There always seems to be those little things that are a minor annoyance but always seem to get put on the back burner.  When I read my e-mail in Microsoft Outlook I usually use the preview pane.  However, after I get done reading the message it doesn’t mark my message as read in the navigation pane until after I click on a different message.  If I forget to do that the little envelope down by the clock doesn’t go away so it still looks like I have new mail even though I already read it all.  I found this tip posted on the Lifehacker: Outlook blog the other day and thought some of you might also find it helpful.

Microsoft Outlook 2007’s default setting is to leave the naggy little “new mail” notification envelope in the taskbar, even if you’ve viewed your last unread email in the reading pane. Luckily it’s easy to stop that madness: In the Tools menu, choose Options, and from the Other tab, hit the Reading Pane button. There you can check off “Mark items as read when viewed in the Reading Pane.”

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