How to view the to-do bar in the new outlook? It is convenient to have the work-day calendar (and/or to-do list) on the side while responding to emails. Previous: New Outlook: EDIT The question was answered. If anything, they made it more accessible than before. Toggle the button on the title-bar:

Dropping the To Do Bar is a massively frustrating misstep. I *need* to see my calendar at all times, and in the new version, that isn't possible unless I cover up part of the email preview pane. So I can't leave "My Day" visible at all times and usefully work in email, which renders the new version completely dysfunctional for me. I also can't revert to the older version of Outlook, because there's a glitch in the program that has eliminated Focused Inbox for me, no matter how many times our IT team uninstalls and reinstalls the program. So I'm forced to choose between easily viewing my calendar throughout the day, so I know what meetings are coming up next and can easily click into them, but having spam/newsletter/vendor emails show up in my inbox with all my important stuff OR screening out the less important emails (a function I love) but having a barely usable calendar function. Super unhappy about all of this. Poory decided, Microsoft.

This seems to be an embarrassing oversight. Could you back this up with some usage data and justification for the decision to deprecate?

This is a non-starter for me. I will not switch without it.

I had to switch back to old outlook for now as I can't imagine functioning as quickly or effectively without having emails and visibility into my calendar at one time. It makes ZERO sense that they removed it. Working in software development, I can understand that functionality changes (but usually with an explanation as to why new functionality is arguably better). What is the case for removing this?

How to view the to-do bar in the new outlook?

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How to view the to-do bar in the new outlook? It is convenient to have the work-day calendar (and/or to-do list) on the side while responding to emails.

New Outlook:

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The question was answered. If anything, they made it more accessible than before. Toggle the button on the title-bar:

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For anyone else looking, the To Do is (at least as of now) in the New Outlook view. In the upper right area near the close/minimize/maximize buttosn there's a calendar and checkmark icon next to the notification bell. Hit that and it opens a calendar/to do pane.

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2023-07-17T21:02:11+00:00

Dropping the To Do Bar is a massively frustrating misstep. I *need* to see my calendar at all times, and in the new version, that isn't possible unless I cover up part of the email preview pane. So I can't leave "My Day" visible at all times and usefully work in email, which renders the new version completely dysfunctional for me. I also can't revert to the older version of Outlook, because there's a glitch in the program that has eliminated Focused Inbox for me, no matter how many times our IT team uninstalls and reinstalls the program. So I'm forced to choose between easily viewing my calendar throughout the day, so I know what meetings are coming up next and can easily click into them, but having spam/newsletter/vendor emails show up in my inbox with all my important stuff OR screening out the less important emails (a function I love) but having a barely usable calendar function. Super unhappy about all of this. Poory decided, Microsoft.
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2023-07-16T17:27:37+00:00

This seems to be an embarrassing oversight. Could you back this up with some usage data and justification for the decision to deprecate?
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2023-07-07T20:08:28+00:00

This is a non-starter for me. I will not switch without it.
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2023-07-05T13:33:19+00:00

I had to switch back to old outlook for now as I can't imagine functioning as quickly or effectively without having emails and visibility into my calendar at one time. It makes ZERO sense that they removed it. Working in software development, I can understand that functionality changes (but usually with an explanation as to why new functionality is arguably better). What is the case for removing this?
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