Marking deleted items as read

[Simon Harvey]

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a rule combination that will mark messages that
I delete as read. When I delete stuff it really bugs me that it stills marks
the items as unread. I don't care! Thats why I deleted them!

If anyone knows how to fix this I'd greatly appreciate it

Many thanks

Simon

 

[Jack]

Simon,
My first question would be, if you are deleting unread
messages, why would you be concerned if they are
marked "read" or "unread"?? Just empty the deleted items
folder and be done with it. If there is a concern, then go
into the deleted items folder and select ALL the messages,
right click in the highlited area and select "mark as
read". You can also go into the rules wizard and go thru
the setup of a rule "mark as read when deleted". I have'nt
found a need to try this but if it's worth it to you give
it a try.

 

[Simon Harvey]

Hi there,

The reason why i want to do this is because I find the numbers telling me
how many unread messages I have to be a distraction. Why would I want to
know how many items I've deleted havent been read?

The unread items message is helpful, but I don't care about messages I've
deleted, only the ones in my inboxes. I guess this is because I like to
leave outlook with all the messages being read. Of course I could go in and
mark them or delete them myself, but my questions was realting to how to do
this manually.

I've tried in the rules wizard but it doesnt work

Thanks

Simon