How to Add "Request Delivery Receipt" to an Outbound E-mail Message Sent from MS-Outlook

When would you use this?

For faculty and staff who want a receipt confirming if their email message went through to its recipient. 

Instructions:

  1. Open the Outlook application.
  2. Go to the Home tab at the top and click on New Email.
  3. Once in the new email, click on the Options tab on the top of the screen.
  4. In the section labelled Tracking, confirm that Request a Delivery Receipt is checked off.

                          

  1. Once your email is typed out, click Send. Outlook will then send you a confirmation of whether or not the email went out successfully.

                          

Environment/Applies To:

Outlook 2019 Application, Faculty and Staff.

Additional Information:

 

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