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:

  1. 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).
  2. Unread Email Notification: If you have unread emails in your inbox, Outlook will notify you with a count of the number of unread emails.
  3. Flagged Email Notification: If you flag an email, Outlook will notify you when the flagged email is due to be followed up on.
  4. Meeting Reminder Notification: Outlook will remind you of upcoming meetings and appointments.
  5. Task Reminder Notification: Outlook will remind you of upcoming tasks and deadlines.
  6. 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:

  1. Open Outlook and go to File > Options > Mail.
  2. Click on the Notifications tab.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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!