Spell check on "new" outlook does not work anymore when right clicking - change it back!

Anonymous
2023-05-31T07:54:24+00:00

I mostly use only my keyboard to type, the dropdown option on the keyboard makes it extremely convenient to access the spell check options. This is a right click function, since changing it to left click this functionality has been lost.

Having to stop typing and using the mouse to left click every time is iritating and frankly a waste of time / disruptive. It makes no sense to change a function that has been a staple since the start of spellchecking without providing an option to change it back!!

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-30T17:23:59+00:00

    This complaint was in May, its now Nov and its still not fixed? what a joke

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-01T20:43:17+00:00

    The new outlook version is terrible, this is an important feature. Worse, I cannot change back to the old outlook. Very frustrated.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-24T15:21:28+00:00

    Spellcheck is essential!!! Here it is Jan 2024 and still doesn't work. The best Outlook can do is tell me I spelled the word wrong but no suggestions on how to correct it? It works in the new Teams, one would think it's simiar coding....

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T17:30:36+00:00

    Is there an update on this, when will the spell check be available in the new Outlook version?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-30T18:09:29+00:00

    Eleni,

    The fact that it's a "design limitation" requiring a workaround to abandon the new version outright means Microsoft admits (without actually admitting) that it was poorly designed. How about Microsoft just fixes it?

    It's been over a year. Microsoft has tens of thousands of employees. This is not a complicated problem. It's a matter of priorities.

    Sincerely,

    All "new" Outlook users

    ps. I've put in multiple feedback requests in the past year.

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