Outlook is a popular email program and it can be used to send messages to a large number of people. However, it can be difficult to set the priority for an email message. To set the priority for an email message, open Outlook and click on the Tools button. Then, click on the Priority tab. The Priority tab will show you a list of messages that have a higher priority than other messages. The first message in the list is the highest priority and it will be at the top of the Priority tab. To set a new high priority for an email message, click on the plus sign next to the message’s name and then select a value from the pop-up menu that will appear. The value can be anything from 1 to 5. If you want to change an existing high priority for an email message, click on the minus sign next to its name and then select a new value from the pop-up menu that will appear.
Most of us receive a lot of email and important messages may get overlooked in our long list of messages. If you’re sending a message that requires attention in a timely manner, you can set the priority for the message, allowing the recipient to find it quickly.
To send a high priority email message, make sure the “Home” tab is active and click “New Email”.
Enter the recipient’s email address, subject line, and body of the message. Make sure the “Message” tab is active.
In the “Tags” section of the “Message” tab, click “High Importance”, if the message has high priority. You can also assign a “Low Importance” to a message. This is handy if the message is not as important, but you still want the recipient to be able to find it quickly in their list of email messages.
To assign a priority to an email message, you can also click the “Message Options” dialog box button in the “Tags” section.
The “Properties” dialog box displays. In the “Settings” section, select an option from the “Importance” drop-down list to set the priority.
You can also select the “Sensitivity” of the message in the “Settings” section. Click “Close” once you’ve made your selections.
High priority messages received in Outlook are marked with a red exclamation point in the first (“Importance”) column and low priority messages are marked with a blue down arrow.
These marks make it easier to find messages based on priority or importance. You can also click on the column header (“!”) to sort your messages by importance.
