How do you "Edit As New" in Outlook Online?

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I want to edit and send again a message that I sent with Outlook Online (in outlook.office.com, part of Office 365). This thread explains how to do it in Microsoft Outlook but the options in Outlook Online are different and I don't see "Resend this message". Is it possible?

If I right-click on an email that I already sent, it opens this contextual menu:

After I double-click on such an email, I see a new window with the contents of the email and these three sections with buttons at the top, under the three dots, and at the right:

Are you sure you're using an Office 365 subscription and not the free Outlook.com email? — I say Reinstate Monica, Oct 26 '18 at 20:08
Yes, I have the full suite at work (calendar, outlook, word, sharepoint, onedrive, etc.). Do you see that option in your Office 365? — miguelmorin, Oct 28 '18 at 09:59

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 01 '23 at 13:02

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As of 2018, this answer no longer applies - apparently the functionality was removed.

The procedure is exactly the same as for the desktop Office version.

To resend emails as if they were new messages :

Open Outlook.
Click the Sent Items mailbox located in the left-hand pane.
Double-click an email you would like to resend.
In the new window, the Move group, click the Actions button and then click Resend This Message...
A copy of the message will appear that you may edit and send.

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answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:50

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I don't have the buttons for step 4. I added two screenshots of what I do have in the question. – miguelmorin Oct 26 '18 at 15:00
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The interface has changed. Don't you have a Move group, or is it hiding behind the three dots? – harrymc Oct 26 '18 at 15:08
Sorry, I forgot to add a screenshot of the three dots after checking that the Move group was missing. I added that in the question. – miguelmorin Oct 26 '18 at 15:34
Do you have something useful in the right-click menu for the email item? – harrymc Oct 26 '18 at 15:41
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I do have a "Move" group in the contextual menu, but not "Resend this message". I edited the question with a screenshot. If I click on "Move to a different folder", a box appears with a list of folders, but not "Resend this message". – miguelmorin Oct 26 '18 at 15:55
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It's no longer there! As a workaround, can you use Forward instead? – harrymc Oct 26 '18 at 16:10
Too bad! Forward does work, except for keeping the recipients, which I need to copy-paste them one by one. Shall we wait a few days to see if the UI changes back again? – miguelmorin Oct 26 '18 at 16:15
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Don't hold your breath... You might report this missing option to Microsoft, or search for an existing request and add your voice. – harrymc Oct 26 '18 at 16:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 06 '23 at 10:41

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Your best bet is to "Forward" the message and delete the extra header and information that Outlook adds both to the subject and the body.

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 01 '23 at 13:02

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As of September 2023, there is no "Resend" option in Microsoft Outlook for the web.

There are several people in the Outlook Feedback forum asking for this (e.g. Resend feature in Outlook Web app), but no response so far.

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How do you "Edit As New" in Outlook Online?

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