A Desktop Alert is a notification that appears on your desktop when you receive a new email message, a meeting request, or a task request. By default, Desktop Alerts are turned on.

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Use rules to automatically perform specific actions on email that arrives in your inbox. For example, you can create rules that will change the importance level of messages as they come in, automatically move them to other folders, or delete them based on certain criteria.

To be able to send bulk email via mail merge, you must already have installed a MAPI-compatible email program such as Outlook or Gmail. The following process assumes that you already have the message you intend to send created and open in Microsoft Word.

Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Microsoft 365 with a microphone and reliable internet connection. It's a quick and easy way to get your thoughts out, create drafts or outlines, and capture notes.

This overrides the settings of the style you’re currently using. If you decide later to return to the original settings, go to Design > Paragraph Spacing and choose the option under Style Set.The option might be Default, as shown above, or it will show the name of style you’re currently using.. Change the line spacing in a portion of the document

Junk e-mail messages, also known as spam, can be a nuisance in your Inbox.The Junk E-mail Filter in Outlook identifies messages that are likely junk and moves them to the Junk E-mail folder. You can easily change the level of junk email protection or automatically delete junk email.

Make sure User Account Control (UAC) is turned on - When changes are going to be made to your PC that require administrator-level permission, UAC notifies you and gives you the chance to approve the change.UAC can help keep viruses from making unwanted changes. To open UAC, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. (If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right ...

Adjust your voicemail settings. To change your voicemail settings, select Settings and more next to your profile picture at the top of Teams and then choose Settings > Calls. You will find all voicemail settings under Manage voicemail.. Voicemail greeting. To record a new voicemail greeting, select Record a greeting and follow the instructions to record your message.

You can apply sensitivity labels to your files and emails to keep them compliant with your organization's information protection policies. Sensitivity labels are configured by your administrator and because they're published to users rather than locations such as sites and mailboxes, users in the same organization might see different sensitivity labels to apply.