Outlook isn't letting me resize an image. Used to click on the pasted image and drag the corner to size. Why make updates that make things more difficult?

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UPDATE 09.20.2024

AGAIN, this issue has returned, and the previous work arounds don't work either.

This site is a message board, you need to contact MS directly to get this resolved.

I contacted Support, and they say they can't fix because the issue is on the server, so MS has to fix it.

Go into your Outlook app and select Help >Feedback > Report a Problem.

The problem is: Image sizing handles do not work, and images can no longer be resized when pasted in a message body.

Hoping they get flooded with these reports and the issue is resolved quickly.

SOLUTION 1 (09 20 2024):

Paste image into a MS Word document, where the resizing handles work, size the image then clip & paste it into the message.

SOLUTION 2 (09 20 2024):

I received another work around from Anthony in a post on this board . . .

Clip image >"Save As" onto hard drive> go to Outlook> select Insert>select picture> browse to location image is stored> select image and insert into message> At this point you have 1 chance to size it with the sizing handles, after that the sizing handles no longer work.

ORIGINAL POST 07 24 2024:

Outlook isn't letting me resize an image. Used to click on the pasted image and drag the corner to size.

Outlook for Windows version 1.2024.717.400 (Production)

SOLUTION:

Now to resize an image

1. Click to the right in a blank area so the image is NOT selected

2. Hold Shift Key down and then hit the Left Arrow Key and the resize handles will appear

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Anonymous

2024-07-26T07:00:08+00:00

Please return this valuable feature to Outlook Web version.

It's very helpful and makes work more efficient.

Regards.
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Anonymous

2024-07-24T15:25:04+00:00

Hello Rod45103,

Good day!
Thank you for posting to the Microsoft Community. We are happy to assist you.

After thorough research and consultations, it has been concluded that the feature you are inquiring about is not yet available in the new Outlook. However, thank you so much
for bringing this to our attention, your suggestion is constructive and I believe it could make the use of Outlook even better. We will surely raise your concerns with our Product Development Team and hopefully, this can be included in future updates. Please note new Outlook is still in active development.
In the meantime, we sincerely recommend you post your concern as an idea to our Outlook in-app feedback site Contact support and provide feedback within the new Outlook for Windows - Microsoft Support

Our Product Development Team is committed to enhancing the customer experience by continually examining suggestions to include in the design and development of future
product upgrades based on your suggestions. Hopefully, your suggestion will help many users in the future.

Thank you for your time and understanding. For other questions, feel free to add your post to the Microsoft Community team.
Stay safe and healthy. Have a good day!
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Anonymous

2024-07-25T16:56:50+00:00

Yes, please do. Thanks for the feedback.
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2024-07-24T13:01:03+00:00
Hello Rod45103,

Good day!

Thank you for posting to the Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist.

As per your mentioned description about "Outlook isn't letting me resize an image. Used to click on the pasted image and drag the corner to size. Why make updates that make things more difficult?".

In new Outlook for Windows, you can change the display size of an image you've inserted in an email message, but you cannot reduce the file size of that image:
1. Select the image in the body of the email message.
2. On the ribbon, select the Picture format tab.
3. Select Size, then select the size option you want from the menu.
4. If the image still isn't quite the size you want, you can select the image, then click and drag a corner sizing handle inward or outward to adjust the size further.
AS Microsoft article : Reduce the size of pictures and attachments in Outlook email messages

We understand your concern about this feature and how it helps you improve your efficiency in a work schedule. Still, as it is related to Outlook product design, submitting your valuable feedback directly to the Microsoft product development team is strongly recommended by either going to Help from your dedicated App > submit Feedback or posting on Outlook · Community (microsoft.com) for feature requests.
Please note that nobody here is the product developer/decision maker and has no control over the product. Everyone, including us as community moderators, can only assist you with the query for providing available solutions and the feature's availability status within our scope and capability.
To check more details about how to submit feedback, kindly refer to this article Learn about how to provide feedback to Microsoft - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn

Thank you for your time and understanding. For other questions, feel free to add your post to the Microsoft Community team.

We are looking forward to your response! Thanks for your precious time. Have a nice day!
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Anonymous

2024-07-25T10:51:15+00:00

Thanks for the feed back
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