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Before I switched to new outlook, I was able to double click on attachments and they would open to their specific apps. Ex. If it was a PDF it would open with Acrobat; If it was a word doc, it would open with word. Now I have to click the download button and it default saves to my downloads folder instead of being put where I want it in the beginning. I also can't drag attachments from an email to the specific folder I want to save it to on my desktop. I have to download and then move it from my downloads folder.
I know it's probably just a new process I'll have to get used to, but hey maybe someone knows a hack!
Thank you in advance :)
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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I have the same problem, it extremely annoying and a time killer this MUST be fixed before replacing current Outlook with the new version.
I do not have the "open" option after previewing the file. This is so very frustrating. Please fix this soon!
Would be pretty good to get fixed MS?? It's pretty frustrating
I was so optimistic that this post would provide a solution to this incredibly annoying issue. The idea that i have to go through three steps just to see a document in its native app is insane.
I assume maybe this was done to prevent some virus software from opening directly from email? Because if Microsoft changed this behavior just to make things more difficult for users, they have done an excellent job!!