Why is the "New" Outlook for Windows client so awful...deliberately???

Anonymous
2024-02-26T17:21:00+00:00

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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-01T14:56:25+00:00

    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?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-01T15:01:04+00:00

    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

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-02T00:26:50+00:00

    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.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-02T06:39:45+00:00

    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.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-02T07:25:12+00:00

    If ever there was a need to pull an application then this is it. This abomination of a supposed upgrade to Outlook is so very very bad in just about every single aspect of usability.

    Well done Microsoft for screwing the most important application in the Office Suite.

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