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Turning off the Mark As Read feature in Outlook 98 If you use Outlook's Preview Pane to preview your mail messages, you'll notice that by default, Outlook automatically marks any message displayed in the Preview Pane as read. That is to say, the message's closed envelope icon changes to an open envelope icon, and the message headers are no longer bolded. If a message is marked as read, you may accidentally be mislead to think that you've dealt with it appropriately, be that by printing it, filing it, or otherwise. To prevent Outlook from automatically marking previewed messages as read, select Tools/Options from the menu bar, then click on the Other tab. Next, click on the Preview Pane button. Clear the Mark Messages As Read In Preview Window and Mark Item As Read When Selection Changes check boxes and then click OK. Click OK once more to close the Options dialog box. Now, when you'd like to mark a message as read, simply right-click on the message and select Mark As Read from the resulting shortcut menu.
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