settings is the ability to toggle on/off the various Quick Actions themselves (e.g. Pin, Categorize, Delete, etc.)

Thanks,

Kris .

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-28T01:16:15+00:00

    Preview panes are only for the few. We like what we had and we want it back.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-28T01:13:28+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-05-23T07:07:37+00:00

    Yes, they need to change it back. I spent hours trying to figure out what happened. It wasn't until I searched in this community and found these posts that I discovered it wasn't me having difficulty navigating the latest update, but this unwelcomed change by Microsoft. I sent feedback to Microsoft a week ago (with links from this community). but haven't heard back. Not sure if they respond to feedback, but at least we know they get them. If you haven't done so already. everyone should follow the steps above to make sure Microsoft knows users don't like this change (click the "?" at the top right and in the window that opens click the small "Feedback" link at the bottom to submit feedback)

    Reading pane may be an option for some, but I hide it due to the many emails received daily. I usually scan email, flag ones for follow-up, and pin important emails needed reference or meetings. This has become cumbersome and inefficient with the movement of Quick Action icons. Having a reading pane on the right decreases my list view of all emails by over a half and opens up emails that I don 't want to open. The experience has not been good with a large screen. My feedback to Microsoft was to please change it back or give us the option to re-arrange columns.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-05-17T20:48:29+00:00

    I also made a feedback complaint as was suggested, I think, by the Microsoft tech support person who initially answered the first inquiry about this. Hopefully everyone here will provide some feedback on this issue! Thank you for doing so.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-05-16T21:13:11+00:00

    I have the same issue. The "update" occurred sometime this afternoon.

    Using FF with msn.com email via Outlook.com

    This is one of the dumbest changes that MS has ever done. Yet another example of MS attempting to fix something that wasn't broken. At least give the users the option of changing the settings back to the original position as indicated in previous posts. Having the option buttons on the right side of the screen is cumbersome at best.

    The sooner this is fixed the better.

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