Outlook 2007: How To Prevent the New Mail Desktop Alert from Appearing

Contributed by shamanstears March 26, 2007  
Tagged: Microsoft Outlook

By default, Outlook 2007 automatically pops up a Desktop Alert to show part of a new message that has just been received. To prevent others from viewing your incoming e-mail, you can disable it. To do this:

1. Right-click on the Outlook icon in the Notification Area, next to the clock.

2. In the resulting menu, uncheck Show New Mail Desktop Alert.