New Outlook APP Does not keep formatting when copy and pasting into another email

Anonymous
2023-12-15T17:06:02+00:00

I am trying to copy and paste from one email to another and outlook will not keep the format. This is the new outlook app so there is no File tab like suggested in every other answer.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-03T16:48:13+00:00

    I've found (another) workaround for this problem. If (like me) you have one or more template-styled emails you keep in a folder so you can reuse them often, and you've found the copy/paste function has suddenly stopped carrying all the formatting from the original "template" email, follow these steps:

    1. Right click on your template (original) email.
    2. Select "Copy to Folder" and select your Drafts folder.
    3. Open your Drafts folder, locate the new copy and edit it.

    In this manner, you can reuse a template-styled email and retain all the formatting, including all recipients you may have added to the To, CC, or BCC fields.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-03T13:46:18+00:00

    I have the same issue! It was working just fine with the new outlook for a couple of weeks and now all of the sudden it will not copy and paste anything correctly. It keeps reverting it to plain text.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-03T11:55:24+00:00

    Everyone is recommending "work arounds".....why don't they just fix it and you wouldn't need a work arounds....frustrating.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T23:40:05+00:00

    In my instance then I'd be creating a new thread when I want to keep the original and just make colored annotations. Sometimes throughout the week I can have a couple colors added to the original body. I hope they just fix it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T22:54:03+00:00

    You don't need to paste! Go to your Sent Items find the message you sent (or the message you received) and "Forward" so you have a new Draft sitting in Drafts then start from *that* draft -- this is not a copy & paste maneuver! The formatting & content should already be sitting there in your new email.

    Maybe my description isn't clear

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