Policy
Reading Pane
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Checks/Unchecks the option "Mark items as read when viewed in the Reading Pane" in the Reading Pane dialog box.
Internal name
L_ReadingPane
Policy ID
10516ae62afc
Elements
4
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Wait xxx seconds before marking items as read: ID L_Waitxxxsecondsbeforemarkingitemsasread | decimal | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences Value name previewwaitseconds Type REG_DWORD | Range: 1 to 999 | |
| User | Mark messages as read in reading window ID L_Markmessagesasreadinreadingwindow | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences Value name previewmarkmessage Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Mark item as read when selection changes ID L_Markitemasreadwhenselectionchanges | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences Value name previewdontmarkuntilchange Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 | |
| User | Single key reading using spacebar ID L_Singlekeyreadingusingspacebar | boolean | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\general Value name singlekeyreading Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Wait xxx seconds before marking items as read:
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences
Value name
previewwaitseconds
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Range: 1 to 999
Mark messages as read in reading window
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences
Value name
previewmarkmessage
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Mark item as read when selection changes
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences
Value name
previewdontmarkuntilchange
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0
Single key reading using spacebar
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\general
Value name
singlekeyreading
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0