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Syed_Shah_Faisal
Aug 08, 2023Copper Contributor
Issue with Outlook Rules after Latest Office Update on MacBook
Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I'm reaching out to the community for some guidance on a problem I've encountered after the recent Office update on my MacBook. I'm hoping some of yo...
DBurkhanaev
Aug 09, 2023Brass Contributor
Unless Microsoft decides to make the rules as robust in New Outlook as they are in the current native client, then there isn’t an option.
You might find a AddOn that some how adds rules as an online process. But remember it can’t be legacy COM add in. It has to be the web (Outlook.com) version of an add in.
I would suggest researching any version of Outlook before letting the Office Updater install an update or before installing an update to Outlook for the App Store. I absolutely refuse New Outlook on both MacOS and on Windows.
There isn’t a group policy option for MacOS. But if you’re an IT admin you might have the ability to lock it down wirh InTune or a similar endpoint configuration system.
You might find a AddOn that some how adds rules as an online process. But remember it can’t be legacy COM add in. It has to be the web (Outlook.com) version of an add in.
I would suggest researching any version of Outlook before letting the Office Updater install an update or before installing an update to Outlook for the App Store. I absolutely refuse New Outlook on both MacOS and on Windows.
There isn’t a group policy option for MacOS. But if you’re an IT admin you might have the ability to lock it down wirh InTune or a similar endpoint configuration system.