> I'm wondering if the email received icon (displayed at the bottom
> right corner of the screen) can be set so it only shows up when an
> email is received in my inbox. Right now it is displayed everytime
> an email goes to my spam folder too and I seem to be getting more
> spam than legitimate emails.
Since Outlook doesn't have a spam folder, you must have an antispam add-in.
Thus, your incoming mail IS going to your Inbox and the flag is being
enabled. Your spam scanner then moves the message from Inbox to SPAM.
Thus, Outlook is behaving normally and your antispam product is interfering
with that normal operation.

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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]