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Notifications of New Email Messages - Windows Mail

15 years ago

Is there a way to get visual notifications of new email messages without having to actually open the program (Windows Mail)?

Perhaps something like a Windows Mail icon in the system tray (not sure if that's the correct name, but the area in the lower right), with the icon showing a number reflecting the number of new and unread messages in the Inbox? At the risk of sounding overly lazy, I would find that kind of feature helpful.

I understand that a sound notification can be set up for new messages, but I generally have my computer on mute and turn on the sound only when needed. If the only kind of notification is by sound, I would probably still keep things on mute.

TIA!

Comments (2)

ravencajun Zone 8b TX
15 years ago
Win Mail->General Tab->Play Sound

You should also get an Envelope in the systray as notification.

you might check
How to Add a Tray Icon for Windows Mail
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seattlemike
Original Author
15 years ago
ravencajun: I couldn't find my way thru winmail-general tab-play sound, but I also didn't try very hard because I prefer not to have the sound. So I took a look at adding a tray icon and wow, those directions look like more than I want to tackle! I think all this is trying to tell me that I am trying to be overly lazy, so maybe I'll just do those extra couple of clicks to see if there's any new mail. It's not like I'm walking out to our real mailbox several times a day to see if the postman came! Thanks much!
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