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
    2024-02-29T21:22:24+00:00

    The ability to copy and paste an entire email as an attachment is important and needs to be added back to Outlook. A function I use all the time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-02T10:14:29+00:00

    Copying entire email threads with a simple "right click" needs to be brought back as a critical function. We need to be able to send entire email threads as an attachment to a new email. The 3 "work arounds" you listed are not practical and will diminish productivity. Please fix it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-04T15:44:13+00:00

    This sucks! Disappointing isn't descriptive enough.

    I often copy emails or have others copy emails for several reasons. As a cyber pro, I often need to retain the original message headers when researching email. These get lost if you forward it or copy the content. I also often copy emails (the entire email) for documentation or e-discovery purposes. Any other handling of the message causes the loss of evidence.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T11:56:00+00:00

    Is this for real or you just broke it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-13T21:15:47+00:00

    Yes, so annoying that we can no longer copy emails!!

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