

#OUTLOOK READ RECEIPT HOW TO HOW TO#
Would you like to know how to do it? Go ahead and read this article! Let's define difference between delivery & read receiptsĪ delivery receipt informs you that your email message was or wasn't delivered to the recipient's mailbox.

It's even possible to create a special read receipt rule. Or you can add read receipts to all your emails.

When you send an important message to someone then you can request one of them or both at once. Read receipts will no longer be automatically sent from mobile devices."If you're sending an important message and want to be sure that the recipient will get it and open it, you can easily add delivery and read requests to this single message:"īy using Outlook delivery and read receipts confirmation rule you will notify individual message also when your message is delivered and opened. Finally, tick the box next to 'Don't send read receipts for messages read on devices that use Exchange ActiveSync' > click Save at the top.In the left menu click the 'General' tab > In the middle menu, click 'Mobile devices' tab. In the top right corner, click the Gear icon > at the bottom of the right-side menu, click 'View all Outlook settings'.
#OUTLOOK READ RECEIPT HOW TO PC#
On a PC or Mac, open your preferred web browser > go to Outlook on the Web (OWA).Instructions (for new Outlook on the web appearance): How to turn off read receipts from mobile devices The problem with the default setting for read receipts for Outlook on mobile is that there is no way for you to know if a read receipt was requested and sent. You may choose to allow and send read receipts, but many people tend to block them completely. For example, sending legal documents or commercially sensitive information. Spammers will often use read receipts to confirm an email address is real and active.īut there are also legitimate purposes for requesting a read receipt. This confirms to the sender that you've received and opened the email. You'll occasionally receive an email asking for you to send a read receipt to the sender. The setting must be manually disabled and is switched-on regardless of how read receipts are handled on the desktop Outlook app.Ī Microsoft support representative confirmed the instructions for disabling read receipts (see instructions below) from mobile devices but offered no explanation why they are switched on by default. This automatic setting appears to be the default for accounts on business-level Office 365 subscriptions. Outlook on mobile devices is quietly sending read receipts without making users aware.
