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
    2025-01-15T12:44:02+00:00

    Even with restart of Outlook, it does not work.

    "Del" key deletes Mail entirely (move to recyled bin), which is very problematic for me.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-19T16:03:09+00:00

    Much appreciation! One of the best, simplest, most effective assistance messages ever found.

    Followed directions; it worked!

    You get an A+!

    Just for kicks, I'd like to know why it started deleting the entire email when it had never done it before...?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-19T16:08:23+00:00

    I used the solution recommended, and it worked... one time!

    Then it started doing the same thing again!

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T16:02:49+00:00

    This does work, you just have to close Outlook and reopen it to get the changes to take work.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T20:30:23+00:00

    This also worked for me! Thanks!

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