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Hello Microsoft Community. I've seen various versions of this bug around and it seems to not be getting resolved. It would be great if others could simulate my use case for this bug and confirm it's not just me - as well as pose a solution or help me get Microsoft to address it!
In a nutshell, emails in the New Outlook (PC) will get stuck in 'Drafts' forever in the following scenario (imap emails):
Feel free to watch this short video showcasing exactly what's happening: https://youtu.be/yv3797dJlj8
Thoughts?
Using New Outlook on Windows for professional communication and productivity
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The only thing that works for me is to open the list so that everyone's email address is showing in the To field, rather than just the group name showing there. Not a solution, but it does seem to get the email to send.
How do I go back to the classic outlook??? I am having this same problem REPEATEDLY
Thanks
I don't think anyone at Microsoft is paying attention to this thread. I continue to have the problem, most often and most predictably,if sending to a distribution list (a group). These are not long lists, just a book club and study group that I coordinate. Even though the name of the group easily autofills in the To field, it will not send. Sometimes if I open the list up so that the individual names show, then it will send. But never to "Book Club," for example.
I am also having this issue. I cannot find any common denominator for when it happens. I have a few random emails that get stuck in drafts every day. Sometimes I can see those same emails in drafts across devices and sometimes not. I now check the sent folder every time I send an important email, just to be sure it sends. If it doesn't and it is also in my Google email online, then I can send it that way... sometimes. This is very frustrating! I didn't join the thread just to vent, though. Has anyone come up with an actual fix?
I only switched to New Outlook within the past month, when I got a new computer, and am having this issue repeatedly. Emails get sent to drafts if I leave off working on them for even a short time, and once they have been in drafts, they just will not send, even when I "edit" them in the normal composition window. I always end up having to copy and paste the content into a new email. That is just not acceptable. I can't believe nothing has been done to fix this, as I see this thread goes back over a year.