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How to Disable single click to open email in New Outlook?

Anonymous
2024-02-18T07:41:15+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-06T09:37:50+00:00

    Finally!!!!

    Thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-05-06T21:01:32+00:00

    I followed the instructions provided by Shawn Fennell, but under the Reading Pane Options I did not have the option "Single click to open items" I clicked the option "Always preview messages". That is how I was able to turn off Single Click to Open Items and go back to double click to open an email.

    Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-13T15:08:36+00:00

    That helped me fix the issue in the old Outlook except in the reading pane options, the only thing that I have checked is the "Mark items as read when viewed in the Reading Pane set to the default 3 seconds.

    Thanks much!

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