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Turn on or off MailTips

Applies to: Microsoft Outlook 2010

 

Microsoft Outlook 2010 includes MailTips, which help you avoid common, but potentially costly or embarrassing mistakes. MailTips alerts can be triggered by actions including clicking Reply All to a large recipient list, sending sensitive information to someone outside your organization, or sending a message to someone who is out of office.

MailTips alert

Turn MailTips on or off

By default, MailTips are turned on. To turn them off or back on, do the following:

  1. Click the File tab.
  2. Click Options.
  3. Click Mail.
  4. Under MailTips, click MailTips options.

The MailTips section does not appear if MailTips are not available for your account.

  1. If you have more than one Exchange Server 2010 account in your Outlook profile, click the account in the Apply to this account list.
  2. Under MailTips bar display option, click the option that you want.

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Change which MailTips appear

  1. Click the File tab.
  2. Click Options.
  3. Click Mail.
  4. Under MailTips, click MailTips options.

The MailTips section does not appear if MailTips are not available for your account.

  1. If you have more than one Exchange Server 2010 account in your Outlook profile, click the account in the Apply to this account list.
  2. In the Select MailTips to be displayed list, select or clear the check box for each MailTip that you want to change.

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