How to turn off Reply All in Outlook

In Outlook, the Reply All feature sends the new message to the sender and all the other recipients on the To and Cc lines. Attachments are not included. But if you want to prevent other recipients from selecting Reply All on the messages you sent. You must disable the Reply All feature. In this tutorial, we will explain how to turn off Reply All in Outlook.

How to turn off Reply All in Outlook

Follow the steps to turn off Reply All feature in Outlook:

1. On the Developer tab, click the Design a Form.
2. Select Message, then click Open.
3. Select the Action tab, select the Reply to All line, then click Properties.
4. Uncheck Enable, then click OK.
5. Click the Properties tab, then check ‘Send form definition with item.’
6. Click the Publish button and select Publish Form As from the menu.
7. Choose an option in the Look in section, then name the form.
8. Then click Publish and close the Developer tab.

On the Developer tab, click the Design a Form button.

A Design a Form dialog box will open.

Select Message, then click Open.

Select the Actions tab. You will notice that in the Reply to All row, the Enabled column is labeled ‘Yes’.

Double-click the Reply to All line.

A Form Action dialog box.

Uncheck Enabled.

Then click OK.

In the Reply to All row, the Enabled column is labeled ‘No,’ which means it is not enabled.

Now click the Properties tab, then check the check box for ‘Send form definition with item.’

A message will appear asking for permission. Click OK.

Click the Publish button and select Publish Form As from the menu.

A Publish Form As dialog box will appear.

In the Look in section, you can click the drop-down arrow and choose where you want to add the form; we chose Personal Forms Library.

In the Display name section, give the form a name. The same name will automatically appear in the Form name section.

Then click Publish.

Now close the Developer window.

If you want to send an email with Reply All disabled, select the Developer tab, click Choose Form, click the Look in drop-down arrow, select Personal Forms Library, click No All Reply, then click Open.

The other method is to click New Items on the Home tab, hover the cursor over More Items, then select Choose Form from the menu.

We hope you understand how to turn off Reply All in Outlook.

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How do I change the Reply to all settings in Outlook?

If you want to change the reply and forward settings, follow the steps below:

• Click File, then select Options on the backstage view.
• An Outlook Options dialog box will open.
• Click the Mails tab on the left of the dialog box.
• In the Replies and Forward section, you can make some changes to settings, then click Ok.

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How do I enable Reply All in Outlook 365?

• On the Developer tab, click the Design a Form button.
• Select Message, then click Open.
• Select the Action tab, double click the Reply to All line.
• Check Enable, then click OK.

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