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Hi,
In old Outlook, I was easily able to change the "from" email address by selecting any email account that was set up in my Outlook. I could simply switch the "from" email and send the email I was working on. Everything worked as it should.
Now, when I change the "from" email, Outlook automatically opens a new message window instead of just changing the address in the email I'm trying to send. It's so incredibly frustrating.
PLEASE HELP!
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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Yes, it's very frustrated with that non-sense design.
You can do it freely in old Outlook so I prefer to use old design.
Microsoft.... YOU HAVE FAILED!!!!! You took a MAJOR feature, that is INTUTITVE away.... Replace the ability to change the server that the received mail is going out on "WITH" the old email - as you have removed a function that we use EVERYDAY!!!!! This is not a request, but a REQUIREMENT. You are failing the customer.
This solution did not work. I clicked on options. I clicked on show from. I changed from gmail to hotmail and the system opening up a new window which did not include the email I was trying to forward.
Update: I've now switched to eM solely due to this!
Having exactly the same issue!!
If an email comes into our support inbox but i need to reply to them from a different function, the whole thread is lost and it opens up a new window! Please tell me the point in this as i could just click "New Email". You're hardly doing me a favour by creating a completely blank email!!!