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I use the Outlook web app on MacOS, and selecting text word by word no longer works (shift + option + arrow on a Mac keyboard). This stopped working sometime this weekend. I tried multiple browsers (Chrome, Edge, Safari) and multiple Macs (Two different MBAs and one MB Mini). I tried it on a PC and it works fine. It seems that something broken on the web app for Mac users over the weekend.
This is a critical shortcut for things like copying and pasting or deleting. Anyone having the same problem and has an idea of what to do about it?
Sending, receiving, and organizing email in Outlook on the web for business
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Thanks. Good to know - the webapp (and I made a desktop chrome app out of it for an emulated app experience) has served me well until this keyboard shortcut snag.
I don’t recommend. Outlook for Mac is buggy. Messages not being sent consistently. That’s why I switched to browser based version. But now, the keyboard shortcuts are killing me.
I have this too! Somehow, the opt+shift+left/right to select words is working after having stopped for a few days, but now cmd+right_arrow takes the focus out of the compose pane. I have to hit tab and shift+tab to come back into focus typing.
And one more -- I'm not fully sure but I also suspect cmd+return to send the email may not always be sending the email. I saw an email stay a draft after I thought I cmd+returned it yesterday. But other times it did seem to send it.
I suspect there's some overloading of keyboard combos implemented
Mac, Chrome, Outlook for Web (wondering if a switch to Outlook for Mac is warranted).
This is a major hassle for me. Not only this but Universal Mac Key Command Not Working In web Outlook, either. Fix this!
Yep, this randomly happens to me as well.