Environment: Outlook for Windows, Mac, Android, IOS, and Web
Purpose: Notify someone being mentioned in an email
Use @ in the body of a message or meeting invite
1. In the body of the email message or calendar invite, enter the @ symbol and the first few letters of the contact's first or last name.
2. When Outlook offers you one or more suggestions, choose the contact you want to mention. By default, their full name is included.
3. You can delete a portion of the mention, for example, everything other than the person's first name. The mentioned contact is also added to the To line of the email or the meeting invite.
Search for messages that mention you
If you receive a lot of email, you might want to filter the messages in a folder to see only those messages that mention you.
In Outlook for Windows
1. Above the message list, choose All.
2. Choose Mentioned Mail.
In Outlook for Mac
1. On the Home tab, choose Filter Email.
2. Choose Mentioned.
Note The Mentioned mail feature and the @ (at symbol) indicator are only available for recipients using Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Online, or Outlook.com.