No 'SAVE AS' option for attachments in new Outlook desktop app

Anonymous
2023-05-08T09:29:48+00:00

Dear All,

Outlook offered to switch my application to the new Outlook version (there is a switch item below the window close button).

It looks like the in-browser version and works better than the former, but it has a missing option in the attachments drop-down menu, called 'save as'.

We get a lot of documents in our emails, which should be saved in different projects' locations on a local hard drive. The in-browser version and the former desktop app have this option but this new app does not.

How can I add this function back again?

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

István

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-29T03:14:24+00:00

    Hello,

    I recently switched to the "New Outlook" and was surprised to find that the "Save As" feature is no longer available. As a result, attachments are downloaded to the "Downloads" folder and then need to be manually transferred to the desired location, which was an option in the previous version. The previous version had a setting that would prompt users to select a download location for each document.

    Ironically, Microsoft overlooked such a practical feature. The new version is not an improvement over the previous one; in fact, it's a step backwards. Microsoft should take such matters seriously and thoroughly test their products before releasing them.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-19T20:47:07+00:00

    I agree and am working with friends here in India to get people to leave Outlook. When people see the history of the problem, they tend to want to leave.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-19T20:26:55+00:00

    As I stated before… I can no longer wait while Microsoft progresses with the new Outlook program. They should have fixed this simple problem many, many months ago. I have moved over to a Mac computer and I have recommended to many people to get rid of Microsoft because of their inability to work quicker. So many jobs have been compromised and added many extra hours to our work because Microsoft is taking their good old time fixing an issue that should’ve never happened.

    Once again… I am finished with Microsoft.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-19T20:23:02+00:00

    There used to be a button that allowed you to return to the classic version of Outlook, but I am hearing from some individuals that the button no longer shows up on their screen. I have also heard for people who have gone back to the classic version… That is if they still have the button to do so… A lot of their files are now corrupt in their email.🤨

    As I keep saying… This is total BS with Microsoft. I am in the process of moving over to a Mac. I have waited too long for Microsoft to fix this issue. I do not want to add all kinds of extra time onto my job because their program writers cannot put a save button into the new outlook that saves to whatever file you choose instead of downloading onto your computer and filing it wherever it wants.

    I’m done with Microsoft.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-19T19:49:15+00:00

    For me the Save As option only offers to save in the Downloads folder, not a folder that I choose.

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