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In New Outlook, it opens an email when I click on it.
I want to change the setting to double-click. Please help.
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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I've given up and reverted to the old Outlook over this basic behaviour. Doing that gives you an option to feed back on why you're reverting. Probably more effective than commenting here.
I don't have this as an option in the New Outlook
Layout -> Reading Pane -> Options ... Single key reading using space bar Off
It is driving me nuts as well - i assumed there would be an easy fix
The reading pane really has nothing to do with this issue. You can have the reading pane on or off to display the email within that pane of the main Outlook window. The issue is having the email open up to a second window on single click vs. a double click.
This is not on the new outlook. After reading up they don't have any fix yet.
Will be staying on the classic for as long as possible at this rate.