Of course, ALL settings have been set correctly as far as I am concerned, including the Backgound Apps setting for mail. And, with a large number of browser sessions and other apps running generally, I have found that notifications stop working completely - only a reboot causes them to start working again. You can choose from these three options for any of the email accounts you have added to Outlook.
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I can do a simple test, and show that when Mail is running in the foreground, it will instantly show all notifications correctly, but when running in the background, even if I am only using a just a single, simple browsing session, then notifications do not always appear in a timely fashion, and often not at all (they never show). The Focused Inbox attempts to only let emails in that seem important and/or personal, so, naturally, this option will help keep your notifications limited to emails that are worth your time. This wikiHow teaches you how to enable and use Outlook mail's 'Undo Send' feature, which allows you to recall an email for a limited amount of time after clicking the 'Send' button. This article explains how to change the sounds for email notifications in Outlook. It appears to be when Mail is running in the background. Mac: Open Outlook and go to Preferences > Notifications & Sounds, then select a sound under Message arrival.
Also, you can get real-time desktop notifications with this plugin as well. In the Desktop Notification section, turn off the slider next to Send me browser notifications when a message arrives. Click on General in the left-hand corner of the screen > Click Notification. I have noticed a recent problem (last month or so) with windows mail not always showing notifications of new mail in the Notification Area. SalesHandy's Outlook read receipt feature let you know when and how many times your email has opened. Open and click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of your screen > Click View all Outlook settings.