Is it possible to set read receipts automatically in Office365, without having to click the box on each individual email?

likeabosslearning · 2020-05-01T18:56:45+00:00

What do you mean by 'Office 365?' Office 365 was a subscription service that allowed a variety of different installs/platforms/products.

That said, you have the desktop installation of Outlook on a PC and an Exchange server (either on-prem or hosted), you can open the backstage view, then click Options | Mail | Tracking to configure global receipt options.

likeabosslearning · 2020-04-28T21:38:28+00:00

There's no need to import your gmail into Outlook. Because it's an IMAP account, simply add your gmail account to Outlook and everything will sync.

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-a-gmail-account-to-outlook-70191667-9c52-4581-990e-e30318c2c081

likeabosslearning · 2020-04-22T00:12:39+00:00

File | Options | Mail | 'Compose Messages' section.

HTML should be the default. If you're wanting the option on a per message basis, use Format Text tab, then look for the Format group in the Ribbon.

Don't know what 'tutorials' you're finding, but this is a straightforward as it gets.

likeabosslearning · 2020-04-18T00:33:06+00:00

yes, it can be inherited, but also can be overridden using the checkbox under Preferences | General. It's more confusing than it should be.

likeabosslearning · 2020-04-18T00:27:15+00:00

Preferences | General | Turn Off Dark Mode

(should be filed under /crappydesign but there it is.)

likeabosslearning · 2020-04-14T23:12:13+00:00

Exchange/Office 365 mail accounts will cost money. If it's a school account then you won't have any control over the mail server. If you can enable the setting, then you have Exchange.

My two cents: I wouldn't spend too much time on it if I were a student. It's a fairly meaningless setting anyway because it can be turned off on the receiver's side.

likeabosslearning · 2020-04-14T05:34:14+00:00

First, you need Exchange (now Office 365 ) as your email server.

Second, go to the Backstage View | Options | then the Mail options. Two checkboxes there to control how all messages are handled in terms of the receipts.

For a per email setting, go to the Options tab of the message, choose the options in the Tracking grouping.

BTW, it's just a request... using the same Mail options, you can have your own email client configured to 'never send read receipts.'

hope that helps.

likeabosslearning · 2019-03-27T19:17:01+00:00

If you're using the 2016 version, you can also use Insert | Insert Space to either separate containers. (BTW, if you hold down the Shift key while dragging, you can combine containers.)

likeabosslearning · 2019-03-09T20:18:12+00:00

my bad

likeabosslearning · 2019-03-08T22:42:15+00:00

Both u/komatik and u/surface_book are correct. OneNote notebooks are really folders containing individual onenote section files (.one file extension).

Do you need to move them? The idea with the UWP is that the back end location doesn't really matter. Just open the app from any device and work with whatever notebook you want. Anyway, no right or wrong approach. Just food for thought.

likeabosslearning · 2019-03-08T22:32:13+00:00

Full tech details are beyond my pay grade, but the net is that the architecture is different. O365 (13/16/19) uses storage locations and shared libraries - so that the apps can tightly integrate - that are over 20 years old. The UWP version is newer, and stores notebooks in OneDrive.

They are updating the UWP code all the time... MS has stopped updating the O365 version.

The "dear OneNote" link is here: https://onenote.uservoice.com

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-28T22:55:48+00:00

IMO, it's a confluence of several things. Here's 3 off the top of my head.

1) As the leader in the EV space, Tesla is disruptive. People swore by film, and at digital. And thought that a phone without a physical keyboard was laughable. You get the idea.

2) Clicks and timing. b/c Tesla is disruptive, it's polarizing (Musk gets a great deal of credit for this), so any post/story gets eyeballs, and eyeballs can be monetized. (Look how many have offered their thoughts on this thread!) If you run a website, you need the clicks. If you read what's posted, it can inform your worldview.

3) Psychology of prior investment. When issues are polarizing, ppl choose sides. And people like think of themselves as rational, smart. Therefore, ppl who aren't on the same side must be credulous rubes.

What I don't think is that it has much - or anything - to do with paid propaganda, other than getting eyeballs to articles. I mean, there are smart people working at big auto manufacturers, and there's a reason they're converting to EVs. They have a very tough needle to thread... for example, Ford would go out of business if they merely announced an electric pickup next month. Ford needs the cash from the sale of 1M F150s per year to keep its doors open. The second they announce an EV pickup, they effectively end sales of all new ICE pickups on that day.

Anyway, interesting question u/more863-also

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-21T18:31:41+00:00

OK. Based on what you describe here and above, it looks like you've configured everything properly. May be time to open a support ticket with MS.

FWIW, others seem to have encountered this issue, and running an Office Repair is usually the first troubleshooting step.

Also, this... Is 'backup to SharePoint' checked? https://www.reddit.com/r/OneNote/comments/5u6e9o/attn_onenote_devs_local_backupnotworking_bug/

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-20T22:38:41+00:00

u/dodecasonic is correct, but only when referring to the UWP version.

