Setting Desktop Alerts For New Email Messages
You can set up desktop alerts for new email notification. To receive alerts, your mailbox must be opened.
Go to the Preferences>Mail page.
In the Receiving Messages>Message Arrival section, select how you want to be notified when new message arrive. Select any of these options.
Option |
Description |
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Play a sound |
You are notified by a beep. If you have your volume set to mute, you do not hear a sound. For this to work, you must have either QuickTime or Windows MediaCenter installed. |
Highlight the Mail tab |
The Mail tab is highlighted if you are not working in the Mail tab at the time. |
Flash the browser title |
Browser flashes until you open the Mail tab |