Hovering over a hyperlink in the "new" outlook doesn't display the actual URL. How can this be remedied.

Anonymous
2024-06-22T00:02:14+00:00

A very dangerous behavior in the new outlook is that hoving the mouse pointer over a hyperlink in an email no longer displays the actual URL of the link.

Seeing the true URL is the #1 way people can avoid getting email scammed. Removing this tool is inviting people to get defrauded. This should not be a default behavior and I cannot see how to resolve this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-08-29T00:45:34+00:00

    Hovering is still not working, but dragging the link does. Thanks for the work-around. It's not a solution we'd be prepared to roll out to our user base though, after years of telling them not to touch the link.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-08-29T01:15:03+00:00

    Unfortunately dragging it can make it go off in your hand and who know what the spillage will be.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-08-29T11:39:02+00:00

    I have this version and I can finally see a tooltip with the original URL when I hover the mouse above a URL.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-29T12:36:51+00:00

    Are you sure you can see the links in reading GMAIL or mail other than MSFT?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-29T12:44:32+00:00

    If i switch to what MSFT calls "classic outlook" i can see links in Outlook email but not in Gmail and other email.

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