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
    2024-09-07T21:04:43+00:00

    Hi, I hadn't realised that an "answer" had been posted.

    However, this answer does not make any sense. The instructions break down right from the start. There is no "file" tab in the left hand corner. Even if I can get to "Reading Pane" the only options I've got are where to position it.

    Are you talking about a different version of Outlook ?

    This problem has caused me huge headaches, and I believe it has also caused others problems as well. I'd appreciate instructions to fix that actually relate to what I see.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-06T15:44:15+00:00

    Same issue. Desktop version of Outlook. Corded keyboard. While typing in the preview pane, the last selected emails and the ones below it all delete when I try to delete a character. It randomly started in the middle of the day on 9/5/2024 and persists on 9/6/2024.

    What is the fix???

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-08-15T16:33:04+00:00

    Same problem here & I'm even using a MICROSOFT keyboard. This really needs to be fixed!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-13T16:19:24+00:00

    This is very annoying. I've been unintentionally deleting emails every day. Please fix this.

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  5. 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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