Selecting text no longer working properly in Outlook Web App on MacOS

Anonymous
2024-04-03T01:13:07+00:00

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?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-12T09:48:01+00:00

    Any news? Still having issue in random behaviour...

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-12T11:34:02+00:00

    Any news? Still having issue in random behaviour...

    Try this tamper/greasemonkey script

    https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/512765-fix-outlook-mac-hotkeys-hijacking

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-12T14:25:16+00:00

    I'm getting this error when I click Install:

    'Learn more' (not pictured - far right of that Chrome notification bar) takes me to a page which doesn't seem to cater to the exact issue here (below). I'm not experienced enough to know if one of those many options is the one to fix this - I'm just a guy who wants to use Outlook :)

    https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769?visit_id=638670180541323717-424094532&p=crx_warning&rd=1#zippy=

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-12T14:46:01+00:00

    I'm getting this error when I click Install:

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    'Learn more' (not pictured - far right of that Chrome notification bar) takes me to a page which doesn't seem to cater to the exact issue here (below). I'm not experienced enough to know if one of those many options is the one to fix this - I'm just a guy who wants to use Outlook :)

    https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769?visit_id=638670180541323717-424094532&p=crx_warning&rd=1#zippy=

    You need to install the Tampermonkey extension first from the chrome web store. The script on greasyfork is for use within tampermonkey, it's not a chrome extension in its own right.

    FYI tampermonkey is a way of putting your own code onto websites: here, the code we're asking it to run is just a few lines which override Outlook's behaviour around the option key. However in general, Tampermonkey can be very powerful and you should never install anything in it without being really, really sure it's what you want and that it comes from a trusted source.

    Anyway, once the tampermonkey extension is installed, you can go back to the greasyfork link and click "Install script" and it will take you to the tampermonkey page for final confirmation. Or, if that fails, you can just copy/paste the script into a new tampermonkey script.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-27T13:09:43+00:00

    Which is the right script to use with tampermonkey? I'm still experiencing the usual issue. :/

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