Altering The New Mail Notification Sound In Outlook

When you are using Microsoft Outlook, sometimes you will hear a sound when you receive a new mail. Most of the time, a chime sound will be heard when you receive a new message. Well, Outlook gives you the option to change the sound and enable the one that you like. By following the below provided instructions, you can change the settings for the Outlook notification sound.

Using the Windows 2000 OS

• To set as your new mail sound, you need to choose an audio file. However, the file that you choose must be in the .wav format.
• Exit the Microsoft Outlook program.
• Choose Control Panel and open Sounds And Multimedia. The tab titled Sounds has to be selected and you have to choose Sound Events and then choose Windows. Now the new mail notification has to be clicked.
• Select the Browse button and choose the required .wav file. After choosing the required file, you need to choose OK.
• Now you need to restart Outlook and the new sound that you have selected will be played each time you receive a new mail.

Using Windows XP

• You need to choose the sound file from your system and it should be in .wav format.
• Exit the Microsoft Outlook program.
• You need to open the Control Panel and choose the Sounds, Speech And Audio Devices. Now you need to select Sounds And Audio Devices.
• Now the tab titled Sounds has to be selected and you need to choose program events, then select Windows and then choose the new mail notification sound.
• You will have to choose the Browse button and select the .wav file of your choice and click the OK button.
• Now you need to restart Outlook and the new sound that you have selected will be played each time you receive a new mail.

Using Windows Vista

• Choose an audio file. The file that you choose must be in the .wav format.
• Exit the Microsoft Outlook program.
• Select Hardware And Sound from the different icons that are present in the Control panel. Now you need to choose the Sound option and select the tab titled Sound. Now you need to select the program events, then choose Windows and finally select New mail notification.
• You need to hit the Browse button and select the .wav file from your system. Click OK once selected.
• Now Outlook has to be restarted and the new sound that you have chosen will be heard when you receive a new mail.

If you require help with Outlook, you can visit the Microsoft help and support forum. You may also contact Microsoft support number to get apt help with Outlook issues.