How to set priority for an email in Outlook
We will explain the procedure to set priority for an email in: Let’s start.
1] How to set priority for an email in Outlook desktop app
The steps that we will explain here are for Outlook 2016. The steps may differ for other versions of the Outlook desktop app due to different interfaces.
By default, all the email messages are set to normal priority. The high priority email messages are marked with a red exclamation mark and the low priority messages are marked with a blue down arrow. When the receiver receives an email, he will see these marks on the email. There are high chances that the recipient will open the email with the red exclamation mark first.
In addition to setting a priority for emails, you can also select the sensitivity of the email as personal, private, or confidential. By default, the sensitivity of all emails is set to normal. To set the sensitivity of an email, click on the small arrow at the corner of the Tags section to open the Message Properties dialog box. In the Properties dialog box, click on the Sensitivity drop-down menu and select the desired option. When you send the email after selecting its sensitivity, the receiver will receive a message just below the subject line indicating the type of sensitivity.
2] How to set priority for an email in Outlook on the Web
Let’s see how to set priority for an email in Outlook.com. Open your web browser, sign in to your Outlook account, and follow the below-listed instructions: Read: How to Hide or Show BCC field in Outlook.
How to set an email to high priority?
You can set an email to high priority in both the Outlook desktop app and Outlook for the Web before sending an email. In the Outlook desktop app, this option is available under the Tags section in the New message window. On the other hand, in Outlook on the Web app, the option appears when you click on the three horizontal dots. We have explained the entire process to set priority for an email in Outlook above in this article. Read: How to automatically move emails to a folder in Outlook.
How do you mark a sender as important in Outlook?
In Outlook, you can change the priority of the email messages you receive. In other words, you can mark a particular message from a particular sender as highly important or the least important.
We have explained the steps below: Also read: How to mark Email as Normal, Personal, Private or Confidential in Outlook. Hope this helps.
