Microsoft KB Archive/153932

= How to Change the Default "Marked as Read" Time =

Article ID: 153932

Article Last Modified on 6/30/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q153932



SUMMARY
By default, when you select a news message in Microsoft Internet News, it becomes marked as read after five seconds have elapsed. This article describes how to change the amount of time before a selected message becomes marked as read.



MORE INFORMATION
To change the amount of time before a selected message becomes marked as read, use the following steps:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Internet News.
 * 2) On the News menu, click Options.
 * 3) Click the Read tab.
 * 4) Change the value in the "Message is read after being previewed for  second(s)" box to any value from 0 to 60.
 * 5) Click Apply, and then click OK.

NOTE: You can also prevent selected messages from becoming marked as read by clicking the "Message is read after being previewed for  second(s)" check box to clear it.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.0 1.00 newsreader inetnews

Keywords: KB153932

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