Outlook PWA, how to change spellcheck back to right click

Anonymous
2024-01-03T17:59:44+00:00

I recently started using Outlook PWA with Chrome and the right click spellcheck is disabled, forcing me to use left click to access spellcheck. This is very unintuitive, all applications use right click for spellcheck. I am deeply confused by this interface choice, the right click menu in Outlook is useless now, the only options being copy & paste and emojis for some reason?

Is there a setting in Outlook OR an chrome extension OR an Outlook Add-in that will put my spell check back on the right click where it is expected?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T22:41:47+00:00

    I refuse to upgrade

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T22:40:57+00:00

    I would like to know the UI testing you used to show people trying to left click over right click to correct spelling/grammar.
    As the whole world is trained to right click, i can't imagine you actually tested this for proper intuition/ ease of use. Admit it, you made a coding mistake, please change it back ASAP.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-08-22T00:24:51+00:00

    I think I have worked this out. MS keep saying this is an enhancement and ignoring the obvious that it is not. I don't believe they are stupid, so the conclusion must be that it is intentional to make desktop apps harder to use - forcing use of real time connected web versions. There's lots of profit generating reasons to do this, but announcing phasing out of desktop apps would be very very unpopular.. so the plan is to do it like this: introduce seemingly minor irritating faults and when users complain, advise them to use the web app. Expect more problems soon. I am switching to an open office email app which my work says is ok. I think the same is happening in Excel.. it is getting very buggy and slow and MS do not address any of the reports about it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-09T17:37:00+00:00

    Auto correct in Word is right click. Outlook and word should be the same. Does not make sense that all MS Office apps do not use same UI.

    I 100% agree. There MUST be a way to make the setting consistent across MS platforms. And, the auto fix is rarely correct, requiring the frequent use of the ESC key- which is an unnecessary additional step.

    MS, please prioritize updating this capability, along with allowing the calendar to scroll across months, which is the second most frustrating feature of new outlook that has made it impossible to pivot to.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-09T13:01:01+00:00

    Please make a fix! No one uses left click for this.

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