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Pressing the backspace key once also seems to work for reverting the formatting change.
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UPDATE: This issue appears to have been fixed. On 8/27, my version of Outlook was updated and this auto italics formatting is no longer occuring. "You have Microsoft Outlook Version 1.2024.821.200 (Production). Client Version is 20240822057.09." I can't find any tech hotfix or release notes to confirm this, nor do I find any new changes in options to enable/disable this feature. It has simply stopped converting my underscores.
Outlook.office.com | Can't turn off auto converting underscores to italics formatting
Typing "sand_wich_" automatically converts to "sandwich" and I can't find in web new outlook where to turn this off.
In old Outlook, I can go to "Options --> Mail --> Editor Options --> Auto Correct Options --> AutoFormat As You Type" and turn this feature off.
In new Outlook, "Options --> Auto format options" this option is not available to disable and having it disabled in old Outlook doesn't seem to carry over into new Outlook.
Please help me, where do I disable "*Bold* and _italic_ with real formatting" in new Outlook?
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Anonymous
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2024-08-06T15:38:54+00:00 Findings here! It appears that the Rich Text conversion action is pushed to the undo stack. If you're typing _MY_VARIABLE_ and it converts to italics, you can ⌘ + z (or whatever your platform wants) and it should remove the formatting.
This seems to be the least intrusive workaround for me.
Hope it helps
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Anonymous
2024-07-25T21:19:58+00:00 Please correct this issue as soon as possible. This problem is HUGE for those of us who need to include underscores in our emails.
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Anonymous
2024-07-26T14:06:25+00:00 This is a major issue.
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Anonymous
2024-07-26T06:54:37+00:00 I agree with everyone else here; this "feature" has also been causing me touble. Hopefully a button can soon be added to turn it off, just like in old outlook!