Outlook for Windows (Desktop application)
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Remove extra whitespace under AutoPreview text in non-Compact Mode
If you turn on AutoPreview in Outlook 2016 and the message list is in its wide mode, each message or conversation has about half a line of empty white space under each message's AutoPreview text.
I use 1-line AutoPreview, so this extra space steals over 10% of the available vertical space in the message list!
To repro:
1) while viewing inbox, turn off preview pane or move it to the bottom
2) maximize outlook so that it will switch to its "wide" mode with sender and subject on the same line
3) turn on auto-preview and set it to 1…116 votes -
Let me shrink the to-do bar to the width of a calendar month
In Outlook 2016, the To-Do bar's minimum width is almost 40% wider than the width of a calendar month. This wastes valuable real estate on my screen. Instead, I'd like to be able to re size this pane smaller. I'd expect appointments and other content in the To-Do Pane to adjust accordingly, e.g. to switch from 2-lines-per-appointment to 3-lines-per-appointment.
126 votes -
Bring back the "Show AutoPreview only for unread messages" feature
Outlook 2010 had the ability to show Auto Preview only for read messages. Lack of this feature in Outlook 2016 dramatically reduces the number of mails that I can view without scrolling. For example, my Inbox today in Outlook 2016 shows less than half as many messages as the same Inbox in Outlook 2010.
My work day usually involves 10-20 email conversations. Being able to see them all on the same page without scrolling is important to my efficiency at work. Please bring this feature back!
The "Unread Mail" link above the messages list is not an acceptable substitute (and…
1,092 votes -
Please make it possible to resize images when attaching to an email and ability to resize inbound email image attachments
Please make it possible to resize images when attaching to an email.
Also, we receive a great deal of customer inbound images and it would be nice if I could reduce the size (mb/pixels) of image attachments. I don’t need the images to be 12mb when 46kb will give me enough of a picture.
217 votes -
Move Item dropdown needs icons to distinguish item type
When using the Move Item drop down (Home tab -> Move & touch mode on the side bar), the list of folder only show the name.
For example in the To-Do List (listing both flagged emails & task items) i may folders with the same name but for the different types (e.g. Task Items name "Personal" and an email folder named "Personal"). There is no way to distinguish between the 2 from this list. As a result you frequently unintentially move an email into a a task folder and it now becomes an attachment. In certain types of mail accounts…
12 votes -
Double click to open Group message
If the reading pane is off in Outlook you cannot open Modern Group messages. We would like to be able to double click on group messages to open them in a new window, similar how you can do with mail items.
18 votes -
Add Sticky Notes or Notes to emails in Microsoft Outlook 2016
Keep 'open item' emails in my inbox, and while we can categorize them to help them remember what's what, it would be very helpful if we could add a simple note to the Inbox view (i.e. without having to open the email), just saying "with John for review", or "sent to group, awaiting feedback", or "chase by Friday".
Perhaps the 'comment' functionality from Office could work, with just a little speech bubble that opens when hovered over - this would make my life MUCH easier!
Also, it would be good to attach a little sticky note to an email for…522 votes -
Remove the default setting "No end date" on new recurring meetings
By default when you create a new recurring meeting in Outlook the default recurrence pattern is "No end date" which is not recommended. Microsoft recommends setting end dates in their best practices link; https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Best-practices-when-using-the-Outlook-Calendar-d93f72d3-2361-4e0d-8d6a-5c4939c17f39?CorrelationId=e84b1b4d-dc2e-4bc7-8b5d-8b386f50d050&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
39 votes -
Custom spacing of QAT icons
The horizontal spacing of the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) icons dramatically increased with the download of Office Outlook 2016. I can no longer see many of the important QAT icons and using the program is significantly less efficient now. Please restore the ability to display QAT icons in a narrow format. I will not download Office 2016 on my desktop until this issue is resolved because it is so significant. I am considering rolling back my laptop to Office 2013 until the issue is resolved.
20 votes -
Make GIF's available for Outlook 2007 to 2016!
I can't see pictures, GIF's on my Outlook from 2007 to 2016. It'd be great for everyone to experience this awesome feature. Even Microsoft has use them and it's sad that I need to send it to other email clients to see it.
438 votes -
outlook configuration sync across machines
Using Office 365 and desktop Outlook, sync the configuration of Outlook for any machine I run it on. Carry through Office 365 my Outlook settings for appearance (message header display, etc.) and client-side rules and folder expire policies. Also add calendar color sync function across devices and for all the protocols. Also t would be great to have a feature where Calendars could synchronized without having to send event invites to different Outlook accounts.
451 votes -
Sort and count attendees by response in Outlook 2016
I just discovered that the table in meeting response tracker doesn't behave like a regular Windows table:
- columns cannot be re-sized through either dragging the dividers or double-clicking them for auto-adjustment;
- columns cannot be sorted by clicking their headers (e.g., show invited persons alphabetically or group response status).This issue is present in Outlook 2010, 2013, and 2016. Please change it.
Also, can’t move/resize the column headers or sort by column. Also cannot see an accurate count of accept, tentative, decline as a delegate. If someone creates the meeting on behalf of an executive/manager, they can’t see the…
729 votes -
OneNote like shortcut keys when composing email
I love OneNote and Outlook, however, a lot of the shortcut keys are not available when composing emails for formatting. Would be nice to leverage shortcut keys that do not overlap with existing keys, such as CTRL + . (period) for a bullet list.
Just a thought.
22 votes -
Universal Unsubscribe Button!
Please add a button that allows the user to unsubscribe from a mailing list with just one click! Instead of having to click unsubscribe/fill out the form to confirm email/uncheck mailing addresses/reply with "stop" etc, one button automatically kills that email from appearing in your inbox again. Worst case this turns into a better version of the "junk" feature and re-reroutes to an "Unsubscribed" folder/filter if it can't automatically unsubscribe for you.
53 votes -
Rule to send or copy an outlook note to OneNote
Ability to create a rule to send or copy an outlook note to OneNote based on certain criteria.
79 votes -
Ability to send from outlook using alias accounts
Please add the ability to send from an email alias from within the software (instead of having to use the online version to do so).
The user interface and features of the desktop version of Outlook are much better than the online version and I would like to be able to do all my communicating from there. However, without the ability to send from my other alias emails, I cannot do so. Thank you.
291 votes -
Feedback Site for Outlook 2016 from the Office Suite -- Not the default Mail app of Windows 10
Thanks for your suggestions to this site--we appreciate the feedback!!
To clarify a little bit, this UserVoice site is dedicated to feedback about the Microsoft Outlook 2016 application that comes in the Office Suite (along with the Office 365 apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. https://products.office.com/en-us/outlook/email-and-calendar-software-microsoft-outlook) Office's Outlook 2016 is the one that comes with mail, calendar, people, and tasks.
We would love to hear your suggestions about what the next versions of Outlook 2016 could do!However, this UserVoice site is not for submitting feedback about the Windows 10 Mail app. That application has the ability to receive…
18 votes -
Persian Calendar for Outlook
Windows 10 and excel 2016 has got Persian calendar and we are excited. Office 2016 hasn't got and we need it very much in mail and calendar and task sections.
185 votes -
Make it simple to share contacts and address book with others
Make it easy to share contacts, contact lists and address book with other people. For example, I would like to share my address book or global address list with other people or sharing Contact Lists created on my own with either family or coworkers in a small business.
143 votes -
Email count by group heading
I would like to see how many emails are in the groupings I select. For example, number of emails by Date grouping (today, yesterday...); or number of emails by sender in From grouping; or number of emails by Subject grouping.
65 votes
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