Most of the Outlook users encounter problems with mail notifications even though Outlook offers a lot of features and tools for its clients. This problem mainly occurs when IMAP mail accounts are configured and as a result, the Outlook 2010 application synchronizes much data. However, these mail notification alert issues can be solved very easily by following the given set of instructions about Microsoft Outlook. Instructions Open the Microsoft Outlook 2010 application in your computer to start the process. Once the Outlook window is open in your screen, navigate to the tab called Home, then from the Rules drop down button, you need to click the option labeled Manage Rules & Alerts. Now the Rules & Alerts window will be opened in your screen. To apply rules for specific action, you need to click the option called New Rule. Next, you need to start creating a blank file from the Rules wizard. After that, click the option Apply Rule On Messages I Receive followed by...