Why is outlook suddenly opening a pop out window when i click on New Email???

Anonymous
2023-05-22T15:10:34+00:00

I have had outlook 365 for years. Nothing on my end has changed. Suddenly (as of yesterday) every time i click on New Email a pop out window opens up (and the signature within my email is HUGE. About a 48 font yet the font showing is 12) This has never happened before and it is QUITE annoying. I have searched within the OPTIONS of Outlook and I cannot find anything with the option to open a pop out window when composing a new email. So there appears to be nothing for me to check/uncheck in this regard. As far as I know i have had no updates to Outlook that would have made this happen. Has anyone else had this happen and have you figured out how to stop it?????

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-13T10:52:06+00:00

    Instead of clicking on the subject line, which opens a pop-out window, click on the message itself; this will open up the message as it used to do.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-13T03:07:30+00:00

    Could you please explain this to me, please?

    "clicked first/last, and same with 'choose what I want to do"

    I had the reading pane set to "hide" already. I selected "right", then "bottom", then selected "hide" again.

    Thank you in advance!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-06-11T10:56:04+00:00

    I can confirm the above works. I just clicked reading pane (changed it to bottom), clicked first/last, and same with 'choose what I want to do'. Closed Settings then opened again and changed them all back again.

    Stupid thing 'seems' to have gone away now.

    O365 Web version, MAC in Chrome. Started a couple of weeks ago for no reason.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-11T13:26:44+00:00

    writing to keep this thread alive.

    I have a Surface. only use touchscreen. this popout window thing only happens on the Surface. this week, touches/clicks within the popout window don't respond. the new window is like reading a magazine. what the heck? none of this happens with my other laptops or desktops.

    and, I don't want half of my small screen taken up with a preview. I want to see all of my emails/message headers, and then open within the app when I choose an email to read.

    it worked like this for years. now this change? :(

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-13T09:53:41+00:00

    I have the issue of replies opening in a new window but the relevant box is UNticked!

    Thanks

    KAren

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