Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Personalize Your Outlook Email Notifications

1. In Outlook, select TOOLS, OPTIONS, EMAIL OPTIONS, ADVANCED EMAIL OPTIONS
2. In the "When new items arrive in my Inbox" area, select or de-select the following items:
  • play a sound
  • briefly change the mouse cursor
  • show an envelope icon in the notification area
  • display a new mail desktop alert (for default inbox only)
3. If you've selected to display a desktop alert, click DESKTOP ALERT SETTINGS
4. Click and drag the slider to adjust duration and transparency settings
5. Click PREVIEW, then OK to accept change