If you're sending a really important message and want to be sure that the recipient will get it and open it, you can easily add delivery and read requests to this single message: You'll also see how to set a rule based on getting delivery and read receipts in Outlook 2013. Now I'd like to show you how to request delivery and read receipts for a single message and for all emails you send. If you got a confirmation that your email was read by the addressee, it is obvious that the email was also delivered. The read receipt is sent by the person who opens the message. It can be accidentally removed to the junk e-mail folder. It doesn't guarantee that the email is in the recipient's inbox. So when you get the delivery receipt it shows that the message successfully reached the intended email server. When you send an email, it goes to the recipient's email server, which delivers it to their inbox. A read receipt shows that the message was opened. A delivery receipt informs you that your email message was or wasn't delivered to the recipient's mailbox.

Would you like to know how to do it? Go ahead and read this article!Īt first let's define the difference between delivery and read receipts. It's even possible to create a special read receipt rule or disable read receipt requests if they become annoying. Or you can add read receipts to all your emails. When you send an important message you can request one of them or both at once. These are Outlook Read and Delivery Receipts. Fortunately, Microsoft Outlook has two great options that help users find out what happened to their emails after they hit the Send button. I sent it, but did they get it? I suppose, this burning question puzzles us all every now and then. In this article you will learn how to track sent messages and disable read receipt requests in Outlook 2019, 2016, and 2013.

Do you want to make sure that people get your emails? Outlook delivery and read receipts will notify you when your message is delivered and opened.

Outlook read receipt for one email