glatt wrote:
1. Disable Backspace Deletion in Reading Pane
- Go to File > Options > Mail.
- Scroll to Outlook Panes > Reading Pane.
- Uncheck “Single key reading using space bar” if enabled (this prevents navigation that might lead to accidental deletion).
Cool, thank you.
I'm not on the same version-- I don't see this an an option to check/uncheck.
Also, the first thing I do with my Outlook client is TURN OFF THE READING PANE.
I only want a list of email titles (and the little preview of the first line). "Reading" an email is ONLY when I click on it-- there's no ambiguity.
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eta: Something is deeply troubling about this feature existing in the production run of a software that millions of people ar using. AcCiDeNtALLy deleting people's emails due to an inadvetant "navigation" because THE SPACE BAR has macro-features pinned to it. The ƒucking SPACE BAR.
And-- THEY DIDN'T TEST THIS. Nobody TESTED the software-- "using the software like an end user" .. or they would have noticed this.
Microsoft is releasing BETA software. I know this is true because MS Teams can't add words to the dictionary. They released it in Beta, planning to (maybe) fix features later, like a video game developer.
Last edited by Flint (9/22/2025 2:01 pm)
