Very Disappointed with Outlook 2016 - Microsoft Community

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have been using oe since 2001. switched windows mail (wm) , windows live mail (wlm) later on, microsoft makes me increasingly disappointed introduce newer versions.  have switched outlook 2016, not support obvious features of wlm. why that? can give me guide or solution? these problems outlook 2016. few of them exist in wlm too, other ones don't exist in wlm:

1- first letter navigation: in oe, press first letter of each folder jump folders, in wlm , outlook 2016, first letter navigation gone. blind , use keyboard navigate through folders screen reader (jaws), hard indeed navigate many folders when there no first-letter navigation.

2- import/export accounts: in wlm , oe, import , export email accounts using imf files, outlook 2016 not allow import/export of accounts. have setup each pc separately. disappointing.

3- not importing wlm: outlook 2016 not able import contacts of wlm automatically. if export csv file wlm, outlook 2016 not support csv file unless manually customize fields , columns. believe, importing wlm 1 of obvious features outlook must have.besides, expect outlook import accounts wlm, has no feature importing accounts @ all.

4- not importing contacts unicode characters: if try import csv file outlook 2016, contains non-english characters, example persian names, outlook shows ???? instead of persian names. wlm , oe able support csv files unicode alphabet, outlook not.

5- not finding last read email: imagine have thousands of emails in inbox. navigating through them , answering them 1 one. when close , re-open outlook, not show me last item reading. have search lot, find last email working with. wlm 2009 solved problem restoring last read item whenever opened folder or whenever opened wlm, feature removed in wlm 2011. troublesome keep finding last read item. same problem holds ms word well. whenever close , open document, can hardly find last page reading.

6- forcing download attachments: neither oe nor wlm nor outlook 2016 allow read of messages without downloading attachments. have wait long downloading big attachments although don't need them. need read message text, not whole email body. in wlm settings , outlook settings, can determine whether download emails automatically or download email headers only, not have option downloading email texts automatically without force-downloading attachments. downloading attachments bothering , time-consuming. em-client , mozilla thunderbird allow read emails without downloading attachments.

7- not being able synchronize between pcs: have several pcs , laptops @ home , in office. whenever add or edit contact in contacts list of wlm or outlook 2016, changes not automatically synchronized other pcs. expected outlook 2016 syncrhonize contacts , settings between various pcs, has no synchronization feature @ all.

8- not being able download 2 emails simultaneously: while waiting download message big attachment, not able download/read next email not have attachment.

9- not supporting tabbed browsing: not able open email messages in new tabs. have open new messages in new windows, lost among lots of opened windows.

in spite of problems, have not found better email client software wlm , outlook yet, getting disappointed apps. oe never crashed, wlm , outlook 2016 crash frequently. wonder reason is. tried repairing/re-installing, no luck.

i can address 1 of these points.

7. synchronizing between outlook instances accomplished connecting each instance same mailbox. if use synchronizing protocol exchange, can handle two-way synching of contacts, calendar, , mail, of outlook instances connect same mailbox stay in sync. mail-only protocols pop or imap don't handle non-mail items contacts or calendar, items won't sync. imap can sync mail folders, pop can't sync anything. limitation of protocol, not of outlook.

for remainder, use file>feedback or post in uservoice forum outlook 2016 (https://outlook.uservoice.com/forums/322590-outlook-2016-for-windows) make desires known.

by way, there's no need post same thing multiple times. i've deleted duplicate posts.

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