E-Mails in Outlook to not automatically mark as read - a video guide
Outlook-"read"-change settings
In its basic setting, the program marks new messages very soon indeed as read. The behavior can be easily changed:
- Older versions of Outlook (up to 2007): Open "tools > options" and go to the tab "More". Under "Outlook-areas ", click on "reading pane" and remove in the next Dialog check the box "Element to mark as read when selection is done".
- In newer versions (Outlook 2010), you can find the above feature: "file > options > Advanced". In the top right of the Button "reading pane" (see Screenshot).
- From now on, Outlook will change the Status of a new message only when you open it by double click or [enter] and read, or if you click with the right mouse button and from the context menu "mark As read" option.