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I often delete emails by hitting the 'x' when the little popup window shows a new email, so they end up in my Deleted Items, but they still show as read (so DI is bold, and there's a number in parentheses after).
Where can I set it in Outlook so that all deleted emails automatically have 'read' status?
Lance Roberts
Posted 2011-10-14T00:57:23.347
Reputation: 7 895
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The commercial product, ReliefJet Essentials for Outlook (I am one of its developers), has a free feature: Outlook Tweaker. It provides a Mark deleted items as read automatically feature. Just check this box and all your messages will be marked as read when they are deleted.
thims
Posted 2011-10-14T00:57:23.347
Reputation: 8 081
3Unfortunately the full trial version of ReliefJet Essentials for Outlook has to be installed to get the "free" feature. This adds all the paid for functionality of the product including buttons on the toolbars. The "Mark deleted items as read automatically" feature does work, but the functionality reverts when the product is uninstalled, so as far as I know the only way to retain the "free" functionality is to purchase the product. – Leigh Riffel – 2011-11-25T14:12:01.563
Dear Leigh Riffel, you're so wrong :-(
And one more thing to Leigh Riffel: if you uninstall any product, of course the functionality it provides is also uninstalled. – thims – 2011-11-25T17:06:03.413
5Trial software normally should be uninstalled or purchased when the trial is complete. Your implication is that the trial is indefinite, could you please suggest that this wording be added to the website? Please explain your "pair of mouse clicks" as it sounds much easier than what I have found: Right click Ribbon >> Customize Ribbon >> Uncheck ReliefJet Essentials >> OK, and Create New Email >> Right Click on Ribbon >> Customize the Ribbon >> Select ReliefJet Essentials >> Remove >> OK. – Leigh Riffel – 2011-11-25T18:38:59.463
Functionality that just requires changes to registry settings ,for example, often is retained after the tweaking tool is uninstalled. I was just clarifying that this tweak is more complex than a simple registry change and requires the application (specifically the COM add-on) for the feature. – Leigh Riffel – 2011-11-25T18:47:17.930
I also missed Receive New Email >> Right Click on Ribbon >> Customize the Ribbon >> Select ReliefJet Essentials >> Remove >> OK. – Leigh Riffel – 2011-11-25T21:26:11.910
Dear Leigh:
And even with 1, 3: I believe it is worth it. Remember: it is free. – thims – 2011-11-25T22:34:46.947
And one more thing to Leight Riffel: you want to use free software, but you can't even do several mouse clicks to disable extra functions (not needed for now)? That's strange... at least. Believe me, we worked very hard to introduce the software of the highest quality that includes free benefits for everyone. We did not do any implications on indefinite trial. We just said that our product includes free Outlook Tweaker. And it is free indeed. We didn't say that ReliefJet Essentials itself is free or has infinite trial. And we're very sorry for our English. We're Russians. – thims – 2011-11-25T22:48:09.560
@thims, I've been using this for a while now, and I thought it was working good in 2003, but we've now went to 2010 and it doesn't seem to be working. The Deleted Items folder is showing an unread message after I delete it in the popup. Another point is that I now have an Iphone, and delete a lot messages through that, but when I get to my main computer, they all show in the Deleted Items box as unread. Maybe the program could check when outlook opens up, and mark any messages in the DI as read. – Lance Roberts – 2012-01-04T20:31:16.853
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This is available now in Office 365.
File > Options > Mail > Other > Mark messages as read when deleted
HaveSpacesuit
Posted 2011-10-14T00:57:23.347
Reputation: 233
1Not exactly the answer you're looking for, but you can right click on the Deleted Items folder and choose "Mark All as Read." – Chris – 2011-10-14T19:07:15.333
Yep, I've actually been right-clicking and choosing to empty it instead, but that is the only option I've really seen. – Lance Roberts – 2011-10-14T19:11:48.357