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Outlook Express is the most popular e-mail program ever and is fast, full of features and easy to use.
Here are some easy tips to follow after you've setup your e-mail.
Want Outlook Express to go directly to your Inbox after opened?
- Open Outlook Express
- Open the Tools Menu then Options
- Under the General Tab click the When starting, go directly to my inbox...
- Click OK
- When you close and restart the program you will be directed to your inbox.
Setup and Block annoying e-mails - SPAM
If you're unlucky enough to receive a large amount of unsolicited e-mails (SPAM), then blocking them or setting up conditions to catch them and trash their e-mail is definitely a good option.
- To block an e-mail and any consecutive e-mails from an annoying address - Select the message from your inbox, select the Message menu
then select Block Sender - confirm by clicking on Yes.
- Most ISP's do a lot to help cutting down on receiving SPAM for their customers. When you start receiving spam and the subject heading contains identical text e.g. [Spam] before the message then you can easily catch all of these messages by setting up a filter.
Let's assume you are receiving the above or similar - Open the Message Menu, select Create Rule from Message.
- Tick the box from the top which says Where the Subject Line contains..., untick any other boxes.
- From the middle box select the Action you want to perform. ie Delete it from server
- On the 3rd box - select the blue hyperlink text - contains specific words
- From the pop-up box select the exact phrase you want to catch ie [Spam]
- In the 4th box give this rule a name if you wish then click Ok.
How to Send an Attachment with Outlook Express
If you would like to send a friend an image, word document, PDF or anything from your computer or CD-ROM then follow the simple steps below:
- Open Outlook Express
- Click on the Create Mail icon (top left of program).
- From the New Message window select the Insert menu then select File Attachment.
- A pop-up window will now appear prompting you to find the file you want to attach. Locate the file and then select Attach.
- You'll now see the attachment displayed in the Attach box of your new message - That's it!
How to Send an E-mail with a Picture Included in the Text
- Create a new message.
- Type out your e-mail.
- Place your cursor within the area of your e-mail message where you wish to insert your picture / image.
- From the New Message window go to the Insert menu and select Picture....
- Browse through your folders, hard-drive or CD-ROM to locate the picture you want to insert then select Open - That's it!
Horizontal Lines and Hyperlinks - You can also follow the steps above and select these as well to insert into your message.
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