Turning off Email Alerts: Outlook The chances of you finishing this article without getting interrupted or distracted are remote. The typical office worker is interrupted every three minutes by a phone call, e-mail, instant message or other distraction. The problem is that it takes about eight uninterrupted minutes for our brains to get into a really creative state. The result, says Carl Honore, journalist and author of 'In Praise of Slowness,' is a situation where the digital communications that were supposed to make working lives run more smoothly are actually preventing people from getting critical tasks accomplished.
Productive people learn how to work smart by minimizing the interruptions email creates by turning off email related sounds and alerts. Try managing your inbox by limiting the number of times you visit it daily. Aim to clear your inbox each time you visit it.
Aug 10, 2017 One possible reason why the organizer is getting these notifications is because when you use Outlook 2016 to forward a meeting to someone who was not originally invited to the meeting, it sends a meeting forward notification to the meeting organizer.
Here's how to turn off sounds and alerts: Outlook 98, 2000, 2002(XP) Users 1. From your Inbox folder, click Tools, Options. Click E-mail Options. 3.Uncheck Display a notification message when new mail arrives. Click on the Advanced E-mail Options button. Uncheck Play a sound in the When new items arrive section.
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Click OK three times to finish. Outlook 2003 Users 1. From your Inbox folder, click Tools, Options. Click E-mail Options. Click on the Advanced E-mail Options button. Uncheck Play a sound, Show an envelope icon in the notification area and Display a New Mail Desktop Alert. Click OK three times to finish.
Outlook 2007 Users 1.On the Tools menu, click Options. 2.On the Preferences tab click E-mail Options. 3.Click on Advanced E-mail Options. 4.Uncheck Play a sound, Show an envelope icon in the notification area and Display a New Mail Desktop Alert. 5.Click OK three times to finish. Outlook 2010 Users 1.
On the File menu, click Options. On the Preferences tab click E-mail Options.
Click on Mail. Uncheck all four options under Message Arrival 5. Click OK to finish. Outlook 2011 for Mac 1. Click on the Outlook menu, in the upper-left hand corner. Click on Preferences.
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Click on Notifications & Sounds. Uncheck all unnecessary sounds/alerts. Take control and make Outlook work harder for you. Learn how to use it to help you become a powerhouse of productivity. For more information contact your local associate.
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