How to check mail read or not in outlook

In Outlook, you can check if an email has been read or not by looking at the "Read" status indicator. Here are a few ways to do it:

Method 1: Check the email header

  1. Open your Outlook inbox and select the email you want to check.
  2. Look at the email header, which is the top section of the email. If the email has been read, the header will show "Read" or "Viewed" next to the sender's name.

Method 2: Check the email body

  1. Open your Outlook inbox and select the email you want to check.
  2. Look at the email body. If the email has been read, the text will be displayed in a normal font, indicating that it has been opened and read.

Method 3: Use the "Read" column

  1. Open your Outlook inbox and select the email you want to check.
  2. Look at the "Read" column, which is usually located to the right of the email list. If the email has been read, the column will show a checkmark () or a "Read" label.

Method 4: Use the "Unread" filter

  1. Open your Outlook inbox and click on the "View" tab in the ribbon.
  2. Click on the "Unread" button in the "Show" group.
  3. Outlook will filter your inbox to show only unread emails. If the email you want to check is not in this list, it means it has been read.

Method 5: Use the "Read Receipt" feature

  1. Open your Outlook inbox and select the email you want to check.
  2. Click on the "Message" tab in the ribbon.
  3. Click on the "Read Receipt" button in the "Tags" group.
  4. If the email has been read, Outlook will display a "Read Receipt" notification in the email header.

Note that the "Read Receipt" feature only works if the sender has enabled it in their email settings.