Hello! It is well known that the use of email has increased over time. Indeed, it is a great way to receive news, entertainment and manage work. Without a doubt, sending and receiving emails is an everyday activity. Since it is a great method to communicate and manage content of all kinds. However, sometimes there are doubts whether the mail sent has actually been read. This is very logical, if you are a user who sends and receives a lot of mail. Therefore, with Microsoft Outlook it is possible to know. Come with us to know how to activate Outlook 2019 Reading confirmation.
Setting the reading confirmation in Microsoft Outlook 2019.
The first thing you have to do is to enter the File menu. Then scroll down until you get Options. Please click on it.
Then perform the following steps. First, click on Mail. Then, in the menu on the right, scroll down to Tracking. Now you must check two boxes:
- Read receipt confirming the recipient viewed the message
- Ask each time whether to send a read receipt.
Testing the configuration
It is time to check if the changes have been successful. To do this you need to send an email from Microsoft Outlook. Then check the Sent folder to check the mail. Once there, select the sent message.
Obviously the receiver must confirm the reception of the message. Consequently, this alert will eventually arrive. Now, if you want to disable this function, just repeat the previous steps. The difference is that you must uncheck the box: Ask each time whether to send a read receipt.
Conclusion
This way we have seen how to activate the read confirmation in Outlook 2019. This is a very interesting option, since it ensures greater control over the messages sent. Please note that you can activate or deactivate this function. All right, that’s it for now. Keep an eye out for our updates. We will continue to write about Microsoft Office 2019. See you later!