I have a laptop with a touch screen (actually, it is a Surface tablet) and also an iPad. When I use OWA on my iPad, it is optimized for touch input. For instance, some buttons are larger and there is an options bar at the bottom.

However, on my Surface, it always loads the mouse optimized version. This is true even when I detach the keyboard and use the Internet Explorer Modern App instead of the Desktop version.

Is there any way to get my Surface to load the touch optimized version of OWA as well?

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I’m using Google Chrome as my default browser but after installing the latest update of Chrome, I find several features within Outlook Web App (OWA) to be no longer functioning.

Some of these features are:

• Opening the Address Book (either via the icon or pressing on To, CC or BCC).
• Attaching files.
• Inserting pictures.
• Typed hyperlinks duplicate after hitting spacebar or enter.

Is there any way to fix this?

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My mailbox just got migrated to an Exchange 2013 server which comes with a completely new design of Outlook Web App (OWA).

In the previous versions of OWA, I was able to access our Public Folders via a link in the bottom left corner. I don’t see that link anywhere anymore.

I know that we still have the Public Folders as I can access them from Outlook.

How do I access Public Folders in OWA 2013?

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When I open a message in Outlook Web Access (OWA) via a double click or create a new message, this message is opened in a separate window.

This basically "detaches" it from the current browser window and makes it hard to find back when I switch between applications.

Can I open it in a new tab instead so that I can group all my OWA activity together?

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I don’t really like Conversation View and how it groups the emails together as it requires additional clicks to get to a specific message within the conversation.

Also, I couldn’t find back a message which I received last week only to find it back under “Yesterday” under a different “From” name of someone who replied later.

How do I disable Conversation View in OWA?

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I have various Search Folders in Outlook but these are not available in Outlook Web App (OWA).

I've tried to create them directly in OWA but I can't seem to find any options for it.

How do I create Search Folders in OWA?

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I've just installed Windows 8.1 which includes Internet Explorer 11. Apparently, I'm now a bit too up-to-date for my company, which is still running Exchange 2007.

When I go to the OWA website, I'm only being offered the OWA Light version and no longer the full feature Premium version; The option to use OWA Light is selected and cannot be disabled.

Can I still access the Premium version somehow or does this require my company to install an Exchange update or even upgrade to a newer version?

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When I compose an email in Outlook, I get these red squiggly underlines when I misspelled a word. When I compose my message in Outlook Web App (OWA), I do not get these.

Is there any way to enable this instant spell check for OWA as well?

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At work we use Outlook but when I’m away from the office, I only have access to my mail via Outlook Web App (OWA). As this is in a browser, I was wondering the following:

Is it possible to create a bookmark, favorite or even a Desktop shortcut to quickly create a new email in OWA?

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I’ve accidentally permanently deleted an email when using Outlook on the Web (OWA).

When this happens in Outlook, I can select the Folder tab and then choose: Recover Deleted Items. In OWA, there is no such tab and I can’t find the “Recover Deleted Items” button anywhere.

How can I recover deleted items in OWA?

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