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How to Make Outlook Automatically Open Replies & Forwards
Ensure the pop out feature is enabled on your app
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Microsoft Outlooktypically opens replies and forwards in the same window by default when you click Reply or Forward from the reading pane. But, some of our readers have requested to know how to make Outlook pop out reply in a new window.
In case you have been wondering how to deal with this task in Outlook too, you can explore this guide to learn how to resolve it quickly and easily.
What does it mean to automatically pop out replies in Outlook?
In Outlook 2013, 2016, andMicrosoft 365, email replies and forwards are done in line by default. This means, your reply or forward message is typed within the preview pane.
However, with the Outlook pop out reply feature, users can modify Outlook’s default configuration, which opens replies or forwards in the same window, to automatically open replies and forwards in a separate window.
In the section below, we will take you through a simplified process of how to tweak this setting.
How to configure Outlook to open replies and forwards in Pop out Window?
1. Via the Outlook app
Now, when you click Reply, Reply All or Forward from the reading pane, a new window will be displayed at once.
2. Use the Outlook Web version
The setting should be automatically changed once you’ve applied the settings. You can also check our detailed guide forthe best browsers to use for all purposeshere.
Alternatively, if you’re havingissues with opening your Outlook app in Windows 11, you can fix it in the 6 steps provided in this article.
And that’s it on how to make Outlook automatically open replies and forwards. If you have any questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to use the comments section below.
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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