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Around our office... we have what seems to be a 50/50 split of users on the "old" Outlook and the "new" Outlook. Many users have tried the "new" Outlook and fo
by Alupis 2y ago
Around our office... we have what seems to be a 50/50 split of users on the "old" Outlook and the "new" Outlook.
Many users have tried the "new" Outlook and found it different in unexpected and confusing ways - and being a business app, they just want to get stuff done so they go back to what they know.
I forced myself to stick with the "new" Outlook, and while it still continues to surprise me in confounding ways, it's grown on me a bit. I still find many buttons/options unintuitive to use or find. Finding a way to just see my unread emails took me way longer than I care to admit, and I typically am one to figure out UI's fairly fast.
Having both the "old" and "new" Outlook installed side-by-side is also adding to some of the confusion. It's far too easy to go back to the old version, even by accident. Although, this seems to be inline with other Microsoft endeavors, such as Settings + Control Panel, et al...
- aprilnya 2y agoSwitching from the “New” ribbon to the “Classic” ribbon in New Outlook (adding labels to the icons) pretty much solved it for me
- wodenokoto 2y ago> I still find many buttons/options unintuitive to use or find. Finding a way to just see my unread emails took me way longer than I care to admit, and I typically am one to figure out UI's fairly fast. Switching _to_ outlook is like that. Got a job in a non-tech company a few years ago and I still have trouble with the unintuitive and odd behavior that is outlook classic.