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I tried that and still see an X in outlook and those emails are stuck in the outbox
How I can switch from working offline to working online in outlook?
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How I can switch from working offline to working online in outlook?
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
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Anonymous
2025-01-17T01:02:18+00:00 -
Diane Poremsky MVP 17,526 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2025-01-17T02:33:14+00:00 What type of email account do you have configured in Outlook? POP, IMAP, Outlook.com, or Microsoft Exchange?
What happens when you click Send / Receive button? Any error messages?
The icon always has an X on it. When working offline is enabled, the button is highlighted as in the second screenshot.
It will also say working offline in the status bar:
If Working offline is enabled, click the button *once* and wait a few minutes for it to reconnect.
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Anonymous
2025-01-20T00:41:53+00:00 I have followed the instructions but am still unable to switch off the ;work offline; function ?
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Anonymous
2025-01-20T02:31:42+00:00 What happens when you try to switch it off? Any error messages?
Can you post a screenshot of the button?
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Anonymous
2025-01-24T01:53:08+00:00 Still cannot turn off Have any ideas? Thanks so much