I have Outlook set up to put an envelope icon into my system tray when I receive mail. In my line of work I need to reply to email's as quickly as possible. However, it also alerts me to emails that get put straight into the "junk" folder (ie. I've marked the senders as blocked)...as I often receive up to 100 emails a day, 50% of which are spam and marked for the junk folder, it can be really annoying to check my email and find out its actually junk thats arrived.
Is there any way to have it so that it only alerts me for legitimate mail? (ie anything other than the junk folder?)
2007-02-07 23:14:32 · 3 answers · asked by gromitski 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Deborah - apologies, I'm using Outlook 2003 SP2. So does the alert option depend on which folder you're clicked on at the time you set it? I thought it was a global thing.
2007-02-08 00:12:08 · update #1
Tools > Options will apply the settings to all your folders.
I am fairly certain you can't change this and here is why.....
The mail notification is because an email showed up in your Inbox.... which all mail does. Even though the email is then moved to your Junk E-mail folder, technically is showed up in your Inbox first.
2007-02-11 12:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by blndchik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your junk folder first and then click on tools and options. Are you in Outlook Express or Outlook 2003?
2007-02-07 23:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by Deborah A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not too fsmiliar with Outlook but there must be an option that lets you turn the advice off.
Just had a look go to TOOLS and go into alert options and see if it has an ON/OFF switch
2007-02-07 23:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by Alf B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