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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!!
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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This complaint was in May, its now Nov and its still not fixed? what a joke
It is now DEC 2024 and STILL no update in the development of this most basic feature. Must we wait for another 18 months before any further comment is made by Microsoft?
I have the same issue as many others, the spell check suggestion box actively stops me from manually editing the word with my keyboard. I then have to click away from the word then navigate my cursor back into it with the keyboard to be able to edit. As this also disables my ability to edit the email it throws any keyboard actions out to the main Outlook window, so , when I try to backspace to manually correct as I have for many many years, it now deletes the email I'm on, not intuitive or useful. I will be returning to old Outlook until this is resolved.
This used to work for me and now suddenly does not as of 4/9/24. i have looked through all settings and did not change anything recently. my outlook app was open and after restarting and closeing the window/ computer it still does not allow spell check. just when i got used to the new outlook. Welp back to old outlook with reliable features
This worked for me. Now a left click brings up options for misspelled words.
Why would it be turned off by default, and hidden behind such a non-relating sequence of menus to enable???
Privacy Settings?
huh! i came to join in the complaint but just figured it out!
Simple left click the spelling mistake!
The drop down shows this way and offers alternatives.