Outlook Express from A to Z

[jesse]

Using existing display modes

• 1 - A click in the left pane of the screen on "Inbox" (When messages have not yet been read, they are displayed in blue with their number)
• It gets in the right pane the list of messages. When some were not read, they are displayed in bold
  
  2 - View -> Current View
• In the drop-down list, the "show all messages" is selected by default. If one wishes to view unread messages, click on
• "Hide read messages" Note: To switch between various display modes, a right-click on the toolbar at the top of the screen and then another on "bar display"
• To switch, a click on "View" in the toolbar

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Create a display

1 - show all messages from a click on "View" at the top of the screen, then click "show all messages"

2 - In the "View" menu -> Current View -> Define Views

3 - Click on the top right on "New"

4 - Choose the type of conditions to determine the display. For example, it is desired display all messages with an attachment.
Check the first area in the "Select the conditions for your display" box "Where the From line contains people" and the box "When the message contains an attachment."

5 - In the "Description of the" define the conditions that need to be clarified. In this example, this is the first condition. A click on "From contains people" clicking "Address Book" and double-click on the name of the person. Then OK to confirm.

Indicate whether messages should be displayed or hidden by clicking on "Show Hide". Then check the "Show messages" -> OK

6 - Click the "Display Name" and type (eg) "name with PJ" -> OK -> OK

7 - Check the new format of a click on the arrow in the "View" in the toolbar and "name with PJ"

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Send messages

Add the e-mail to a contact in the address book quickly:

Select one of the messages and click right mouse button -> Add sender to Address Book.

Send a message to several contacts:

To avoid retype each time, simply creating "contact groups" (or "distribution lists" Tools -> Address Book. Select the folder where you want to create a group.
On the toolbar, a click on "New Group" Type the name of the group (eg Good jokes) and the dialog box, click on "Select members", then double-click on the names of people to add. -> OK -> OK
In the future, indicating "Good jokes" as recipient of a message, the shipment will be triggered to each member of the group "Good jokes"

Attachments

To remember to insert the attachment: It is possible to do so without open OE. Rather than start by creating a message, browse the hard disk to find room to be shipped. Right-clicking the mouse over -> Send To -> Recipient
The new e-mail containing already opened the attachment (as an icon) Enter the text and click "Send"

Since a document created in Office

Whether a document in Word, Excel etc. it is unnecessary to go through OE. : File -> Send To -> Recipient
New lines appear between the toolbar and text (the usual fields of EO) Enter the recipient and click on "Send a copy" It is even faster. There are sending in OE "letters" and it has the option to save the text in the file of his choice or termination.

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Delete unnecessary e-mails
(which also take place on the hard disk)

Erase a message

When you delete a message, it is sent to a "Deleted Items" like when you delete a file, Windows places it in the trash. This is to get what has been "deleted" by mistake.
If you are sure to want perform action: a click on "Deleted Items" and then empty the folder.
To automate this action, press the "Delete." -> OK. Another possibility:
Deleted Items -> Tools -> Options. A click on "Maintenance" -> Cleaning messages and check the "Empty messages from the Deleted folder by leaving" - Apply.

Remove some messages sent

Each time you send a message, he finds himself in the "Sent Items" Or we need to clean from time to time, automate or prohibiting the registration in "Sent Items":
Tools -> Options -> Send. Turn off the box "Copy sent messages in Sent Items".

Compress messages
(save space)

File menu -> File -> Compact All Folders

Sort and file attachments
(taking place)

Delete after reading the messages include an attachment if it is not important. Otherwise, you can save it to disk, and remove EO:
Open the message containing the PJ. Menu File -> Save attachments. Select the PJ (or all) -> Browse -> Save

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Create personal folders

1 - Place the mouse on "Local folders" then right-click -> New Folder (the name) -> OK
2 - Repeat this step to create as many folders as you want.

Bring order in the mail

1 - Sort messages manually:
in the right pane, select the message to store. Make dragging on the name of the folder
2 - Ranger messages into folders automatically and quickly thanks to the rules of message.

Drawing up messages

1 - "Tools" menu -> Message Rules and Mail -> New
2 - In the first part, specify (eg.) Filter by sender or content, or by mail account by checking the ... (the) case (s) desired
3 - In the second frame, indicating associated action (eg.) Move, copy, delete the message ... upon arrival in the Inbox.
Ability to combine several options
4 - The third part is helping to bring the rules of the filter. If you click (for ex.) On "contains people", it indicates an e-mail or by clicking on "specified" that the e-mail will be transferred upon his arrival in a particular folder .
Naming rule -> OK.
Note: If we want the rule applies to post messages present in the window "Posting Rules" select the rules and clicking on "Apply" -> OK -> Close
5 - If you forgot to create a folder, select "Inbox" and click on "New Folder." Type his name -> Enter.

Save e-mails on the hard disk

1 - Create on the hard drive a folder named "Mail" then in OE, select (s) message (s) -> Menu File -> Save As. In the window appears with the file name, the subject of the message and type the extension. Eml.
2 - Click on "Save"
Note: If you double-click that file, OE opens. Message and attachments are stored.

Save the e-mail account.

When practice does not remember his identity and (or) password.

1 - Tools Menu -> Accounts -> Mail -> Select the account to save -> Export -> Registration of an Internet account. Indicate a storage folder -> Save.

2 - Make a copy of the file on a floppy disk. To retrieve the information on this account, click on "Import" indicate the location of the file extension. IAF to find all information (including password) of its e-mail account.

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Protecting the mailbox

First possibility, consult its messages on the website provider (Webmail) after its return IDs and passwords. The letters are not sent on the computer they are stored at the ISP.

