Outlook (365) - mark item as read only AFTER I OPEN the item.

Anonymous
2023-08-23T23:38:26+00:00

PLEASE!!! Only answer this if you have completely UNDERSTOOD my question. I've seen countless threads here where people are asking the same question, but the reply they get is NOT the answer to their question.

Pay Attention!!

Microsoft 365 - Outlook (desktop or web) (NOTE: Not regular Outlook (which was wonderful and powerful), but the %^%$## product from M...365 which looks like it was written for little kids writing to their BFFs or for grandmas).

Mark an item as read ONLY AFTER YOU OPEN IT. Not previewed, but opened. Not replied to, but opened!

Do NOT try to tell me how to keep it from marking it read when I view it in the reading pane, or move selection, or after 5 seconds. I DON"T NEED THAT! Pay Attention!

I need a button (in microsoft 365 outlook) that says to mark as read when item is opened just like I had in the original program (that my office has forced me to get rid of in favor of this mess).

BTW - I tried to post a screenshot (as suggested above) but it doesn't work (surprise!!)

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-09T18:11:44+00:00

    This doesn't work in the new version of Outlook. That is the problem.

    This is how it used to work. But doesn't work in the new version.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-09T18:04:29+00:00

    Here's your answer.
    Go to settings and Message Handling.
    Under Mark as Read

    Select "Mark displayed items as read as soon as they're selected"

    De-select "In the unread filter - Always keep items unread unless I explicitly mark them as read"

    Stay calm and carry on.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-09T17:50:40+00:00

    Here's a simple video https://youtu.be/0L4vMAIy_Mk?si=lvRvO0cF14YtKeQ-

    File > options > Mail > Reading Pane> uncheck the appropriate boxes

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-03T11:51:15+00:00

    Any idea when this is going to be fixed? The team has broken an important way of use of mails. Now it is all confusing to press "Read" for every email.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-08T08:30:32+00:00

    I sense microsoft just does not understand this plight.

    Ahh, yes. Agree, with one small correction:

    Microsoft does not CARE

    They have a long history of doing things the way THEY think is best for us. I'd love to get into these developers' homes at night and remove their toasters, coffee makers and kettles, and rearrange all the furniture in their living rooms with no explanation. Go ahead, see how you like having to kearn a new way to do everything in your life, you #$%^&ers.

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