Outlook Email (NOT on the web), focus policy move with cursor

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Outlook Email (NOT on the web), focus policy move with cursor

Tony Blake 1

In Outlook Email (NOT on the web), I would like the focus policy to move with my cursor, So, If my cursor in in the body of the email, I would like scrolling arrows to scroll the email body. If the cursor is in the mail box, I would like to scroll through emails. This is easily done in UNIX/C but I can't find anything in the registry or elsewhere to change the focus policy.

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ChristyZhang-MSFT 26,126 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @Tony Blake ,

Welcome to our forum!

As I know, when the cursor in in the body of the email, we can scroll the scroll wheel in the middle of the mouse to scroll the email body. However, when the cursor is in the email list or folder list, we can only scroll the list by scrolling the wheel in the middle of the mouse, instead of directly opening the mail at the corresponding position with the scrolling position of the wheel. This is by design, and I have done a lot of research for it and couldn't find the registry to change.

As a workaround, it's suggested that you could use the blank key or the up and down keys on the keyboard to preview each message in the list one by one.

Hope to help you!

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ChristyZhang-MSFT 26,126 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-06-08T06:04:52.053+00:00

Hi @Tony Blake

Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back. If you think my reply is helpful to you, please remember to mark it as an answer. Warm thanks.
Tony Blake 1 Reputation point

2022-06-08T13:19:50.85+00:00

In my case, I must "click" in the body of the email to change the focus. Same to change the focus to the mail list. What I would like is a way to set the focus policy to follow the cursor without the "click" (I am using a MS laptop with a trackpad, Windows 10, latest version of Office 365, locally not in the cloud)
Tony Blake 1 Reputation point

2022-06-08T18:42:48.7+00:00

No. The behaviour is the same. Where can I modify the focus policy?
ChristyZhang-MSFT 26,126 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-06-09T08:41:28.123+00:00

Hi @Tony Blake ,

Thanks for your reply!

Maybe you can try to use the double pointing up or down slide in the touch pad of the laptop. In this way, we can slide the contents of the mial or mail list up and down when we place the cursor in the mail list or mail body. This is what outlook can do at present.
ChristyZhang-MSFT 26,126 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-06-27T08:06:23.223+00:00

Hi @Tony Blake ,

Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If it is useful, would you mind marking the helpful post as an answer? Which would benefit others who also has similar issues in forum.
Tony Blake 1 Reputation point

2022-06-27T15:49:06.147+00:00

No joy. What is needed is a "focus policy" so users can set the policy to their own individual preferences.
ChristyZhang-MSFT 26,126 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-06-30T06:24:43.107+00:00

Hi @Tony Blake ,

Thanks for your reply!

Do you mean it's not useful to use double pointing up or down slide in the touch pad of the laptop? If so, i'm afraid that there's no "focus policy" you need can be set in Outlook client.
Tony Blake 1 Reputation point

2022-06-30T13:20:27.967+00:00

Not useful. easier to tap/click in the email body.

MS should make this an option similar to Start > Control Panel > Easy of Access > Easy of Access Center > Make the mouse easier to use > Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse option.
ChristyZhang-MSFT 26,126 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-07-04T09:45:15.437+00:00

Hi @Tony Blake ,

Thanks for your reply!

Unfortunately, there is currently no such feature in Outlook client. Many functions of our current products are designed and upgraded according to customer feedback. It is recommended that you could post the functions you expect and your sincere suggestions on the website dedicated to collecting feedback. Thank you for your understanding and support!

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