How do I enable copy and paste in the new outlook? I am not able to directly copy any documents from Explorer and then go to the email that I am working on to paste onto the emial.

Anonymous
2024-03-23T22:33:30+00:00

How do I enable copy and paste in the new outlook?

I am not able to directly copy any documents from Explorer and then go to the email that I am working on to paste onto the emial. Before with the Old Outlook I was able to to do this easily but the New Outlook requires me to go to the "paper clip" Icon above then search thru the Explorer to find the file then the specific documents(which couple be hundred documents); this process takes sometime 5 miniuets to find the exact document to copy and paste. I need to do it the Old Outlook ways or "Classic" format so that I can do just the cut and paste as mentioned earlier of this email. Pleas advise ASAP thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-26T19:17:56+00:00

    I too, have had to reinstall the old Outlook to facilitate copy and paste. I may not get the latest update but that may prevent Outlook from removing another feature.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-27T10:56:58+00:00

    This seems very unreasonable that Microsoft wants you to experience "NEW" only to make things more difficult. Yes time is very important when you are trying to be productive.. This is no help at all. Can you not just simply fix it? instead of all the work arounds.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-30T17:08:15+00:00

    But the annoying problem of Copy/Paste is not only in the body of the message you can't even Copy/Paste the email address in the TO: or CC: bar .

    This make new version absolutely terrible

    How can I just paste an em@il address then ?

    Math

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-31T00:16:57+00:00

    Why "NEW" Outlook anyway. Old Outlook works really well. All the issues addressed here are not a problem in the Old Outlook, so why don't they work in "NEW"? One of the many things that make no sense at all, but evidently Microsoft does not read its own threads. We will see.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-05T16:31:45+00:00

    What a PAIN IN THE ****!!!!!

    The NEW Outlook is HORRIBLE!!!!!

    CHANGE IS NOT ALWAYS GOOD! LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALAONE

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