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#Outlook 2016 rules and alerts how to

Give the rule a name and select the box for ‘Turn on this rule’.In the next window, ensure that no exceptions are selected and click ‘Next’.Select the box for ‘display a desktop alert’ and click ‘Next’.When a small message appears on the screen, click on ‘Yes’.

Make sure that no conditions are selected and click on ‘Next’.

Select ‘Apply rule on messages I receive’.

From the drop down list, select ‘Manage rules and alerts’.

Go to Outlook and sign in using your credentials.

Creating a rule to get notifications for all mail:

#Outlook 2016 rules and alerts how to

In this blog post, I will outline how to create a generic Outlook rule that will make notifications display for any incoming mail regardless of what folder it goes into.

This can also have an impact on the company if the email is important and it is crucial to reply on time. Although some might find this default Outlook setting to be useful as it doesnt notify you about mail that could be unimportant, many users find this feature to be frustrating, as mail often accidentally ends up in the wrong folder and users don’t get a notification about it. You may also have realised that Outlook only displays desktop notifications for mail that goes to your inbox folder. If you’re the type of Outlook user that likes to have their mailbox organised, then it’s very likely that you use a lot of rules to manage all the different mail that comes into your different folders.