Microsoft Outlook: New Mail Desktop Alert for Subfolders Posted November 27, 2013 by Vishwanath Dalvi in Microsoft Outlook With the Microsoft Outlook email client, you can easily sort the work or personal email messages you receive into subfolders under the. From Outlook, select “File” > “Options“. Select “Mail” in the left pane. In the “Message arrival” area is a setting for When new messages arrive. Check or uncheck the “Play a sound” box. Also ensure the “Show New Mail Desktop Alert” selection is chosen. Check by right-clicking the Outlook icon in the taskbar (near the time).

Turn the notification sound when new messages arrive on or off • On the Tools menu, click Options. • On the Preferences tab, click E-mail Options, and then click Advanced E-mail Options. • Under When new items arrive in my Inbox, select or clear the Play a sound check box. Key for windows 10 for mac.

For information on how to change the sound that is played when a new message arrives, see the See Also section. Turn reminder sounds on or off • On the Tools menu, click Options. • On the Other tab, click Advanced Options.

• Click Reminder Options. • Select or clear the Display the reminder check box. If you display reminders, select or clear the Play reminder sound check box. If you choose to play a reminder sound, you can either use the default sound file or enter the path to a sound file that you want to play.