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Dale Bentley
Copper Contributor
Oct 05, 2018

Outlook 365 Ribbon, etc

The ribbon on Outlook 365 looks different after a restart this morning. For example rather than a X (cross) for Delete it now a symbol of a rubbish bin. Also other symbols have changed on the ribbon ...
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Jackie Bardsley's avatar
Jackie Bardsley
Copper Contributor
Oct 11, 2018

I have two laptops, sharing an Office subscription, and with all the same settings and programs installed - I keep them in synch.  At least I thought they were completely in synch.  Both have been updated to the latest version in the last couple of days.  One is showing the original ribbon in Outlook, the other is showing the funky new ribbon.  I don't know what the new ribbon style adds to the user experience - it looks very retro.  I don't like it but no doubt will get used to it.  I don't know why my two laptops are now different though.

  • TomoL's avatar
    TomoL
    Copper Contributor
    Dec 07, 2018

    MS modern quality assurance, I'd guess.

  • Dave Castle's avatar
    Dave Castle
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 11, 2018

    I have another computer with Visio and project and that has the full new ribbon bar across the main office apps of Outlook, word, excel and PowerPoint.
    My half in half out version has the new ribbon UI in Outlook and has since 1st Oct 2018, but not for Word, Excel or PowerPoint.
    My file menu seems to show a slightly different UI.

    It’s annoying because it’s different on different installs using the same account.

    I like the new clean UI and would lover to be able to force the change to my main machine.

    • Dave Castle's avatar
      Dave Castle
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 04, 2018

      After a relative period of stability with the new Ribbon Icons yesterday my installs all reverted back to the classic 2016 Icons. I say relative, as sometimes it would start with the legacy icons and then switch to the new Icons when the application was restarted.

      Now my ribon Icons are back to 2016. This maddening. I do not know which interface I will have whenever I start Office.

      Microsoft: How can we fix this. I like the new interface, but I'd like it to stick. I don't like that fact that it keeps changing.

      • rpodric's avatar
        rpodric
        Bronze Contributor
        Nov 06, 2018
        Very confusing indeed.

        And what, exactly, is the relationship between the new-LOOK ribbon and the ribbon that looks completely different (i.e. half the height with most of the functionality reorganized--you get it by toggling Coming Soon, assuming you have the toggle)?

        Was the new-look ribbon Phase 1 and the half-height one Phase 2?

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