It's a setting. But...
1. You don't tell us the program you're using.
2. We can't guess if it's Outlook or Outlook Express.
3. This is the Excel newsgroup; you're in the wrong place. :)
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~Anne Troy

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"Travis" wrote in message
...
When new email arrives you don't know it. You don't know you have new
mail
until you click on an existing email in your inbox. Any ideas?