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Missing "New Outlook" Switch

Anonymous
2020-11-18T15:26:41+00:00

My Outlook app (on MacBook) updated on 11/17/20 and I no longer have the "New Outlook" switch, help??? I want to go back to that version.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-04-02T08:27:48+00:00

    I also had the problem that Outlook could not be switched to the new mode. I solved this by manually adjusting the settings with the terminal:

    Attention: the settings are case-sensitive!

    1.) First, let's see if there is a corresponding value:

    defaults read com.microsoft.Outlook EnableNewOutlook

    Result:

    2021-03-23 12:17:53.102 defaults[45426:841968]

    The domain/default pair of (/Users/Username/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Outlook, EnableNewOutlook) does not exist

    2.) Writing the settings:

    defaults write com.microsoft.Outlook EnableNewOutlook -integer 3

    3.) Checking the settings:

    defaults read com.microsoft.Outlook EnableNewOutlook

    Result:

    3

    Possible options:

    0 = Switch hidden (default) 

    1 = Switch displayed, default off 

    2 = Switch displayed, default on 

    3 = New Outlook enabled with switch hidden

    With "defaults read" and "defaults write" values in the corresponding settings files (PList) are adjusted. Please use this way only if you know what you are doing ...

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