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

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.

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.

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

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.

This week, I had to (again!) reset this nonsense push towards what is an inferior product, on two systems.

Some users don't really have a choice of switching to another platform and are otherwise happily using Outlook for Mac. But NOT the "new" version. Our environment has two newly added macOS systems running Outlook for Mac. It has become a support resource drain, with users complaining about the automatic switch and loss of data and functionality.

Upon switching back to the trusted and normal functioning version, mail flows in, items are again visible, and all functionality that people rely on is back as it was before. It's not just a burden to individual users, it's also a major drag for those who are called upon because they are technically more literate and feel comfortable with using Terminal to repair things.

Microsoft needs to understand that this practice of forcing people into using an inferior product is highly disruptive. They should allow users to set a preference to switch off the New Outlook experience indefinitely.

The current, trusted, "legacy" Outlook must not be dumbed down!

Business users rely on its functionality!

We expect stability and reliability!

Stop this nonsense product development!