How do I disable Microsoft Office Desktop Alerts?

If you’re interested in changing the behavior or just outright disabling Microsoft Office Desktop Alerts, like that “new mail” alert for Outlook that pops up out of the taskbar, here’s how:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Turn-new-message-alert-pop-up-on-or-off-9940c70e-b306-442e-a856-d94b20318481

(dead link – http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP010416051033.aspx)