How to check for new email upon opening Outlook?

[Jester Jim]

When I open Outlook, how do I set it to automatically download new email
without having to hit the send/receive button?

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

The setting is at Tools | Options | Mail Setup. Send immediately on
connection....

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[Jester Jim]

Steve,

I tried your suggestion but it didn't seem to work.

 

[Jester Jim]

Judy,

I tried your suggestion but it didn't seem to work.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The correct answer would have been to set up an automatic Send/Receive
interval.

 

[Jester Jim]

Russ,

I have it set to send/receive at 5-minute intervals. I just moved from
Outlook Express to Outlook. In OE, when you open the mail window, it
automatically checks for new mail. In Outlook it does not. Surely there's a
setting somewhere. Thanks

The correct answer would have been to set up an automatic Send/Receive
interval.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Steve,

I tried your suggestion but it didn't seem to work.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Try this:

Tools, Options, Mail Setup, Under send/receive check "send immediately
when
connected."

That has nothing to do with it.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I have it set to send/receive at 5-minute intervals. I just moved from
Outlook Express to Outlook. In OE, when you open the mail window, it
automatically checks for new mail. In Outlook it does not. Surely there's
a
setting somewhere.

Defining a send/receive interval causes Outlook to perform a send/receive
when it starts. There is no separate setting. I do have to say, however,
that I find Outlook 2007, while usually doing so does not always perform the
initial send/receive. Prior versions always did.