How do I prevent Outlook from opening mail that I don't click on?

[Guest]

In the older version of Outlook, mail only opened if I double-clicked it. In
the latest version, Outlook opens items that I don't click on at all. I'm
not entirely sure what's happening, but I noticed that if I skip and click on
the one below it, the one I skipped sometimes opens. I like to Mark Items
Unread as reminders, and can't maintain them as unread. Also, Outlook opened
some phishing items and that has caused me problems. I've learned now that
if I right-click items and delete, I'm ok. Clicking them once to delete
opens them.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

are you using:

1. Outlook 2003?
2. the Reading Pane?

if you answered YES to both, just fix the default setting here:

Tools | OPtions | Other | Reading Pane. Set it to not mark items as read
after X seconds and set it to not Mark Items as Read when selection
changes.

I hope this helps you at least a little bit!

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual
way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of
complaining.
Jef Raskin, interviewed in Doctor Dobb's Journal