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In the old Mail app I was able to add a custom background image. Since that app is going away I now have to use this version. the "modern" theme has a picture of a snow covered landscape. The options are that or nothing. There is no way to change the picture or add a picture of my choosing, even though the description says "Modern themes allow you to add a background image for further customization". How do I change this image, or add an image of my own?
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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This would not be such an issue if it were not named so dumbly.
The way this is written, "for further customisation" certainly implies that yo vna then "further" configure the background image. I assumed it would then use the image's colours for the application.
I have this wallpaper in my old Outlook that reminds me not to literally ****. Right now I get to see it everyday.
If I am forced to update to this new Outlook in 16 days that message will be gone.
Blessings,
-Jonne
This is still frustrating as of 12/19/2023. I didn't want to make the switch in the first place, but they've added insult to injury with this whole customization situation (or the lack thereof). They either need to remove the information on the page that says you can change the picture or actually make that feature available.
I just had to switch from g-suite to outlook for my school account and I've just discovered this rather glaring issue. Not sure how effective commenting on a thread like this is, but I find it pretty odd that such a major platform as Microsoft doesn't allow you to use a custom image for the background/theme. Hopefully that will change in January as people have mentioned.
Part of me is thinking that once they offically roll this out in January that they may enable the option to put in a custom image. Since Outlook for Windows is the technical "beta" they could be waiting to fully have that feature. I really hope they let us put a custom photo, that's why I don't agree with this change in the first place.