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Outlook for mac no longer respects reading pane choice
I normally view my emails on Outlook for Mac with the Reading Pane set to "right". Got an update of Outlook this morning and now Outlook changes the Reading Pane setting back to "Bottom" whenever I q...
I have been facing the same issue, but you can try downgrading to solve the issue.
(Version 16.102.1 (25101829))
The old version can be downloaded from the website below.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac
I’m also experiencing this issue - it started after the latest update on October 29, 2025, for legacy Outlook. It’s frustrating, though not surprising at all, that Microsoft has once again managed to break something that previously “just worked,” forcing users to waste time fixing it instead of being productive for the economy of the society.