How to Read Receipt in Outlook 2000

Often, when you send an email in Outlook 2000, you wonder if the person you sent it to has read the email. Fortunately, asking for a read receipt is a simple task to set up and will let you know that the email has been opened by the receiving party. Provided the recipient of the email responds to the read request, you will know when the email has been received and read.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Create the email you wish to send by either selecting "New" from the text menu or choosing "Reply" to answer an email you have received.

2. Click on "View" from the text menu at the top of your email.

3. Click on "Options" from the choices given.

4. Place a check mark next to the text line "Request a read receipt for this message" near the bottom of the Option screen under Tracking Options.

5. Send your email as you normally would by clicking "Send" from the text menu at the top of the screen. The receiver of the email will be prompted to send back a read receipt when she opens the email.

Tips & Warnings

• The person receiving the email with a read receipt has the option of saying no. If the receiver chooses this option, you will not receive any notification that the email has been read. If you have more than one email address in the To: line of your email, a read request will be sent to each email address included.
• If the receiver uses an email client that doesn't support the read request, you will not know if the email has been read or not, since the read request is not an option in his software. If the receiver uses preview panes to read her email, the read request may not display on her screen.

References

• Software Help, Outlook Read and Delivery Receipts
• Delivery Receipts and Read Receipts in Outlook, Article ID: 192929 - Last Review: May 22, 2007 - Revision: 5.0