Automatically mark as read for specific folder in Outlook 2016

Question

Is there any was that I can mark emails "as read" automatically. I have some folders that are receving automatic reports. I don't need to read them, I just need to have them if needed in emails. So emails will be read as soon as they are in or it could be specific delay, e.g 5 mins. Is this possible is Outlook 2016? So I don't need to click on them. This should apply for specific folders not for entire mail box.

Thanks xD.

Solution

I'm assuming you have a mail rule that moves the messages you are referring to in to a separate folder automatically when they arrive.

Add to that rule the action called: mark it as read

If you don't already have a rule, then you can create one to identify the mail in question and mark it as read among other things.

Comments

[IGRACH]

Thanks xD. Is there any way to make them read in lets say 5 mins?

[Kris Harper]

This makes it a client-only rule, which isn't really useful for keeping things in sync between machines.

[Appleoddity]

@KrisHarper If you add this rule to all your machines then it shouldn't matter.

[Kris Harper]

@Appleoddity not all clients execute rules. E.g. mobile clients or Outlook web access.