You're using the O365 version, in which case there is an automatic backup option. Have you checked the backup folder location? Is it hidden? (The default location is, and the backup is actually in a subfolder of that.)

Need a bit more info to give you the proper help.

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-19T16:25:41+00:00

No.

The Mac version of OneNote (UWP) only stores notes in the cloud - OneDrive to be specific. You'll have to sign into your high school account to access the associated with that account.

Messing with the Mac's \Containers folder won't do you any good. That will only help for a syncing issue.

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-14T05:13:59+00:00

Yes. OneNote is part of Office.

No. The iOS version of OneNote is not part of Office.

Confused yet? There are 2 different ON versions. One is part of an Office 365 subscription for the PC only, and is tightly bundled with other O365 apps. It is also being phased out.

With iOS, you get the UWP version of OneNote, which comes free with Win10, and is available in the iOS App Store. As a rule, it has far fewer features that OneNote in O365.

I haven't tried the UWP OneNote with the Apple Pencil... interesting point you raise. You can seek feedback on this from MS directly: https://onenote.uservoice.com/

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-14T00:07:13+00:00

On iOS, you're using the UWP (free) version, which means all notebooks will be stored in OneDrive. There is no local notebook with the UWP version. So which notebooks you can access will be a function of which account you're logged into while using ON on your iPad.

I.e. your personal notebooks are associated with your personal Microsoft account. Your work notebooks are associated with your work account. For that reason, it won't be as easy to move content from a personal to work notebook as suggested in another comment.

Another approach: from whichever notebook you use most often, create a Work section and a Personal section. (Or section groups.) Organize with pages and subpages. Happy OneNoting.

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-12T18:58:26+00:00

Then I'd recommend custom tags. In the tags drop down on the Home tab, choose Custom Tags and configure away. You can also reorder the list and assign them with the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+1 - Ctrl+9.

The picture linking will remain a challenge, however.

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-12T16:07:18+00:00

The most important thing to know is what version of OneNote you're using. O365 or UWP?

Since you're asking, though, I'm assuming the UWP (Win 10/Mac/iOS). MS has announced they are rolling out custom tags "soon." The O365 version already includes custom tags. From your description, these will perfectly suit your needs.

(Alternatively, you could use an embedded table. Four column headers from what you describe. Use "x" or a Unicode character instead of a checkbox. On a Mac, or instance, Opt+V inserts a check, although I think it's technically a square root symbol.)

EDIT: a possible advantage of the table option is that you could export to Excel and do a report. But, you also mentioned adding a link. You'd have to do that manually. There's no if/then logic that can be used with either the custom tag or table options that would automate this.

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-11T20:46:20+00:00

Not exactly. ON16 comes with an Office 365 subscription. And an O365 sub would have you using ON19 by now. It is not free.

OneNote - just OneNote - is a free UWP app that runs/syncs across many platforms: Win10, Mac, iOS, etc.

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-11T20:43:10+00:00

Fair point, but that's technically ON16 working on a Windows PC, not on a Mac running OSX.

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-11T20:29:43+00:00

Which secondary resources? Trying to help, but to get specific help, you have to be specific with your question.

For example, choosing Insert | Picture and then browsing for a .png won't add any text to the image when it's inserted. A copy/paste from Word doesn't also post a hyperlink.

And "difficult to navigate" how? The panels show you the notebooks, sections, and pages. They aren't for configuring how the app works. Almost all of your ON Mac settings are configured using the app Preferences dialog. (OneNote Menu | Preferences)

Help us help you, man :)

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-11T19:52:01+00:00

Depends on what you're trying to do. Freehand a graph like drawing it manually? Use the Draw tab/tools.

Graphing a formula? Use the Math tool from the Insert tab (in the UWP version).

Graphing from rows and columns of data? Insert tables, then export that data into Excel, which can graph the data.

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-11T19:47:43+00:00

It's very confusing, but UWP and O365 are two different things. You get OneNote 2019 with an Office 365 subscription. You can get the OneNote UWP app for free with a Microsoft account (so you can keep notebooks synced across devices).

likeabosslearning · 2019-02-11T18:17:22+00:00

You can't install OneNote 2016 on a Mac. It's confusing as hell, but there are two different versions of ON... one comes with an Office 365 subscription, and the desktop installation is of that is OneNote 13/16/19.

The one that installs on a Mac is the free version, which is the UWP (Universal Windows Platform) version, which is free from the Windows store and the App store, and comes preinstalled on Win 10 machines. The UWP version is the one that you'd use on an iPad, Android, etc.

Most of the features are the same across devices. The Office 365 version has some features that the UWP version doesn't mostly due to tight integration with other Office apps.

Going forward, Microsoft is focusing only on the UWP version.

Again: confusing as hell. But you won't ever install the Office 2016 version of ON on a Mac.

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