How to Enable Notifications from Favorite People in Outlook

This article explains how to enable or disable notifications from favorite people only in Outlook on Windows 11.

The new Outlook app in Windows 11 is a redesigned and updated version of the popular email and calendar management software. It has a modern user interface, and new features make it easier to stay on top of your emails and appointments.

The app has many features, including support for subscription management, email forwarding, setting default From address, backing up your mailbox, changing the reading pane, opening a new window for a message, language translations, turning text predictions on or off, switch primary account, sharing a calendar, changing language, date, and time format, public a calendar, show week numbers in Outlook calendar, deleting your search history, export your search history, add or remove events from emails to your Calendar, switch to dark mode, link preview, sound alerts for notifications, turn on or off notifications when Outlook is closed, alerts for emails and mentions, customize new email alerts, and more.

When you turn new email notifications on in Outlook, you will receive alerts from everyone. You can customize new email alerts to reduce distractions or remind you of important events.

Another setting one can configure in Outlook is to receive new email alerts only from favorite people. You won’t get new email alerts from people not on your favorites.

Enabling or disabling new email notifications from favorite people only in Outlook can help you better manage your email alerts and reduce distractions. When you receive notifications from only your favorite people, you can ensure that you are only notified of important emails from people you care about.

This can be especially helpful if you receive many emails and want to avoid being interrupted by non-urgent email alerts. On the other hand, if you want to stay updated on all incoming emails, you can enable notifications from everyone.

The choice is up to you, and Outlook allows you to customize your notification settings according to your preferences.

Get new email notifications from your favorite only in Outlook

As mentioned, you can configure Outlook only to send notifications from people in your favorite.

Here’s how to do it.

First, open the Outlook app by clicking on its icon in the Start menu or searching for it in the taskbar search box.

Once Outlook is open, click on the Settings gear icon at the top right of the menu bar.

In the Settings sidebar, click General to open a sub-menu, then select Notification to open the settings.

Under the Notifications settings, look for the Notifications in Outlook section. You should now see a dropdown caret allowing you to enable or disable sounds for notifications.

(This assumes you have “Notification in Outlook” turned on.) If Notifications are not enabled, the settings below will not have any effect.

If you are having issues with notifications, make sure Outlook notifications are enabled in your Windows Notification settings, Windows Focus settings are turned off, and Battery Saver is turned off to receive notifications.

Once Notification in Outlook is enabled, you can turn notifications for new emails and mentions on or off.

Select the “Mail” tile. Then, toggle the button switch to the Off position to disable notifications for new emails and mentions.

To enable notifications for new emails and mentions, toggle the switch button to the On position.

Ensure that both Outlook and Mail notifications are enabled to receive new email notifications from your favorites. Then, click the down-caret on the “Mail” tile.

Next, select the “Only from favorite people” tile and toggle the switch button to the On position to enable it.

To disable it, toggle the button to the Off position.

Click the Save button when it appears to apply your changes.

You can exit the app when you’re done.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• This article provided a detailed guide on enabling or disabling new email notifications from favorite people only in the Outlook app on Windows 11.
• It covered step-by-step instructions with visual aids to ensure a smooth customization process.
• The ability to personalize notification settings according to individual preferences was emphasized.
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