message notification alerts

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jkotsonas

Howdy,
Is there any way, in Outlook 2003, to edit the alert pop up/notifications
one gets when a new email arrives (that box that appears in the lwer
right-hand corner) so that no text is displayed?

Seems you could w/ Outlook 2000, but no more. In
"tools>options>preferences/email options>advanced email options" there's the
check box to either receive, or not receive that pop up box, but nothing to
edit what's in that box.

Thanks,

Jim
 
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Brian Tillman

jkotsonas said:
Is there any way, in Outlook 2003, to edit the alert pop
up/notifications one gets when a new email arrives (that box that
appears in the lwer right-hand corner) so that no text is displayed?
Click to expand...

Not in the default alert, but you can create a rule that displays an alert
of your creation.
 
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jkotsonas

Maybe I should add the fact that this query is from end users here at where I
work, and we use Exchange 2003.

I checked out the alert rule, and it seems limited in that it's asking for
website addresses.

The origination of this request was due to someone using their laptop for a
web conference, projecting that onto a screen and then having that alert pop
up come up. It contained text - potentially personal or confidential that the
person didn't want others to see.

What we're looking for is the ability to have that pop up occur, but w/ no
text in it for all emails. Not to set up rules for one here, one there type
of thing.
 
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Brian Tillman

jkotsonas said:
The origination of this request was due to someone using their laptop
for a web conference, projecting that onto a screen and then having
that alert pop up come up. It contained text - potentially personal
or confidential that the person didn't want others to see.
Click to expand...

It's ill-advised to run your mail program on a PC being used for display
purposes, however, since it's easy to turn off alerts, why not turn them off
for the duration of the presentation and reenable then once it's over? Why
look for an automation solution to a simple personal discipline issue?
 
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jkotsonas

Yes, that would probably be the method that's simplest and makes the most
sense.

But, as I'm sure you've experienced, that's not necessarily the path that
end users choose to go down, and I'm not in a position to argue semantics w/
them. They submitted a request, and I'm trying to find the answer.

In addition to the example that I provided, our receptionists also prefer
this option of message notification, and it's not really feasible for them to
be turning the setting off/on constantly. They'd like to continue to use
this method of email notification, so, this brings us back to my original
question which is, is there a way to edit/set etc... this option so that the
notification will still pop up in the lower right-hand corner, but w/out any
text in the little box? Mabye a registry setting?

If there isn't, then so be it, but it'd be greatly appreciated to find out
the definite answer either way.

Thanks,

Jim
 
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