I hate the NEW Outlook

Anonymous
2023-08-16T20:03:17+00:00

I have been trying to run the "NEW" outlook for a few months now. It is SOOO frustrating to use as commands and functions have just been deleted. Adding files to an email has become a chore and now requires extra steps! I DON'T want to send a link; I want to send the file itself... it is so confusing.
Viewing an attachment becomes a whole new experience as it doesn't open the app related to the file type but leads you down more complicated corridors. Saving attachments is also time consuming as it saves it (unless you are careful) in some sort of folder on One Drive.
I run three accounts (corporate, outlook.com and gmail.com) on mail plus I monitor a few shared folders as well. What used to be simple is now a real chore! Want to change how often in checks for mail... forget it. want to change the functions when it goes to get the mail. Completely disappeared.

Switching back to the "old version" froze the application as it could not update the Outlook account. It is a real tragedy that we seem to have to accept this as the "only" version soon. I am already looking around for alternatives. I have now reverted back to "OLD" and fixed the problem with mail. I have send a note to the organization to NEVER try and load this cut down version... it is a terrible replacement.

Come on Microsoft, you can do better than this.... or is it impossible!!

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-24T05:50:36+00:00

    I totally agree with all that has been said.

    My last problem with the new Outlook was last week : I received an invitation which I accepted using, as usual, the real Outlook (the one that comes with Office 365). For years, I have used the Windows 10 Calendar app to manage my multiple calendars, and meetings accepted with Outlook have always shown in the Win10 app without any problem. However, this last meeting is still nowhere to be seen in that f***ing new garbage.

    On the other hand OneCalendar, which I have been testing for the last few weeks, displayed the meeting in realtime !!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-16T16:12:37+00:00

    I agree - I work from home and am forced to use Outlook. I don't mind the old version. This new version is just not capable and user friendly. They need to dump this and try again or just revert back to the version that worked.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-16T16:10:51+00:00

    I agree this new Outlook is horrible. I use categories, it sorts them in an odd way. Opens all the categories sections every time i leave the screen. I can't get myself organized in this messy new version. I can't switch back to the old version because it takes 5 minutes to open an email. This new version is horrible.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-15T10:05:38+00:00

    There are no Intune profiles to manage it, and old outlook2016 profiles doesn't work. The app has terrible interface and missing fucntions like proper "categories" handling. We cannot manage it right now for our users....

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T15:48:34+00:00

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    The ordinary Joes are fighting back!!!!

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