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* * Moderator note on 11/21/2024 * *
If running Classic Outlook/Legacy Outlook/Desktop Outlook, please see this article.
Edit an email subject line https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/edit-an-email-subject-line-08d60328-2a27-473e-8227-0b42a1ff2ce6
Hello,
Ever since the "New Outlook" was released, MSoft has been pushing for all users move to this new version. When I first tried it, I noticed that the New Outlook would not allow me to edit the subject line for any incoming emails. Therefore, I DID NOT switch over. Today I realized that even in the legacy Outlook, this feature is no longer available. MSoft makes us believe it's available, but after about a minute or so, the edits just vanish.
Our workflow requires internal project numbers be assigned to certain emails. MSoft removing this option is a huge problem for us. I'm 100% confident I'm not the only one facing this problem. Needless to say, this is frustrating. The tool that is supposed to make us more productive is actually creating serious problems in our workflow.
What is going on?
In gratitude,
Joe Silva
Using older versions of Outlook for Mac for personal email and calendar
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I am also very frustrated and disappointed - this was a very useful and productive feature - why remove it?
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Ever since the "New Outlook" was released, MSoft has been pushing for all users move to this new version. When I first tried it, I noticed that the New Outlook would not allow me to edit the subject line for any incoming emails. Therefore, I DID NOT switch over. Today I realized that even in the legacy Outlook, this feature is no longer available. MSoft makes us believe it's available, but after about a minute or so, the edits just vanish.
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Sorry. Bad advice. Withdrawn.
This has worked for me with every MS email program I've used in the last 25 years. Try it.
Make the outlook window smaller than the Desktop.
Drag the message from Outlook to the Desktop.
Open that message with Notepad or another text editor.
Edit the Subject and anything else you want to edit.
Save as EML.
Drag the message back into the Outlook folder you want it in.
You should now have 2 versions of the message, the original and the edited.
Don
I cannot even drag the message out of Outlook anymore.
This is a TOTAL nightmare. There must be a way they can sort this out.
Amongst other things, we need this option on our systems for Data Protection Reasons.
Not being able to edit the subject on emails is a big setback. Not sure who decided this would no longer be available but they did not think of users. Not good for Microsoft to just make a change that is detrimental to customers.
Precisely my frustration with the "NEW Outlook" multiple features like this that I can no longer do anymore. There are a few features I do like and I like the simplification of many things, but a big disappointment when I can no longer keep the same process I have been doing for many many years (As I am new to the "New Outlook" I am continuously finding things I cannot do), to name a few: