outlook.live.com quick actions moved to far right of email and I can't move them back beside Sender/From and Subject.

Anonymous
2022-05-04T16:03:40+00:00

My outlook.live.com quick actions moved to the far right of subject and received column and I can't move them back beside sender and subject. The quick actions appear on far right of email. I went to Mail - Customize actions -Quick actions. The template shows them on right but the screen narrative shows "Quick actions appear beside sender names and subject lines in your message list". Please help me get the quick actions back to between From (Sender Name) and Subject.

Thanks

* Pinned until 6/2/2022.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-18T14:51:16+00:00

    This change was a mistake. The quick actions need to be as close as possible to the fields that allow you to identify the email you are acting on. Before, quick actions were overlayed between sender and subject, which was perfect because all the relevant information was in place on the display. Now I have to move the mouse to the far right of the screen (after the received field), then track my eye back along the row to the sender and subject to check that I am still on the right email, and then click on the quick action I want. I feel this change was approved by someone in their 20's, with a steady hand and eyes that can focus a lot quicker than mine can.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-18T14:35:13+00:00

    I am just in disbelief. I can't even imagine what was going through the devs head when they made this decision. Do they even USE Outlook???

    Same sentiments as everyone here. The move of QUICK action icons to the right is nonsensical. It's not quick!!!!! PLEASE CHANGE IT BACK, I'M TRYING TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-05-18T13:50:26+00:00

    Same for me! I use the quick actions very often and now it has become unusable anymore, as you need to scroll back and forth from left to right to really select the correct message!

    Please change this back or give us an option to select the location ourselves... thank you

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-05-18T13:34:23+00:00

    Hi Brian,

    I have experienced the same as others on this forum.

    Today I have discovered they have now removed the "Pin" function from my inbox?

    They are complete cretins?

    What is going on?

    Kind regards,

    Stuart

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-05-18T11:39:12+00:00

    +1 to what others are saying, I also left a negative feedback in OWA.

    I never dedicated time in the past to participate in community posts but this UI change was the straw that broke the camel's back and made it necessary for me to echo the same dissatisfactions as everyone else here. At least give us customizability and options!

    I logged in to this change a few days ago and thought it was a bug until I saw the buttons way over to the right just a few minutes ago, prompting me to search up this post. I know right? I didn't see it for a few days, it's almost as if important functions that we've been used to for years such as, I dunno, quick action buttons or something, shouldn't be placed that far off on the edge of the UI. The new placement is such a time-waster and makes finding and clicking on the right one like crossing a 10-lane highway! Better make sure the button you're hovering over is aligned to the right sender or subject! Hey, at least they had the courtesy to highlight the row! Oops, you pinned the message instead of flagging it because your mouse moved a bit to the left when you were double-checking the subject? Tough luck, at least you seem to be productive by modern standards, because more clicking and more time staring at that email equals more productivity right? geez....

    And no, MS, I cannot simply install the desktop app on my institution's computer.

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