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While I believe I understand some of the reasoning behind the marginally improved "New" Outlook while lamenting the overall deprecated experience - namely, an effort to normalize the look and feel across the desktop, mobile and web versions - the path taken is regressive in nature, at least for those of us who've long relied upon the desktop variant to manage much of their eMail, task and scheduling affairs.
I've been comfortable with the working knowledge that detailed work associated with eMail, tasks and scheduling has been the province of the desktop client, while the mobile and web versions offered very functional and not as detailed abilities.
Now, after having lived with the "new" Outlook desktop client for months now, I can conclude that the 'improvements' to this client when compared to its current and soon former versions is far less capable and far more mobile/web like in function - overall, a deprecated experience.
One notable issue is the mere fact that one can seemingly no longer remove attachments directly from an eMail. While this may seem trivial to some, having attachments to eMail AND the ability to download same simply increases the already arduous task of managing one's documents, while increasing the overall storage footprint (since these could now be stored in at least two places), which could represent increased subscription costs over time.
Microsoft, PLEASE revisit this intended direction for the desktop client, and instead consider introducing some of the long-favored desktop client functions into the mobile and web variants, in turn genuinely introducing "new" functionality all around.
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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My next question - how do I apply one of my saved signatures to a Reply to an incoming email? This function seems to apply only to stand-alone outward emails, but not when sending a reply?
The more I have to use this abomination of a program the more frustrated I get.
Yes, that's precisely what I mean. Why take away the functionality of Classic Outlook that worked with the font I use - Time New Roman?
Thanks for the website - I'll have a look there.
Found this online: To type an ellipsis in Outlook, you can use three periods with no space between them. This is necessary if you're using a font that doesn't have the ellipsis character.
And this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1600450/customize-ribbon-in-new-outlook-version
I hope it's helpful
To type an ellipsis in Outlook, you can use three periods with no space between them. This is necessary if you're using a font that doesn't have the ellipsis character. Is that what you mean?
Nope, what they do it keep taking peoples money.
If that stops, they ask why did you stop giving us money.
Half my clients have expressed an openness to moving away from MS products as they have seen the new outlook.
Thing is, if you do it the MS way there are some really good things in all the new tech but half the time we are trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole.
What MS should have done is given everyone a tool to convert the peg first before redesigning the hole.
As its really uncomfortable shoving that square peg in.
My advice is if you don't like what's coming you'll have to let MS know by giving them the square peg and saying you try shoving that in your hole.
Until then, someone else is getting my money.
That's the only way they will listen, when the shareholders start kicking off.