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
    2024-08-02T19:37:32+00:00

    This is incredibly frustrating.

    The latest update also includes only being able to delete the incorrect word entirely or select from a drop-down menu that often doesn't even include the word I need. In trying to delete letters to fix the word myself, I ended up deleting emails without realizing.

    Please go back to the right click spellcheck, it worked fine.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-08-02T14:47:31+00:00

    The point is that I can no longer simply locate my cursor by left clicking, as there seems to contextual triggers which block me from using my outlook to type or edit what I need to.

    Its not that I need spellcheck on right click or on F7, it's that i need spell check removed from contextual left click.

    Please tell the outlook team that if I wanted the apple one button experience I would have bought a mac in the first place.

    Truly frustrating change for the sake change.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-31T18:47:06+00:00

    Single. Most. Infuriating. Change... After the ridiculous "charm" auto-pervade in Calendar. I am not a 14 year old high school kid.
    I cannot even click (left-click) on the error and manually correct it without pressing escape first.
    Stop forcing users to use your AI BS.

    @Microsoft, you HAD a great product. Why make people hate you?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-07-17T00:31:50+00:00

    Eben, this is very frustrating as all the other Microsoft packages use the left click for spell check, so this does not provide a seamless solution to your customers

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-07-16T15:33:52+00:00

    It's OK, it's not like right-clicking to activate spell check was as reflexive as breathing, or anything. This decision is yet another on a long list of incredibly frustrating "features" Outlook has added in recent months that make your program nearly unusable in comparison to literally any other email platform.

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