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I am using Outlook 2010 and want to know if it is possible to change the colour of the desktop alert that materialises whenever a new message(s) arrive from the bland default colour to something more eye-catching. Can this be done? If so, how does one go about it? Would it take modification of the registry in order to achieve this?
(For those of you who wish to attempt modifying the registry, I must stress that unless you are absolutely certain of what you are doing, you should never modify any registry keys as the repercussions could be devastating to your system. I am a qualified Computer Scientist with specialisms in Artificial Intelligence, Networking, Machine Learning and Automated Algorithmic Decision-Making Processes, and I possess the necessary skills and knowledge required to successfully and safely modify said registry keys.)
Many thanks.
2I don't see how your second paragraph has anything to do with the question... It's just advice to other people about the registry in general... You may be better off removing it, and just focus on the question :) – Dave – 2014-06-04T11:00:50.203
It serves as a warning for those who, when reading possible solutions, see some terminology that they recognise and think that they can resolve all their problems by performing these tasks - I don't want to indirectly cause anybody to have any problems that they can't handle. – SnookerFan – 2014-06-04T11:03:10.860
SnookerFan, I asked a question on Meta which you may find useful ... However, I have no qualifications (other than a driving license, the only exam I ever passed!!) and would happily edit the registry on other peoples computer :)
– Dave – 2014-06-04T11:08:28.630Also, this sounds like an XY problem. Why do you want this behaviour with the notification? Maybe there is a macro or third party extension which does what you want without needing to use the notification at all?
– Dave – 2014-06-04T11:21:26.840I want this feature simply because I would like the notification to be bright red for the simple reason that nothing else my screen is never bright red, and it will thus catch my eye better so that I don't miss any urgent e-mails. – SnookerFan – 2014-06-04T12:17:00.657