Tip #3499 - Desktop Alerts: Yes or No?
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Desktop
Alerts: Yes or No?
Do you use MS Outlook
2003?
Ever see something
like this pop up on your desktop?
Yep, that's Outlook's
desktop alert. It's a pretty cool little item that lets you open or delete
an e-mail from your current location, if you are quick enough with the
mouse to catch the alert.
However, I don't know
about you, but my desktop is often displayed to my entire class while
I'm teaching, so having this pop up isn't always the best idea. That's
especially true when the junk mail comes through.
So, let's take a look
at how to turn this feature off. And for those who like the alerts, let
me show you where the options are for controlling them.
To start, we need
to go to the Tools menu, Options choice.
In the Options window,
we need the Preferences tab.
Click the E-mail
Options button.
Next, we need to click
the Advanced E-mail Options button.
At this point, you
need to locate the Display a New Mail Desktop Alert option.
Uncheck it
to turn the alerts off then click OK three times
to return to Outlook.
On the other hand,
if you like the alerts and would like to see what options you have in
regards to them, click the Desktop Alert Settings button.
The Desktop Alert
Settings window will open, offering two options.
You can set the length
of time the alert is displayed, as well as, the transparency of the alert.
The higher the transparency percentage, the more "see through"
it becomes.
If you want to see
what a transparency setting looks like, click the Preview button
(bottom left corner of the window).
When you have everything
set to make you happy, click OK four times to return
to Outlook.
There you have it.
The only question now is: Alerts on? Alerts off?
Decisions, decisions!
~ April
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