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Outlook Search loses focus
Using O365 current version When clicking in the Search Box in the Title bar, cursor often loses focus and does not remain in the search bar and query is lost. Work around/Solution ( after conside...
I was hoping after a year this would have been resolved. Such a drain for speedy users. The worst is when you click the search bar, start typing, but actually make a typo (in your head) and hit backspace - this is bad because if the search bar lost focus, then the email list pane took focus, and the pressing of the backspace deletes the email you happen to have selected after the ineffectual typing. It's tough to describe...
OMG.. I can't believe I typed this out already, almost do the day, one year ago.
Microsoft's silence is deafening. Just this morning again I was swearing under my breath as I realised I was typing into nothingness.
- I also don't understand why Microsoft has not provided any update. Maybe they are scrambling to fix the 'New Outlook' that is unusable from my perspective. I do want to let you all know that I now do my best to never click in the search area, instead I use the shortcut Alt-Q when I want to search.
- Thanks! Will do this from now on. Though why the universal search combo Ctrl+F is wasted on "Forward message" is among the deeper mysteries of MS lore.
