How to stop delete key from deleting the entire email in outlook?

Anonymous
2024-02-18T13:18:35+00:00

When I press delete - like in any other Microsoft tool, i mean delete the immediate text. But for some reason, Outlook started to use this key to delete e-mail. Where can I swich it off?

It´s really frustrating, I really wonder how people at Microsoft think. For example, they added annoying function where I have to first confirm editing a Word file before I start editing it (WHY?). But now I can accidentally delete an entire e-mail by a very predictable action. WHY! Just stop changing things for worse. Everytime I reinstall my windows, I need to go through the ordeal of swiching all these "bright ideas" off.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-07-10T07:28:19+00:00

    Same problem for me. Started today.
    A quick resolution much appreciated!

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-12T06:57:13+00:00

    I think you can assume that for many of us that is not the case. The problem has persisted for a very long time, during which we've had numerous Outlook restarts/reboots/system updates and it still persists.

    It is one of the most egregious examples of atrocious human-computer interface 'features' that I've ever seen. Certainly 'seen but not fixed' and nobody at MS seeming to care about it

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-19T15:54:32+00:00

    PLEASE MICROSOFT FIX THIS. IT HAS BEEN DRIVING ME CRAZY.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-02T15:28:16+00:00

    Come on Microsoft! This is a REALLY ANNOYING glitch. Please, please can we get a fix.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-18T15:58:22+00:00

    Hello Papoušek Vít

    Good day. Thank for posting in the community.

    We've received your query and you can expect to receive response from one of our community moderator accordingly.

    At this point, we appreciate your patience and cooperation. Thank you.

    Sincerely,

    Community moderator

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