Limiting access to attachments

1 - Do not open the messages which we are sure of the origin (in any case not those with bizarre titles).
And, in general, prevent the opening of potentially unsafe attachments.
Tools menu -> Options -> Security. In the "Anti-virus, check" Do not allow the opening of registration or attachments that could contain a virus "-> OK.
By proceeding in this way, OE will report the suspicious PJ (for their extensions including jpg. Etc. ...). Unable to touch, but all do not contain a virus and can be important, click on "Upload". It can open.

2 - To increase security
Tools menu -> Options -> Security. In the "virus protection" check "Area of sensitive sites (more secure)" -> OK

3 - Disable automatic display messages as they arrive (a virus can hide in the content of a message without PJ):
View menu -> Layout. Uncheck "Show preview pane" -> OK
This helps remove them before they appear.
To view a message: double-clicking or right-click -> "Open" The message opens in another window also more comfortable than the small pane.

4 - Save the attachments of messages before opening
Or right mouse click on the clip (if the pane is used) -> Save
Or right click in the "Join" on top of the window (if the pane is not used) -> Save
In the folder where it is registered -> right click of a mouse (to select) and then click on "Scan with Norton" (that is my anti virus, but ditto if you have another)
If everything is clean, I open my attachment. If I have a doubt I delete.

Avoid junk mail

1 - Send directly "Spam" in the trash (advertising, unwanted emails ...)
Select the message -> Menu Message -> Block Sender -> OK. These messages will go directly to "Deleted Items" If you make a mistake, to remove an address from this selection:
Tools menu -> Message Rules -> Blocked Senders List. To remove an address, select -> Delete -> OK for

2 - Change your email address (to be less targeted by spamming)
Tools menu -> Accounts. A click on the e-mail account -> Properties. In the "Email" edit text of his address

Prevent its correspondents to respond, they will have to manually change the address on erasing part nospam-(that does not know a robot that scans web pages to send spam)

3 - Use an address "trash" or better yet "Kleenex". The main mailbox should be reserved only ones (family and friends)
For all other correspondents (especially forums, mailing lists ...) prefer a messenger style Yahoo! The Post ... That is to be preferred by robots scrutable.

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Transfer letters
Transfer the address book

Essential during a reinstall Windows or transfer to another computer for example.

Create a copy of the message
Determine the path of this folder.

1 - Start OE, then Tools menu -> Options -> Maintenance -> File Storage
2 - In the "Your personal message store is located in the" early click C: \ Documents and Settings
3 - Keeping the button, move the cursor to the right -> \ Microsoft \ Outlook Express
Copy the selection by simultaneously pressing Ctrl and C
4 - Close the windows "Storage location" and "Options" one click "Cancel". Then on the File menu, click on "Exit"
Use Windows Explorer to view the file storage

1 - Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer
2 - Paste the path previously copied into the address bar (when supported simultaneously Ctrl and C).
To make it visible (it is hidden): Menu View -> Toolbars. Uncheck the option "Address Bar." It is located to the right of the window and can not be used.
3 - To move: Menu View -> Toolbars. Uncheck the option "Lock the Toolbars." This will unlock the toolbars.
4 - To move the address bar, click on it. While leaving the button, move the cursor to the left and place it under the standard toolbar.
5 - Click on the address bar to select the contents. To paste the path previously copied, simultaneously press the Ctrl and V -> Enter.
Left takes place the way to the folder "Outlook Express".
In the right part, the file extension with. Dbx are displayed, each corresponding to a folder in the inbox.
6 - To copy the file storage of emails, select one click on "Outlook Express" (in the left) and simultaneously press the Ctrl and C. Close the browser a clic on the "X" at the top right of the window.
Start Menu -> My Documents. Press Ctrl and V to paste the file "Outlook Express".

Export Address Book

1 - Launch Outlook Express -> Menu File -> Export -> Address Book - Text files (Comma Separated Values) -> Export
2 - In the "Save the exported file as" type a name (eg) "Address Book Eléonore" -> Browse.
The "Save" displays the default folder "My Documents". As part below, double click on "Outlook Express" -> Save -> Export CSV -> Next.
4 - In the list that appears, can give the information to be recovered in the address book. Uncheck the boxes unnecessary and tick the information to be exported -> Finish -> OK -> Close
This fact, burn the "Outlook Express" on a CD. Then delete the folder "Outlook Express" in "My Documents"
Recover what is stored on the CD

(Make a click and drag the "Outlook Express" from the CD to the "My Documents" from the computer)
Change attributes

(these are the types of information). For example: Read-only (which prevents edit) Caché (which makes invisible file with the standard Windows display)
1 - Window "My Documents" to place the cursor on the "Outlook Express and right-click on" Properties "Then, in the" Attributes ", uncheck" Read Only "-> OK
2 - Window "Confirm Attribute Changes" tick "Apply changes to this folder and all subfolders and files" -> OK -> OK

Import messages

1 - File menu -> Import. A click on "Messages"
2 - In the "Select the mail program to import from," click on "Microsoft Outlook Express 6" -> Next. Check the "Import mail from the hive Outlook Express 6" -> OK. A click on "Browse".
3 - In the window "Find a folder, clicking on the" + "to" My Documents "folder and the" Outlook Express "-> OK -> Next
4 - In the window that appears, choose to import: "All files" or just some ticking "Selected Folders" As part below, when you click the first file to retrieve, and holding the Ctrl pressed, a click on other files to be imported -> Next -> Finish
The files are again in the inbox of Outlook Express

Import Address Book

1 - File menu -> Import. A click on "Other Address Book"
2 - In the new window -> Text File (Comma Separated Values). A click on "Import"
3 - In the window "Import CSV" -> Browse
The "Look in" show "my documents" in the framework below, double-click on the "Outlook Express" and the "Address Book Elonore" -> Next -> End (all boxes of information is checked) -> OK -> Close
All contacts are again in their place.