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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.
Using New Outlook on Windows for professional communication and productivity
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It's Just typical of Microsoft. what was wrong with outlook express so easy to use,
able to have nice background wallpaper add music in the background add clipart
CUT AND PASTE all these things are being chipped off all Microsoft products.
I will be looking elsewere even the spellchecker is a nightmare to find.
I already have 365, but still cannot copy and paste into outlook
The new outlook is horrible! I hate it... I have to use it at work constantly and it is making my job so difficult now... Not only can I not copy and paste from one e-mail to another to save typing time, but I can't copy and paste anything into my e-mails. The new organization category/flag system is awful as well! It was so much better and easier to use before. Also, if you want to use the "Read Receipt", you now have to scroll over to click it instead of it being conveniently located in the old version. It is also putting e-mails in my junk folder over and over again even though I have told it not to a million times already in many different ways (move to inbox, the not junk feature, always accept, etc.). The suggestions of spelling & grammar fixes are not working correctly either. It used to always give you the "Add to Dictionary' option and it isn't doing that all the time now.
I can't believe that whoever designed this was trying to make people's work lives better. It's completely ridiculous and frustrating. If my supervisor is ok with it, I am going to go back to the old version.
It has nothing to do with Microsoft 365 because we all just got 365 a few weeks back and we have the same issues, so I feel the new Microsoft 365 may be the culprit.
Ugghh
Kim P. from Lower Burrell, PA
Could not agree more with this change. Another example of technology making things worse...
I totally do not understand. If Microsoft answers is to give us answers, why does it take weeks to get a response from Microsoft? I am not convinced yet that they read these, or they are too embarrassed that they have ruined a good product, Old Outlook, and do not know how to fix the New Outlook. Just really frustrated with a company you cannot talk to and who never seems to respond.