Sharing from Word to Outlook still opens the old Outlook and not the new one so the emails are not sending.

Anonymous
2024-03-05T02:25:58+00:00

Have upgraded to the new Outlook.

I used to be able to easily share a word doc or pdf version as an attachment onto email.

It currently still loads up the old outlook when using this feature. i want it to open up the new outlook when using the share feature on word.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-20T14:47:15+00:00

    I know what you mean. I have had this a few times and need to go back into old outlook to give it enough time to send. It seems to close the outlook window as soon as it is in the outbox but closes too early to send.

    Horrendous system, trying to make people use an online version of outlook as their desktop app. Just go back to original and make it work properly!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-20T14:45:34+00:00

    I would still be using old but it kept deleting my meetings from my calendar....I am sure it was a tactic to make me move to the new version!

    If only there were some alternative we could use that was an actual contender (Sorry Chrome books but just....no...)

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-19T19:34:16+00:00

    Why hasn't this been fixed!!!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-03T19:03:27+00:00

    I'm having the same problem. Had no idea my emails weren't even being sent.

    This should be an embarrassment for Microsoft but clearly they have been ignoring this for 8+ months now. Not even the courtesy of a response.

    I have a subscription to Microsoft Office 365. A Microsoft Surface Pro. And this performs worse than my old dell laptop circa 2008.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-03T16:36:25+00:00

    Careful what you wish for. When I try to share by right-clicking a file I cannot get it to go through old Outlook, but through New Outlook it just hides my messages.
    I send Zoom requests to my mother, for instance, Click Send Meeting Request, put in her address and press Send. The only way I have found to see the message again is to open Old Outlook, then my outbox suddenly fills up with the unsent messages.
    I have had so many problems with New Outlook that I have reverted to Classic, and would also revert to Win10, if it were a safe option.
    Now I can't even tight-click, select Send to and choose Classic Outlook.
    I have a friend who works for MS. I don't send him a Christmas card any longer.

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