- Outlook 2010 uses the same settings and keyboard shortcuts as earlier versions:
- To manually mark an email as Unread, press Ctrl+U with one or more messages selected. You can also right-click on any of them and choose "Mark as Unread" from the context menu, or click the "Unread / Read" button to toggle status under the "Home" tab in the Ribbon.
- To manually mark a message as Read, press the Ctrl+Q keyboard shortcut when one or more emails are selected - or right-click and choose "Mark as Read", or click "Unread / Read".
- Customize the delay before Outlook automatically marks emails as Read: click on "File" (top left) and select "Options". Choose "Mail" on the left, and click on the "Reading Pane" button.
You can also create a custom rule (mail filter) to always mark emails as read. • On the "Home" tab, select "Rules > Create Rule".
• Click "Advanced Options"
• Click "Next", and confirm "Yes".
• Check "Mark it as read" (sixth from bottom).
• Click "Next" on that screen and the next, and click "Finish". - Leave the "Mark items as read..." checkbox, and enter a number of seconds in the text box below (
5seconds default) that Outlook waits before marking the current message as Read.Tip: using
zeroseconds ensures that even quickly read messages are marked as read ! - If you check "Mark item as read when selection changes", Outlook automatically marks the email as read when you click on another one - regardless of how long it was selected.
Tip: uncheck these two checkboxes to prevent Outlook from ever marking emails as Read.
- FYI: pressing spacebar scrolls through the email you are reading, and moves on to the next one when you reach the end: disable that functionality by unchecking "Single key reading..."
- Click "OK" to save your changes, and "OK" once more to close Options.
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