Outlook email notification
Outlook email notifications are a way to alert you to new emails, updates, and other events in your Outlook inbox. Here are some common types of email notifications in Outlook:
- New Email Notification: When you receive a new email, Outlook will notify you with a pop-up window or a notification in the system tray (if you have the Outlook icon in the system tray enabled).
- Unread Email Notification: If you have unread emails in your inbox, Outlook will notify you with a count of the number of unread emails.
- Flagged Email Notification: If you flag an email, Outlook will notify you when the flagged email is due to be followed up on.
- Meeting Reminder Notification: Outlook will remind you of upcoming meetings and appointments.
- Task Reminder Notification: Outlook will remind you of upcoming tasks and deadlines.
- Email Update Notification: If someone replies to an email you've sent, Outlook will notify you of the update.
To customize your email notifications in Outlook, follow these steps:
- Open Outlook and go to File > Options > Mail.
- Click on the Notifications tab.
- Under New Email, select the notification option you prefer:
- Play a sound: Outlook will play a sound when you receive a new email.
- Show an animation: Outlook will display an animation when you receive a new email.
- Show a notification: Outlook will display a notification in the system tray.
- Under Unread Email, select the notification option you prefer:
- Show a notification: Outlook will display a notification in the system tray when you have unread emails.
- Play a sound: Outlook will play a sound when you have unread emails.
- Under Flagged Email, select the notification option you prefer:
- Show a notification: Outlook will display a notification in the system tray when a flagged email is due to be followed up on.
- Play a sound: Outlook will play a sound when a flagged email is due to be followed up on.
- Under Meeting Reminders, select the notification option you prefer:
- Show a notification: Outlook will display a notification in the system tray when a meeting reminder is due.
- Play a sound: Outlook will play a sound when a meeting reminder is due.
- Under Task Reminders, select the notification option you prefer:
- Show a notification: Outlook will display a notification in the system tray when a task reminder is due.
- Play a sound: Outlook will play a sound when a task reminder is due.
By customizing your email notifications in Outlook, you can stay on top of your emails and stay organized!