NewOutlook
Outlook: Play a Sound Rule
Outlook users can now create rules to play sounds or show desktop alerts when emails matching specified conditions arrive. This is a user-facing feature addition with no admin action required.
Key dates
- 2024 — rollout (Rolling out to Worldwide Standard Multi-Tenant, GCC, GCC High, and DoD environments)
Microsoft's description
Users can set up Outlook rules to play a sound or show a desktop alert whenever an email that matches your chosen conditions arrives, whether it’s from a specific person, includes certain words, or meets any other rule criteria you define. These features help you stay alerted to the emails that matter most. #newoutlookforwindows