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Questions tagged [unread-mail]

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Make it so Outlook does not select the first mail in the inbox

When I open Outlook, it selects the first unread or read mail in inbox. But the selected mail is the most recent. I want to read the Unreads from bottom to top. When I change the selection to the oldest unread mail, the top unread mail is being…
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Sorting mail in Thunderbird by both unread status and by date

Is there any way to make Thunderbird sort mail so that unread mail is always at the top and the e-mails are sorted by date in descending order persistently? Maybe an add-on that someone can recommend? I can get the desired sort order by first…
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How to make a folder always to keep everything as unread?

I have an unread folder in my Office Outlook 2007 account, the problem is when I select an item it becomes read, how can I make a folder that always force any emails inside it to be always unread?
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Undo "Mark All As Read" in Outlook

I was recently in Outlook in my Inbox, and did a search (default: Current Mailbox). Most results were things I'd sent, and so were marked unread. A bit later, I returned to the search results, but thought I was looking at Sent. I clicked "Mark…
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Outlook inbox unread count wrong (IMAP)

I have multiple IMAP accounts in my Outlook 2013 that are showing unread emails but there are no unread emails in this folder. The suggested solutions from similar problems with Exchange accounts do not help. How can I fix the unread count for IMAP…
Michael Werner
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Outlook 2010 Navigation Pane - Show Unread Count on Mailbox

I'm using Microsoft Outlook 2010 on Windows 7 64. I want the unread count of my mailboxes to show on the Navigation Pane, but on the mailbox, not on the folders. I like to keep my mailboxes compacted so when an email comes in I'd like it to be shown…
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Thunderbird: Display new emails in folded threads more aggressively?

When using the threaded view in Thunderbird, I have run into the problem, that it is easy to miss new mails, if the thread is folded. This is double important, because threads are folded by default. Is there some way to change the highlighting…
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Outlook 2013 is marking all messages read when it is opened

I have outlook 2013 and it is marking every message in my inbox read the second I open the program. I have no way of knowing which emails I have actually read or not. I can't figure out any reason that it would be doing this. Any ideas? I have…
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How to get the 'Unread' Tab in Outlook 2019

I have choices between "Focused" and "Other" but no way of showing only my unread e-mails. I would like the original 'Unread' tab to be displayed.
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Do not mark emails on the Unread tab as read after changing focus

I have Outlook 2013 on Windows 10 configured such that when I'm on the All tab in the Inbox and change which email is in focus (thus, displaying it in the reading pane) Outlook automatically marks the email as Read. Without changing the above…
Alisson Bezerra
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Require confirmation to delete unread message? (Outlook 2013)

Is there a configuration option in Outlook 2013 that will make the program prompt me for confirmation when I delete an unread email from my Inbox, but not when I delete an email that has already been read? Looking in Settings and on Google, I…
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Does IMAP support marking as "read by another user"?

I'm sharing an IMAP mailbox with another person. So we both have IMAP clients, in order to read mail messages and post some. However, when I read a message, its state is set to "seen" (or "read"), usually by flagging it. But, I also want the other…
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Unread e-mail in Office 365

With Office 365. I would like to know how I can obtain a file, or list of all user's unread e-mail count, not necessarily the detail. I understand this is a moving target. I'm fine with that. I'm comfortable with PowerShell, but not an expert. If…
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Automated alert if inbox count exceeds certain limit

I have various mailboxes configured and I would like to setup an alert if the unread count in the inbox of a particular mailbox exceeds a certain limit. Ideally an email that comes to the inbox is moved to another folder by an emailImporter service.…
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How force outlook to count unread mails of all folders immediately(without delay)

I have a big problem with microsoft outlook 2013, I've created many labels in my gmail account and many filters. Filters tell new mails to go to their related labels bypassing inbox. So when i open outlook 2013 it takes a long time to discover and…
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