How To Set Up Outlook Notifications For Subfolders On A Mac

The emails go to the subfolders but I don't get the notifications for such emails. I am using OS X Yosemite version 10.10.3 I faced the same problem while using outlook on Windows. If you use Outlook.com, pinning it to the Taskbar allows you to use it more like a desktop program. But that doesn’t give you new mail notifications. Here’s how to get them.

You may have an Unread search folder by default; if so, right click on it and choose Add to Favorites so it's easy to find at the top of the folder list. If the Unread Mail folder is not listed under Search Folders, right click on Search Folders and choose New Search Folder, then choose Unread Mail from the list of predefined Search Folders. To restrict the folders included in the search, after creating the folder, right click on it and choose Customize This Search Folder, then click Browse and select the folders you want to include, deselecting your mailbox folder (the root folder).

My other recommendation is to stop using so many subfolders. Mac os sierra for macbook. Stop treating Outlook like a filing cabinet, with all mail neatly filed alphabetically by sender. Outlook is a database, it has a decent search engine and can find messages fast. Simplify your life by dumping everything into a few folders and using Instant search. If Instant Search doesn't meet your needs, there are other search utilities you can use, such as Lookeen. My own goal is to have less than 20 user-defined folders per mailbox, although I'm a little over as I imported an old pst file that added folders and tested a macro on my mailbox that created new folders. I use one general purpose folder called 'Completed' where most mail I want to keep goes when I'm finished with it.

I'm on several mailing lists and file mailing list mail into a different folder. With the exception of one mailing list that has its own folder, all list mail goes into one folder. I use quick steps to file the mail as I quickly browse it, rather than rules to file it as it arrives - this way I don't need to go to another folder to look for new mail. I receive some routine messages from web servers which are filed in a separate folder, again using Quick Steps as I quickly scan them for problems.

If I need to access all messages to or from a sender for an extended length of time, I have a macro that creates search folder using the sender's email address.

In, you can generally get the latter without the former. You can set it up to announce new emails in only the inbox, or in all folders; you can also limit alerts to senders in your address book, or to people you have s, and you can concoct a smart mailbox with selection criteria to announce exactly the right email. Lastly, you can add a notification action to specific incoming message rules for good measure and added flexibility. (Do approach the rules with caution, though; see below and try to use a smart mailbox instead.). • Select Mail Preferences from the menu in Mac OS X Mail. • Go to the General tab.

• Select the desired category for which you want to receive new message alerts under New message notifications:: • Inbox Only: receive alerts only for new messages arriving in your inbox. • VIPs: get alerts only about messages from people you have marked as VIPs. • Contacts: be notified solely about messages from people in your address book (you cannot pick individual contacts for notification). • All Mailboxes: have notifications show up for all new messages arriving in your email accounts. • A smart folder: be alerted to all new mail arriving in that smart mailbox; using the folder's selection criteria, you can set up your personal set of email notification. • Close the General preferences window. • Select Mail Preferences from Mac OS X Mail's menu.