Last Updated: August 2023

ISSUE

In legacy Outlook for Mac, you compose a new email and set the "Flag for Follow Up" option by selecting Draft, Follow Up, and choosing a date option. When the recipient receives the email, it does not have a Follow Up flag set.

STATUS: BY DESIGN

This is a known issue in legacy Outlook for Mac. 

RESOLUTION:

This functionality works in Outlook for Mac.

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