How to permanently prevent Outlook for Mac from switching to the new GUI?

i tried it and lost contacts, mails,

search is not accurate

folders not transfered even after weeks

so i reverted to older version

i don't want the new outlook

Thank you so much!!!! I was afraid in a way to do it, but you gave me confidence and it WORKED! When I reopened Outlook it still was the good version and there no longer is a tab at the top or toggle for the new outlook.

YAY! A great way to start the weekend. Thank you for the time you took to reply.

I just wonder how long we can all use the legacy version before it stops working and how we can prepare for this with our folders etc. ... In the meantime I am so relieved to be able to still have it working.

Best regards,

K

Great - I'm glad that it worked for you. I'm guessing eventually they will stop supporting the legacy version, but hopefully it won't be for a while. I don't mind the interface changes, but loss of basic functions in the new version will keep me from switching until forced. Unfortunately, we use Outlook at work so I won't be able to avoid it.

It would be nice if the person from Microsoft who originally responded to this thread would continue to provide feedback, but I think they only answer the initial question and then drop out.

@Vaidya Darpan MSFT - are you still reading this thread?

Thank you so much!!!! I was afraid in a way to do it, but you gave me confidence and it WORKED! When I reopened Outlook it still was the good version and there no longer is a tab at the top or toggle for the new outlook.

YAY! A great way to start the weekend. Thank you for the time you took to reply.

I just wonder how long we can all use the legacy version before it stops working and how we can prepare for this with our folders etc. ... In the meantime I am so relieved to be able to still have it working.

Best regards,

K

** update I saw in a another thread that I need to quit outlook, then put the code in terminal and then restart Outlook. How do I know if I did the default I already did with Outlook open was done right from what I did above?

2. Then I tried again and Latest try gave me this:

kristentsMBP401:~ k-----$ defaults write com.microsoft.Outlook EnableNewOutlook -int 0

kristentsMBP401:~ k-----$

Or do I need to quit Outlook and then do the default write again. So confused and afraid to quit outlook bc if I did this wrong the new outlook will automatically open. Yikes!

You have to quit Outlook in order to disable new Outlook from Terminal. I would suggest quitting, and running the 'defaults write...' command again. Then re-launch Outlook and you should stay in the old Outlook.

I just enabled it again and see in the current version that 'new Outlook' has been renamed to just Outlook, and original Outlook is now called 'Legacy Outlook'. If you get switched to new upon restarting the app, simply go to the Microsoft Outlook menu and click on Legacy Outlook to switch back. You will see a comment window asking why you're switching back at this point; you can simply write 'new outlook sucks' like I do. ;-)

** update I saw in a another thread that I need to quit outlook, then put the code in terminal and then restart Outlook. How do I know if I did the default I already did with Outlook open was done right from what I did above?

2. Then I tried again and Latest try gave me this:

kristentsMBP401:~ k-----$ defaults write com.microsoft.Outlook EnableNewOutlook -int 0

kristentsMBP401:~ k-----$

Or do I need to quit Outlook and then do the default write again. So confused and afraid to quit outlook bc if I did this wrong the new outlook will automatically open. Yikes!