I cannot copy a complete e-mail anymore and paste it in a new e-mail.

Anonymous
2023-11-19T14:24:51+00:00

Hi, I am using the most recent version of Office 365 Outlook, and since I updated to the new layout, I am not able to copy a complete email anymore.

The only option I have is to copy and move the email to a certain number of preset folders. However, I mostly use this function to copy and add the email to an ongoing but different email thread. It seems that this not possible anymore or at least I don't how to do it.

Thanks for anyone's advice.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-05T19:36:16+00:00

    The previous functionality was MUCH easier and better!

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-31T20:05:09+00:00

    I agree. So annoying.

    I was able to click on an email and paste to a new email. Simple. Now impossible to get an answer. I don't want to forward I want to paste it!!!! Grrrr

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-30T16:40:29+00:00

    I also can't copy an email address before by clicking on the name of the recipient. This is inefficient.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-30T10:43:25+00:00

    Welcome to the new world. You will find yourself paying more for fewer features and the features that do exist will vanish without warning or explanation.

    You're stuck in the Windows world though and can't leave.

    Orwell missed this exact example, but he got the overall tone right, no?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-30T05:22:39+00:00

    Dear Microsoft team

    The new Outlook is a trash for many things as its opted to remove many excellent features which made outlook better professional mailing app compared to the peers. Now the new outlook is even worse than the competitors and I request to keep the old classic outlook as the official microsoft outlook app.

    Recently while responding to a firm where I have edited the attached word document without downloading and sent him, it was noticed that the attached word document doesn't reflect the changes saved. Hence I have to go back to the old classic outlook and redo the same thing where I have editted the attached word file and saved, which successfully was sent and reflecting with the updated word document with the client.

    I will never ever prefer to use the new outlook, which is a failed design or prototype. Pls revert back to the old outlook.

    Thanks & Regards

    YND

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