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UTUSN

(72,685 posts) Mon Apr 22, 2024, 10:27 PM Apr 2024

UPDATE/FIXED? - (original Subject: ) Outlook Mail suddenly/today ditched my View preferences

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UPDATE/FIXED? - Stumbled on the possible fix, that there is a square shaped Button in the upper right corner named "Immersive Reader" and this should be turned off. Sure enough, it was enabled, no idea what fat finger of mine pushed it or when, and by turning it off, everything sort of seems to be back to normal - the margin, font, line spacing. - But weird, in typing THIS here in DU, the Caps Lock button seems to be working in "opposites" - On yielding *lower* case and Off doing UPPER case.

*********ORIGINAL OP TEXT BELOW THIS LINE: ***********
Everything changed - from Composing to reading In/Out/Draft/EVERYTHING messages.

Previously - body text margin was at Left edge of screen. Font was my setting/permanent. Spacing for font was "normal" like here. Line spacing was "normal" like here.

NOW: Margin for body/text is in the middle of the page, like several Tabs. Font is some kind of Ariel, not my choice setting.

*** I tried Backspacing from the middle-Tab-place. Tried Reset to default, got worse. Tried Help from Outlook (good luck). Tried closing and re-opening hoping for the auld thing, nope.

HALP

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*UPDATE*/FIXED? - (original Subject: ) Outlook Mail suddenly/today ditched my View preferences (Original Post) UTUSN Apr 2024 OP

Are you using Outlook on the web or the desktop client application? LuvLoogie Apr 2024 #1

Desktop installed - don't remember, downloaded? 365 UTUSN Apr 2024 #2

As long as you have access to your inbox and calendar entries, I wouldn't try building a new profile. LuvLoogie Apr 2024 #3

Thanks, will see tomorrow, bit OCD about things UTUSN Apr 2024 #5

By all means. Sleep is our friend. I should go see them. LOL LuvLoogie Apr 2024 #6

Thanks UTUSN Apr 2024 #7

Do a web search on your title. I tried and got lots of hits. usonian Apr 2024 #4

Thanks UTUSN Apr 2024 #8

LuvLoogie

(7,585 posts)

1. Are you using Outlook on the web or the desktop client application?

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 10:41 PM

Apr 2024

Part of Microsoft 365 or the locally installed MS Office Suite

UTUSN

(72,685 posts)

2. Desktop installed - don't remember, downloaded? 365

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 11:14 PM

Apr 2024

LuvLoogie

(7,585 posts)

3. As long as you have access to your inbox and calendar entries, I wouldn't try building a new profile.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 11:29 PM

Apr 2024

Outlook is complicated to me, but I think I may have found a relevant discussion

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/my-outlook-view-changed-and-i-am-not-sure-how-to/0f99a499-e873-4ec4-8291-7ce586f1d21c

UTUSN

(72,685 posts)

5. Thanks, will see tomorrow, bit OCD about things

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 11:32 PM

Apr 2024

LuvLoogie

(7,585 posts)

6. By all means. Sleep is our friend. I should go see them. LOL

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 11:37 PM

Apr 2024

If you scroll down in the linked discussion some one offers some thing they tried as well

UTUSN

(72,685 posts)

7. Thanks

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 11:47 PM

Apr 2024

usonian

(14,600 posts)

4. Do a web search on your title. I tried and got lots of hits.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 11:29 PM

Apr 2024

There was some weirdness today, spam attacks, search engines going down temporarily. My "From:" address on the mac disappeared and I had to restore it. There are days (and weeks) like this.

Oh, apparently, there's a full moon!!! 🌕

One of the web search hits should give you ideas on what might have caused it and where to start fixing.

This one mentions a "reset view" menu option (It's pretty damn detailed)
https://helpdeskgeek.com/office-tips/why-your-outlook-inbox-view-changed-and-how-to-change-it-back/

Another looks promising.
https://www.technipages.com/outlook-email-view-changed/

There are others. I have no idea where preferences are saved: on the computer, at Microsoft (outlook.com) or both.

Good luck.

UTUSN

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8. Thanks

Reply to usonian (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 11:47 PM

Apr 2024

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