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In new outlook, I have mark emails as read as soon as they are opened. They initially show as read but the number of unread emails doesn't always reduce and if I select show all unread emails most of what I have read show as unread again. This is very frustrating as I then have to open all the emails again on my iphone to mark them as read. I also have an issue with deleting emails in New outlook as they still show as available on the server so do not delete on my other devices.
Using New Outlook on Windows for professional communication and productivity
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One annoying workaround I've found is to select the folder w the unread messages, and then right click to 'mark all as read'. Annoying but seems to work.
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Good joke, I wasn't even able to switch back to the old outlook though, they effed that up too.
**** at it again using us as beta testers. And they've had decades to perfect their email client, yet all we get for our money is somebody's sorry student project.
(Funny that the most valuable software company in the world is also the worst at writing software. For example, this form I'm using doesn't accept the name it's suggesting because it adds a comma, seriously, where's your head at ****)
I had the same issue with messages in my "Inbox" but not in my "Folders" emails - seemed a bit strange. But, I took a few minutes, made additional folders and I can "mark them as read" but on a smaller scale. Now that I don't have as many emails in my "inbox" I can use this work-around. May not work for everyone or all situations, but its a hack!
Good Luck...
Jeremy,
Is this this desktop setting you are referring to? I use only the desktop version. I am also having the "Mark as Read" issue on the New Outlook.