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New Outlook Preview - No Copy/Paste of attachments

Anonymous
2023-08-31T15:16:51+00:00

I started using the new outlook (the little button that swaps you over) and I had to stop. I can't copy and paste attachements from email to email, or to my desktop. The only options are Download and Save to Onedrive. Yuck. Is there a solution to this or do i have to wait for an update version or is the just microsoft forcing me to use onedrive (extra steps) for something that should be simple/seamless?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-02T15:48:49+00:00

    Yep same problem....now I have so much more steps to do to save a doc as before I could copy the file and simply copy to another email or I would have the folder open to paste it in.....did anyone test the new Microsoft feature before releasing it... I have to use it as Copilot only works in the new outlook .... its really frustrating and now not sure is Copilot really worth it as there is much more functionality missing from the new outlook.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-28T22:41:40+00:00

    Hi alla,

    Facts :

    • We can't copy an attachment from an existing email to a file system folder or new email neither with a drag n drop nor using the UI to copy it nor with shortcuts ctrl+C/V
    • Now, attaching a file to a new file is very time consuming

    Copilot is not available on old Outlook and the new Outlook is nearly unusable without these issues for people using it the whole day. It's very time consuming and frustrating for such a product. I will move back to the old version. These are vital feature for users, we won't deploy new outlook in my clients without this feature, a receive a lots of complain from users testing the new outlook, like a lot (100% of the testing users).

    Do you have a roadmap or information on correcting these issue ?

    Best,

    Julien

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-08-31T17:14:43+00:00

    For me, Ctrl-V/P doesn't do anything. When i try the drop down for an attachment i get the following: (Preview/Save to Onedrive and Download). I also used to be able to drag it to my desktop or a folder and this no longer works either.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-29T17:58:27+00:00

    Julien perfectly states my concerns on this issue. Its a major impediment to use of Outlook for those whose work involves constant emailing, filing and retrieving of documents as email attachments.

    It seems to me that MS is tying to force users to use One Drive (which I do have of course) instead of another cloud storage site, like Dropbox, which is what I use.

    Jim Golden

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-07-01T09:29:08+00:00

    Dear Michael Sahl

    Because your problem is related to New Outlook for Windows, and our forum lacks relevant permissions and tools, so in order to better help you, and not waste more of your time, please try to refer to this official document to get further professional support and help, thank you. For specific details, please kindly refer to Contact support and provide feedback within the new Outlook for Windows - Microsoft Support

    Wish you have a wonderful day and always stay safe!

    Sincerely

    Kerry Chen | Microsoft Community Moderator

    Please answer your response direct to the question , dont complicate

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