How to Open Emails in Separate Window in New Outlook

Anonymous
2023-05-08T18:21:51+00:00

I like to open unread emails in a new window vs the email window. It sometimes works by double clicking but not very often. Is there a trick I'm missing?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-29T01:01:08+00:00

    Agreed! My default workflow is to open email in individual windows which allows me to reference/cut-paste/action many items in parallel.

    The reading pane is not a workaround as it marks items as read, regardless of if it has been viewed, and it is also a clunky workflow that I always have disabled in outlook.

    If 'open in new window' is not a selectable or default action when opening/reading email, then I won't ever be using New Outlook .

    (BTW - I do realise we actually work in serial regardless of how many windows are open)

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-26T15:07:45+00:00

    Wow, that's a real bummer. They should be ashamed of themselves for not testing the new version before forcing it on people. Incredibly irresponsible of any IT team to push a new version on people without sufficient testing.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-22T15:51:46+00:00

    I agree, the loss of this functionality to be able to easily open an email in a different pane is wreaking havoc on my working effeciency. Why require the user to click another icon? I'm ready to go back to old Outlook if this problem isn't fixed immediately.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-19T08:02:44+00:00

    Hi Ashraf,

    there's a trick to solve this issue: first to ensure enable 'Reading Pane' ON, then it's fine to open email in separate window when double click on the subject.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-31T15:52:28+00:00

    Here's a link to one of the feedback collections where you can upvote this feature: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/e2845544-78bd-ed11-83ff-002248273995

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