This is NOT a behavioral "problem", and there's no reason to cop a snob
attitude about this. It's a natural consequence of having multiple
individual email messages maximized just like the main Outlook window itself.
The program is meant to be used in this way, since Outlook doesn't open
messages in an MDI fashion.

I do the same thing the OP does - accidentally close the main Outlook
window. Did it twice today. This is in fact my main Outlook UI complaint.
Many, many other programs have an exit confirmation, for good reason.


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

"There are seldom technological solutions for behavioral problems." - Internet Guru

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After furious head scratching, D Major Guy asked:

| Under Tools Options Other General, (maybe under Advanced
| Options), add the option to present an Exit confirmation dialog box
| when closing Outlook.
|
| Many times, when reading and closing various emails, I get to the
| basic Outlook window, and I inadvertantly click on the [X] Exit
| button instead of the [_] Minimize button. If I could opt for an Exit
| confirmation dialog, I could avoid the frustration of restarting
| Outlook every time I make that same mistake.
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