Q: How do I turn off E-mail sound alerts when receiving Incoming E-mail?

Most e-mail software programs are set as a default to check for incoming e-mail messages every ten minutes. If a message or messages have been received, an e-mail sound alert notifies the computer user that a message or messages are available for him/her to read. However, it can become somewhat annoying to hear these e-mail sound alerts going off every ten minutes. To turn off the audio on these e-mail sound alerts, follow the steps below.


Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Outlook Express When Using Windows XP:
With Outlook Express open, go to the "Tools" menu and drop down to "Options." The "Options" window will appear.
Click your cursor arrow on the "General" tab.
Look for "Send/Receive Messages" and uncheck the box next to "Play sound when new messages arrive."
Click "OK."

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Thunderbird 1.0.7 When Using Windows XP:
With Thunderbird open, go to the "Tools" menu and drop down to "Options." The "Options" window will appear.
Click your cursor arrow on the "General" icon.
Find the settings for "When new messages arrive" and uncheck the box next to "Play a sound."
Click "OK."

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Netscape 7.2 When Using Windows XP:
With Netscape Navigator open, go to the "Edit" menu and drop down to "Preferences." The "Preferences" window will appear.
Under "Category," click your cursor arrow on "Mail & Newsgroups."
Click on "Notifications."
Uncheck the box under "When new messages arrive."
Click "OK."

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts in Mail.app 2.0 When Using Macintosh OS X:
With mail.app open, go to the "Mail" menu and drop down to "Preferences." The "Preferences" window will appear.
Click your cursor arrow on the "General" icon on the toolbar.
Look for "New mail sound:" and select "None" from the pop-up menu.
Close the window by clicking on the red dot in the upper left-hand corner.

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Thunderbird 1.5 When Using Macintosh OS X:
With Thunderbird open, go to the "Thunderbird" menu and drop down to "Preferences." The preferences window will appear.
Click your cursor arrow on the "General" icon.
Find the settings for "When new messages arrive" and uncheck the box next to "Play a sound."
Click "OK."

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Netscape 7.2 When Using Macintosh OS X:
With Netscape Navigator open, go to the "Netscape" menu and drop down to "Preferences." The "Preferences" window will appear.
Under "Category," click your cursor arrow on "Mail & Newsgroups."
Click on "Notifications."
Uncheck the box under "When new messages arrive."
Click "OK."


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