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

Yes, they've not only done it to us, either. At work I have to use MS Windows laptop with MS Office and they've just repositioned all the buttons (for calendar, favourites, tasks, etc) to the top left side. No choice to switch back. Just because MS think it's an improvement didn't mean the whole world should have to go along with it. We should have s choice

Applicable to Outlook Windows only and off-topic for the Outlook Mac discussion, but we just went through this at work also. You can move the buttons from the sidebar back to below the folder list.

Go to Options, Advanced, and un-tick the box which says 'show apps in Outlook.' Restart Outlook when prompted and you should see the sidebar disappear and the navigation buttons will return to the bottom of the panel.

Yes, they've not only done it to us, either. At work I have to use MS Windows laptop with MS Office and they've just repositioned all the buttons (for calendar, favourites, tasks, etc) to the top left side. No choice to switch back. Just because MS think it's an improvement didn't mean the whole world should have to go along with it. We should have s choice

I'm with you 100%. Give me the option, I say 'no thanks' or 'revert'... stop asking me, take a hint.

I HATE being forced as well - Microsoft is pushing me away, and that's fine - I'll take my business elsewhere.

Susan Smith,

You hit the nail on the head... like I couldn't have said it more precisely in every way. I too have been an outlook user for decades... I too switched from PC to Mac out of frustration with Windows and I too feel a serious lack of respect from Microsoft.

I really, honestly, don't think they care at all about us. I'm at the cusp of moving to a different mail platform simply out of frustration with Outlook. The only reason I've held over is because I'm so familiar with it... but forcing me to adopt a broken "new look" over and over again when I click the "no thanks, revert" button like a dozen times now is enough to make me bail complete on MS... even Word, Excel, Powerpoint - there are other options.

This is infuriating for me - they want to get rid of customers, this is how you do it... and it's why Apple stock keeps climbing... thanks Microsoft.

Hey Microsoft, why not try listening to us. Only some people post questions or concerns online, 90% of your customers DON'T.

The interim fix is to open Outlook, go to HELP, click Revert....Gee outlook for mac, how about giving us a permanent solution? The new outlook simply is attractive to young geeks not those of us who have been using Outlook for DECADES.....SHOW SOME RESPECT.

Disappointed as usual with Microsoft. Why I switched to Apple. This is my one holdover. May be time to boot them for good.

Aaaargh.