Outlook - Request a Read Receipt or Delivery Confirmation Tutorial

Learn how to request a read receipt or delivery confirmation in Outlook. Discover how these features can help you track important communications and ensure your messages are received. Follow simple steps to enable read receipts and delivery confirmations, and even set them as default for all your emails. Manage your professional communications effectively with this helpful tutorial!

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Available in Microsoft365

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We're going to show you how to request

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a read receipt or delivery confirmation in outlook.

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A read receipt is a notification you receive when the recipient opens your email.

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Conversely,

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a delivery confirmation informs you that your

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email has reached the recipient's inbox.

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These features are particularly valuable

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for important communications where you need

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to know if and when your message has been read,

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start by composing a new message by clicking on new message.

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Click on the options tab in the menu bar at the top of the composition window

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to receive a read receipt, check the request, a read receipt box

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to request a delivery confirmation, check the request delivery receipt box.

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You can also disable reactions on this

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email by checking the disallow reactions box.

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This option prevents your recipients from responding

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to your message with an emoji,

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compose your email as usual then send it by clicking send.

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Once your email is sent,

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you can track read receipts and delivery confirmations directly in your inbox.

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These notifications will appear as separate messages to inform

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you of the email's delivery and opening status.

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Please note that you may not always receive a read receipt

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as the recipient can choose not to send this notification.

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However,

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delivery confirmations are generally automatic and do

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not depend on the recipient's choice.

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If you want to enable read receipt requests by default,

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go to settings then navigate to mail settings and select message handling

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within this section. Find the read receipts option.

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Activate the desired option to enable read receipt requests by default.

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This will ensure that every email you send will request a

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read receipt unless you manually disable it for individual emails.

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Thank you for watching this tutorial.

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We hope this helps you better manage your professional communications in outlook.

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