In an effort to present professionally and not have to worry about personal notifications popping up on your screen while presenting, such as tomorrow night’s date, a text message from your lover or a phone call from your boss, you may wish to turn off notifications on your Mac. Jun 06, 2015 If you don't want to see the badges showing new messages, open System Preferences and then Notifications. Select the iMessage app or any other you want to change and uncheck the box to show Badges. This will turn it off whether you are logged in or not.
Text message notifications aren't supported in the new Outlook on the web. You won't be able to add new phone numbers, create new text message notifications, or edit existing notifications from the new Outlook on the web. However, you can turn off text message notifications from either the new or the classic Outlook on the web.
Important: Eventually, you won't be able to switch back to classic Outlook on the web. When this happens, you won't be able to create or edit text message notifications. In the new Outlook on the web you can only delete your text messaging settings and stop the service from delivering notifications to your phone.
If you want to receive notifications on your phone, try downloading Outlook for Android or Outlook for iOS.
Choose your version for instructions
The instructions are slightly different depending on whether you're using the new Outlook on the web or the classic version. Choose which version of Outlook on the web you're using to see the steps that apply to you.
IF YOUR MAILBOX LOOKS LIKE..
See Instructions for the new Outlook on the web.
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See Instructions for classic Outlook on the web.
Note: If your organization has included its logo in the toolbar, you might see something slightly different than shown above.
Turn off text messaging notifications in the new Outlook on the web
- Select Settings > View all Outlook settings.
- Select General > Text messaging.
- Select Delete text messaging settings.
Note: While you can't add or edit text message notifications, your current settings will remain active and you'll continue to receive notifications until you delete them or until the service is discontinued in the summer of 2020.
To turn off or edit text message notifications in classic Outlook on the web
Turn Notifications On Windows 10
- Select Settings > Options.
- Select General > Text messaging.
- Turn off any notifications you no longer wish to receive.