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Setting options for Check for Message |
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In the Tools menu,
click Options-
In the General tab, under Send/Receive Messages,
click the Check for new messages check box -
In the
field, type the number of minutes to indicate how
often to check for new messages -
To check for new
messages when you start Outlook Express, check the
Send and receive messages at startup check box -
To
play a sound when a new message arrives, check the
Play sound when new messages arrive check box -
Click OK
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Managing a mail list |
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To change the width of a column, click a column
border and drag it to the left or right -
To
change the order of the columns, click a column
heading, then drag it to its new location -
To hide
or display columns, right-click the column headings,
then click
Column.
Check and uncheck column, then click
OK -
To sort
the mail list, click the column heading
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Reading message and attachments |
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To open
a message window, double-click the message in the
list
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To open
an attachment from the Preview pane, click the
paperclip, then click the attachment
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To open
an attachment from the message window, double-click
the attachment
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Replying to and forwarding message |
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To send
a response only to the person who sent the message,
click
Reply
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To send
your response to everyone who received the message,
click
Reply
All
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To send
the message to someone else who didn't receive it,
click
Forward
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Creating a mail folder |
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Right-click the
Folder List
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In the context menu,
click New Folder
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In the Create Folder
dialog box, type the name of the new folder in the
Folder Name field
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In the folder tree,
click the folder in which to place the new folder
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Click
OK
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Moving,
copying, and deleting message |
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To move
a message to another folder, click the message in
the mail list, then drag it to the folder
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To copy
a message, hold down the
Ctrl
key as you drag it to another folder
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To
delete a message, click the
Delete
button or drag the message to the
Deleted
Items
folder
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Arranging to empty deleted items automatically |
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In the Tools menu, click
Options
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Click the Maintenance
tab
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Check the Empty message
from 'Deleted Items' on exit check box
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Click OK
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