Timeline for How to display Outlook 2013 notifications on Windows 8 lock screen
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| Jan 30, 2015 at 9:10 | vote | accept | mathgenius | ||
| Jan 30, 2015 at 9:10 | answer | added | mathgenius | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 26, 2015 at 12:32 | comment | added | mathgenius | @Indrek, oh, ok, no worries, I just thought you might have not seen my update, you can write whenever you want to, don't feel obliged in any way, you are already doing a lot by helping me. :D so, my update was that I just told it to sync, and it did, even though it is set to download email from any date it did not download a single email. It took a couple of seconds to sync. | |
| Jan 26, 2015 at 8:04 | comment | added | Indrek | Sorry for not responding earlier. I think we should keep the discussion here, that way it's easier for others to chime in and maybe offer a solution. Also, I'm afraid I've little time to actively participate in a chat. We can always clean up the comment thread later if we find a solution or at least manage to narrow down the problem. | |
| Jan 26, 2015 at 7:10 | comment | added | mathgenius | testing, testing, @Indrek, 1, 2, 3 | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 14:33 | comment | added | mathgenius | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 13:41 | comment | added | Indrek | To manually download new messages, right-click anywhere in the app (or click on the "..." at the bottom right) to expand the app bar, then click More -> Sync. Alternatively, just hit F5 like you would in a browser. Anyway, does the Mail app actually download new emails? If yes, how long are you waiting to see if something shows up on the lock screen? "As items arrive" means the app uses push notifications, which should be pretty much instant, but there may be a limit to how often the app can update the lock screen. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 13:34 | comment | added | mathgenius | @Indrek, yes the notifications are already set to "all email" and i set the "download email from" to any time, i even set the "download new email" to "manual" in the hopes that a magical "download now" button will appear so i can click it, but alas it did not and i reverted it back to "as new items arrive". Still no notifications on lock screen. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 12:57 | comment | added | Indrek | Check that the "Show email notifications" option is set to "All email". I think by default it's "Only from favourites". As for downloading older email, check what the "Download email from" option is set to. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 12:53 | comment | added | mathgenius | @Indrek, oh, ok, thanks, didn't realise i could do that. I saw my account listed there and also the "sync email" checkbox, it was unchecked, so i checked it and set all the settings to update email and etc. I tried receiving a test e-mail but it didn't show up on the lock screen, i don't even see the envelope icon at all, it did not download my old emails, but i just set it to do so every 15 mins, instead of "when they arrive" to see if it will work. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 10:37 | comment | added | Indrek | Looks like you're going to PC Settings. Make sure to press Win+C while in the Mail app. The settings should open in a sidebar on the right-hand side, not take you out of the Mail app. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 10:27 | comment | added | mathgenius | @Indrek, edited question to clarify. But Win+C > Settings > Accounts only shows me the User Accounts (unless I am doing something wrong?) | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 10:27 | history | edited | mathgenius | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 22, 2015 at 10:09 | comment | added | Indrek | As far as I know, only Modern/Metro apps (like Mail) can show notifications on the lock screen. Desktop apps like Outlook 2013 cannot. You'll need to set up your email account in the Mail app so it can check for new emails and show notifications. Are you logging into Windows with a Microsoft account, or a local account? Are you using Outlook.com/Hotmail or another email provider? What accounts are already set up in the Mail app (Win+C, Settings -> Accounts)? | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 10:05 | history | edited | Indrek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 22, 2015 at 9:59 | history | edited | Indrek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 22, 2015 at 9:51 | history | asked | mathgenius | CC BY-SA 3.0 |