how to reverse "mark all as read"

[jackson]

While attempting to change a message to "unread" I hit "mark all as read" is
there a way to reverse " mark all as read" in order to identiy my unread
messages ?

 

[VanguardLH]

While attempting to change a message to "unread" I hit "mark all as read" is
there a way to reverse " mark all as read" in order to identiy my unread
messages ?

Nope. You can select all and "unmark as read" but then they are all set
to that status. There is no Undo for changing the read status on items.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Only if you restore the entire mailbox from backup.

Alternative methods to prevent this from happening in the future;
-Use CTRL+ENTER or CTRL+Q to mark a message as read
-Move the "Mark as Read" command to a place directly on your toolbar or QAT
(depending on your Outlook version)
-Move or even remove the "Mark All As Read" from your menu.

For more info about toolbar customization see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/customizetoolbar.htm