For New Outlook, I can't drag and drop attachment.

Hi fml27,

Thanks for your comments on the subject of drag and drop in New Outlook which are all very interesting but I would like to make just a few points:

1. Firstly, yes, there are some improvements in the New Outlook.
2. It's not always entirely optional which Outlook version you use, this may depend on your company/IT department.
3. Drag and drop is a very useful feature that the majority of users will employ. The new method takes a few extra moments, which, if added up amounts to a whole lot of wasted time.
4. People are not whining; they are making their views known. How else will MS find out about the issue.
5. Sometimes you just need to get things off your chest and it's quite reassuring to know you're not alone.
6. The more people who raise the subject, hopefully the more MS will realise it is SOOOO frustrating and resolve sooner rather than later, or not at all.
7. Super news that it is still in development and updates are coming, but it has taken a really long time and still has not been changed.
8. In my role, whilst not IT, I'm used to systems constantly adapting and changing and have never before felt the need to raise an issue directly with the supplier.

Thanks again. :)

As a person that worked in IT for a couple of decades, we aren't whining like children, we are expressing our opinions on a product that shouldn't be forcibly pushed out to users as a preview (and, from the comments on several forums, it has already been pushed out as the only option in some places).

Also, I have a disability and some software changes make living with a disability more difficult. I truly wish software designers would ask people with different disabilities what would help them before making changes as many times they are indeed going backwards. If they incorporated more ability to change things instead of making them static, they have the potential for becoming a true friend of those that are differently 'abled'.

Thank you for your comment and for helping to reassure those of us that rely on the drag-and-drop feature.

That being said, it would be nice to hear anything from MS that they are actually receiving these complaints and taking them to heart. Then there would probably be less comments. For me, all I feel is ignored and will keep posting until I get a response. As the saying goes, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease."

Thank you Mea. As for me, I deal with severe anxiety and OCD like syptoms. EVERY change is difficult and it usually takes me 2 frustrating hours to get my computer back to the way it SHOULD be after every update. What I would appreciate is if new feaures were options that could be disabled if desired, but available for those that want them. New does not always mean better, which I believe is a problem with programming today. Programmers come up with a new way to do things and they just can't understand why everyone doesn't agree. They don't put a 'disable' or "opt-out' option because they just can't fathom why anyone wouldn't want what they just came up with. Years back I had a similar issue with a "new" feature where the answer I got from the developers was near literally: "Why would we allow you to disable something that is just better?". (Note: programmers deal with mental health issues also so I/we should cut them some slack also).

Couldn't agree with you more!