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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?
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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I didn't want to give up formatting in my email. I temporarily solved by coping and pasting from notepad.
Hello Eben,
I'm not sure you understood the issue from the original poster. There is no issue with the spelling correct. The problem is the new "feature" in web-based outlook where it is automatically replacing words between underscore characters with italic versions of those same words and removing the underscores.
MY_FILE_NAME becomes MYFILENAME
This is not acceptable behavior. Microsoft forced this feature upon web-based Outlook users with no option to disable this feature. Anyone who works in databases, file management or in coding languages knows that underscores can frequently be used when typing emails. We must communicate with peers and colleagues the correct names of files, database tables or coding functions, which often contain multiple underscores.
This should be a very high priority to fix as this is forcing many developers, engineers, DBAs, support personnel, etc., to type up their emails outside of Outlook, or to stop using Outlook altogether. Does Microsoft really want to upset their entire technical customer base?
To follow up on this, turning the new outlook back off again is not clean. It keeps trying to open in the new version and keeps reminders in new version etc for multiple attempts.
Thanks, that's worth a try at least. Appreciate it. I like the html format, but let's see, this italic thing is driving me nuts.
Please_fix_soon_as_possible