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In New Outlook, it opens an email when I click on it.
I want to change the setting to double-click. Please help.
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The lack of any ability to switch off single-click to open a message in-line is very annoying. Please can we get something done so a new message is only opened in a new window following a double-click? A single click should do nothing other than select/highlight the message.
The issue I have with a double click opening an email in a new window is that when viewed in a new window it doesn't show as opened in the inbox.
Unless there is a setting for this of course.
This is what I found worked for me:
In Outlook, select
Layout ->
Reading Pane ->
Options ...
Single key reading using space bar Off
Layout -> Reading Pane -> Options ... Single key reading using space bar Off
I want to clarify that most of the people here, don't want to use the reading pane. They want a double click to open the email in a new window, as it has in previous releases. Reading pane is not a solution so please stop suggesting anything involving it.
