Disable Notification On Outlook

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Disable Notification On Outlook

  1. Hi I have been annoyed for years with the What's new notifications of outlook.live.com service. I do not mind them being there but I would like to disable them to have the red notification dot.
  2. Fix 2 – Windows Notification Settings Right-click a blank area on the taskbar, then select “Taskbar settings“. Scroll down to the area that says “Notification area” and choose the “Select which icons appear on the taskbar“. Look for “Microsoft Outlook” entry.
  3. This video shows how to disable outlook mail notification in windows 10.
  4. To disable the new mail notification sound in Outlook and other Microsoft email programs such as Mail for Windows 10 or Windows Live Mail, select (None). To preview the sound, select Test. Select OK to save the new sound notification setting.

Open Outlook for macOS. Hit Outlook, and then select Preferences. Then under Personal Settings, go ahead and hit Notifications and Sounds. In the Message Arrival section un-check the ” Display an Alert on my Desktop ” check box. Then, under Sounds, un-check all applicable, as shown below. Note that i also cancelled any reminder and sent.

Microsoft Outlook email delivery notifications can be set to provide audio and visual prompts every time an email is delivered. How helpful this feature is may depend on how you tend to work. For me, getting constant bings and pop-ups every time an email arrives is nothing but a distraction. The notifications themselves interrupt my work, and once I know an email has arrived I’m prone to go check it, which takes me out of my work flow and makes it very difficult to concentrate.

I’d rather be able to work uninterrupted and check my email every hour or so, giving me the chance to build up some momentum as I work rather than multitasking all the time. It’s quite simple to customize or turn off Outlook’s notification features which are set to be on by default. Here’s how:

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Disable Email Notifications in Outlook 2007

Disable Outlook Notifications On Desktop

  1. Open the Outlook Options menu (Tools-Options).
  2. The Preferences tab should be active by default. Under the E-mail section, click ‘E-mail Options’
  3. Under the Message Handling section, click ‘Advanced E-mail Options’
  4. Adjust your notification settings under the ‘When new items arrive in my Inbox’ section. You may disable all notifications, or pick and choose from the available settings. ‘Desktop Alert Settings’ allows you to adjust the timing and transparency of the pop-up alert.
  5. Click ‘OK’ when complete.

Disable Email Notifications in Outlook 2010

How To Disable Outlook Email Notification Popup

  1. Open the Outlook Options menu (File-Options).
  2. Click the ‘Mail’ tab.
  3. Adjust your notification settings under the ‘Message arrival’ section. You may disable all notifications, or pick and choose from the available settings. ‘Desktop Alert Settings’ allows you to adjust the timing and transparency of the pop-up alert.
  4. Click ‘OK’ when complete.

Disable Email Notifications in Outlook 2011 for Mac

  1. Open the Outlook Preferences menu (Outlook-Preferences)
  2. Click ‘Notifications and sounds’
  3. Adjust your notification settings under the ‘Message arrival’ and ‘Sounds’ sections. You may disable all notifications, or pick and choose from the available settings including notification sounds for events other than message arrival such as calendar reminders.

Disable Notification Outlook Calendar

In non-Mac versions of Outlook, calendar alert preferences are set separately from message alerts. I prefer to keep Calendar alerts active. Just as shutting off message alerts is meant to keep me focused on the task at hand, calendar alerts are essential for reminding me when I need to break to do something else.