open msg files in outlook
We store .msg files in SharePoint document libraries and OneDrive, and to my surprise they would not open in Outlook 2016 for Mac.
If there is not a trick to make this work, it should definately be a feature!
Anis Rahim
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Anonymous
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This is just crazy! Got an explanation from support that this is to be expected since they are two different operating systems.
Really, so Mac people should only email other Mac people and Windows people only other Windows people.
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DD
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Please add this feature! This is vital for ease of working between 2 Microsoft products!
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Matteo
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Please have it added asap. it is incredible that is not supported today.
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Jeff Payne
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The lack of .msg compatibility on Outlook for Mac frankly seems punitive. I know Microsoft wants to engender support for Windows at any opportunity, but the reality is that a significant number of Office users use Office on Mac---and that's not changing anytime soon. So these sorts of petty shortfalls in the Mac environment serve only to irritate and alienate Mac users who otherwise want to use Microsoft products on a Mac.
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Anonymous
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The lack of this capability seems completely arbitrary. This is clearly a huge issue, ive read numerous forums and posts of people understandbly dumbfounded as to why they can make a file and not open the same file in that same program, might be the only example of this that i can think of and seems like absolute laziness to me. Why wouldnt that be considered a basic feature? And if it was attempted and failed during initial launch, an update in the future or at least the reassurance that an update will eventually be available would put some minds to rest. The only reply i have seen said this was not in the plans so im pretty sure that single handedly lost you at least a few handfuls of customers. Please make the intelligent decision and implent the capability as soon as possible. Thanks
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ks.shankarraman@outlook.com
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this is a critical feature required for MAC users please have this incorporated asap
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Anonymous
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it is nonsensical that this does not work
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Hareesh K. S.
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Microsoft can't find a solution for their product error...!
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Mohamed
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We all are disappointed with Outlook 365 for Mac. We are always having issues with MS office whenever Mac released a new Mac OS ver.
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Anonymous
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I am having same issue here. Very disappointing with Outlook 2019 for Mac
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Anonymous
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Please prioritize to support .msg files to open in outlook for mac.
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Anonymous
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It is essential to work seamlessly with windows users.
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Ken Edgar
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It is ridiculous that in 2019 Office for Mac does not have 100% feature parity with its windows counterpart. I have seen the prior request for this feature that was closed as not being implemented. Please reconsider, as an IT professional, I need to open this type of file from time to time, and would rather do it in its native application.
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Mike Anuta
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Please consider the ability of opening a .msg file (as an attachment) as a requirement, not as a nice to have. The inability to smoothly work between Outlook on Windows and Outlook on MacOS is quite unfortunate.
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Anonymous
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Allow .msg files to open on Outlook for Mac. In a hybrid work environment with both Mac and PC users, it is common to see emails saved and attached, for investigation, quality reviews. Exchange Outlook 365 is common across all our platforms. The file format needs to be compatible between our Win10 and Mac users. many thanks.
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Dan
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I'm surprised Microsoft Outlook is the only Microsoft Office program that can't view the same files as its Windows counterpart. It's a huge impact when trying to share related threads for context.
Why would a company align on Outlook as an organization if it isn't interoperable between platforms?
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Justin Herald
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3 votes for this. It is a MAJOR disruption to our workflows since switching to macOS in some offices.
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Anonymous
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Agreed. Outlook should support Outlook. We don't want to access it thru webmail so we're currently forced to run a VM running Windows Outlook.. so seems a shame to have to run both Outlook for Mac and Windows because Mac version is lacking. Thanks for considering.
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Kate
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Very frustrating that I can't open my .msg email files in Outlook on my Mac - PLEASE PLEASE can this be considered as an upgraded facility ASAP!
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Selina Jodi commented
If you want to open an MSG file in Outlook on Mac platform then you can get a solution from here.
