How to change download destination in "New Outlook" (May 2023)

Anonymous
2023-05-18T14:24:14+00:00

I recently switched over to try the "New Outlook". In the older layout version of Outlook, when downloading an attachment I had multiple options on how that attachment could be saved to my computer. The main option I utilized was simply " Save As". In the "New Outlook" version, that option is no longer there. Is there a way to customize the options you see when downloading an attachment? Here are the options it gives:

  • Preview

-Edit in Browser

-Edit in Excel desktop app (it was an excel file in this case)

-Save to OneDrive

-Download

The old options would have:

-Preview

-Open

-Quick Print

-Save As

Save All Attachments

-Upload

-Remove Attachment

-Copy

-Select All

Really looking for the "Save As" option so I can navigate to the final destination folder.

Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-05T22:02:48+00:00

    Awesome! Thanks for that. I can get behind the print to pdf idea because now I can actually rename the file and save it where I want. Still not as efficient as the old Outlook though because there are 3 added steps: Preview from the dropdown for the attachment > Print > Save rather than the old Save As from the dropdown, or right click on attachment.

    I really despise all the dummying down for programs that now require a subscription. Hey Microsoft, our "subscription" is supposed to give us updated programs that make our lives better.

    This new Outlook is not fully developed and the old Outlook is starting to break for me so I no longer have the option to use it.

    But anyway, thanks Paul and CarolGregory for posting this work around.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T17:26:09+00:00

    When this feature WILL be available?

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T21:48:08+00:00

    And here we are almost one year later, and this feature that was a major omission is still not there.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-10T03:48:31+00:00

    And nary a peep on this forum from the Microsoft folks.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-11T00:32:07+00:00

    I absolutely agree. This "new" outlook is terrible.

    Causing me grief and a massive amount of extra keystrokes and wasted time.

    I can't save a file to a specific folder, and I DO NOT USE OneDrive - NOR DO I WISH TO BEGIN.

    Downloading and then having me move the file to my specific folder is time wasting.

    emails no longer show up as clickable links in the bodies of the emails and my customers and clients are not happy about this either.

    I'll be finding an alternative.

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