Outlook select button

S L Hughes 0 Reputation points
2026-07-03T20:44:59.5233333+00:00

My Outlook has suddenly stopped allowing me to use the "select" button on my email to select all email all at once and delete it. I now have to select each item individually. Was working just fine 2 day ago 7/1/26. How to get it back?

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Ferdinand Nanalig 31,080 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-07-03T21:28:53.69+00:00

Hi! Let me help you.

Can you please click the first email in the list, then press Ctrl+A? This often works even when the visual "Select all" checkbox/button is misbehaving.

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  1. S L Hughes 0 Reputation points
    2026-07-03T22:45:09.6466667+00:00

    Thank you. It's an alternative that works. Better than manually selecting what can be quite a pile of emails. Still want my "select" button to function again though.

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