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    Outlook New Mail Desktop Alert

    Outlook New Mail Desktop Alert

    How to Create a Outlook New Email Desktop Alert
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    How to Create a Outlook New Email Desktop Alert

    The “New Mail Desktop Alert” will only show when new mail has arrived in the Inbox. By default, it will not appear if a rule has been created to send certain mail to another folder (Tools | Options | E-mail Options | Advanced E-mail Options)
    Outlook New Mail Desktop Alert-alert.png
    To change this you simply need to follow these steps:

    • Tools | Rules and Alerts… (press OK if you get a warning)

    • Click “New Rule”

    • Select "Check messages when they arrive" under "Start from a blank rule"

    • Press Next to go to the Conditions screen

    • Ensure nothing is checked and click “Next”

    • Click “Yes” when you receive the warning

    • Select "Display a Desktop Alert"

    • Click “Finish”
       Tip
    to change the settings of the alert click Tools | Options | Email Options | Advanced Email Options | Desktop Alert Settings. You can change the length of time the alert is displayed and the level of transparency


    Outlook New Mail Desktop Alert-settings.png



  1. ryo
    Posts : 1,953
    windows 7
       #1

    +1, nice tutorial.

    if you use rule. you can also manage your mailbox with rule. example when arrive from specific people. so we can take to the folder we make. like mine..
    Outlook New Mail Desktop Alert-untitled1.jpg
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  2. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
       #2

    Nice tutorial, good idea we can use more for office.
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  3. Posts : 1
    Vista
       #3

    strange followed these instructions but it dont seem to work for me
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  4. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #4

    Thank you thank you, I really hope this works. I use a lot of rules to sort my mail into folders and this has been my main peeves with office 2007 and 2010.
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  5. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #5

    Doesn't work for me ether.
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  6. ryo
    Posts : 1,953
    windows 7
       #6

    what's is the error you got??
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  7. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #7

    I don't get any error message. I just don't get a desktop notification for new mail.
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  8. ryo
    Posts : 1,953
    windows 7
       #8

    you can going to tools > preferences > emails options > advanced email options >
    Outlook New Mail Desktop Alert-untitled-1.jpg
    you'll see this.. check a display a new mail desktop alert
    after that. you can click desktop alert settings like that tutorial for setting the how long alert appear.
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  9. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #9

    Yes, I did all that, even made sure it was the first rule in the list and it still didn't work. I've since given up and gone back to office 2003.
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