How to disable email notifications for specific account in Outlook

Like most work environments you probably have more than one email account associated in your Outlook program. While having multiple accounts there are frequently more notifications that you may receive. Now of course you could simply turn off notifications, but what if you just wanted to turn off notifications on a specific account? This article will show you how to do just that.

1. In Outlook, click File -> Options.

In the Outlook options window, click Mail.

Under Message arrival uncheck ‘Display a Desktop alert’ then click ‘Ok’.

2. Click File and then go to Manage Rules and Alerts.

Select the Email Rules tab and make sure to select the specific mailbox you want to add the rule to in the drop-down list.

Then click New Rule.

3. On the Rules Wizard click ‘Apply rule on messages I receive’ then click Next.

On the next screen click Next.

On the next popup click Yes.

4. On the next screen check ‘display a Desktop Alert’.

After the checkbox click Yes on the popup.

Then click Next.

5. On the next screen check except through the specific account then in Step 2 click ‘specified’ when the Account popup opens, select the specific account you want to apply the rule to. Then click Ok. After the popup window closes click ‘Next’.

6. On the next screen if its not already checked, check ‘Turn on this rule’. Then click ‘Finish’.

7. Click ‘Ok’ to apply the rule and you’re finished!