Outlook: send read receipt - secure yourself

By now you can clarify many things via email, which makes it more and more important that you have a proof that your emails have really been taken note of. Due to this, you should always send a read receipt to have a proof in your hand.

How to send a read receipt in Outlook

A read receipt can serve as proof if there is a dispute whether an email was sent.

1. Start a browser of your choice and open Outlook in it. Enter your login details.
2. On the home page, click on the "File" option and look for the "Options" button in the left column.
3. In the new window, you need to select the "Email" tab and look for the "History" section in the menu that appears.
4. Now check the "Read confirmation, confirming that the recipient has viewed the message."
5. Confirm your selection by clicking the "Ok" button. Now Outlook will send each of your sent emails with a read receipt.
6. If you only want to add a read receipt to specific emails, you can do that as well.
7. To do that, open the "New Email" option and select "Options".
8. It now open the options for this email and you must specify that you request a read receipt.

How safe is a read receipt?

Meanwhile, even courts recognize a read receipt. Therefore, you can thus also protect yourself when concluding, revoking or terminating contracts by requesting a read receipt and printing it out. This way you strengthen your position in case of conflicts.