Save Space in Outlook Express. (Windows 98)

Outlook Express cleans up after itself only when it notices 20% wasted space. If you would rather have Outlook Express clean after itself more often, choose the "Tools" menu, selecting "Options." On the multi-tabbed dialog box that follows, choose the "Advanced" tab. Under "Compact files when there is XXX percent wasted space," lower this number from 20 to your desired setting.

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Fast Send Email. (Windows 98)

Using the run dialog of Windows, you can quickly and easily send email via your default email program. To send an email from anywhere in windows: Open the run dialog by pressing the windows key + r then type "mailto:" without the quotes. Insert the full email address of the recipient. Press Enter and a new email form will be loaded. Fill in the subject, type your message and send.

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Choose where to start in Outlook. (Windows, Windows XP)

To change where Outlook starts (default for Outlook is the Inbox) go to Tools, and Options, then Other. Click on the advanced button and you can choose from the list marked "Startup in this folder".

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Compose and work offline in Outlook. (Windows, Windows XP)

Simply click on work offline in the File Menu. All messages you compose will then be stored in the Outbox until you click on Send/Receive and thus connect to the Internet.

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Useful Outlook Express Shortcuts. (Microsoft Windows Outlook Express)

Here is a selection of the most useful keyboard shortcuts when working in Microsoft Outlook Express. There are twelve Microsoft Outlook Express Tips in total.


Ctrl+M - Send and Receive messages in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+N - Create a new mail message in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+R - Reply to a mail message in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+F - Forward a mail message in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+P - Print the current mail message in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+Shift+B - Open your Address Book in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+B - Go to your Inbox in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+Enter - Mark a message as read in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+> - Go to your next message in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+< - Go to your previous message in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+U - Go to your next Unread message in Outlook Express.


Ctrl+D - Delete the selected message in Outlook Express.

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Customize Outlook Express. (Windows 98)

If you don't like how Outlook Express looks, you can easily change it. Select the "View" menu, choose "Layout." From here, you can enable or disable toolbars, disable or enable the message preview pane, and more.

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BCC's in Outlook Express. (Windows, Windows XP)

BCC or "Blind Carbon Copy" allows you to send an email to a large number of recipients in Outlook Express, without revealing all the email addresses to everyone who receives the email. Just enter thae addtional addresses in this field in the email header - if it is not present, click on the View Menu and choose All headers.

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How to Keep Mail at Server Several Days with Outlook Express

Keep Mail at Server Several Days with Outlook Express

To delete mail from the server only after several days with Outlook Express:

* Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Outlook Express.
* Highlight the desired email account.
* Click Properties.
* Go to the Advanced tab.
* Make sure Leave a copy of messages on server is selected.
* Now also check Remove from server after __ day(s).
* Specify how long you want messages to be kept at the server.
o Taking into account how much mail you normally get, something between 3 and 10 days is useful.
* Click OK.
* Click Close.

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Bring Back Contacts Display in Outlook Express

To restore the Contacts pane in Outlook Express:

* Select View | Layout... from the menu in Outlook Express.
* Make sure Contacts is enabled.
* Click OK.

Now you can start using the Contacts pane again in Outlook Express.

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Export Contacts and Email Addresses from Windows Live Hotmail

To save your Windows Live Hotmail address book to a CSV file:

* Select Options | More options... (or just Options in the Windows Live Hotmail toolbar.
* Follow the Export contacts link under Customize your contacts.
* Click Export contacts.

You can now import contacts from the "WLMContacts.csv" file into the target application or service.
Import Contacts and Email Addresses from Hotmail into Outlook Express

To import contacts and email addresses from Hotmail into your Outlook Express address book:

* Set up access to your Hotmail account in Outlook Express.
# If you already have contacts in your Outlook Express address book for the current identity and want to make sure you are only importing Hotmail contacts, create a new Outlook Express identity for the Hotmail account.
* Select Tools | Address Book... from the menu in Outlook Express.
* Choose Tools | Synchronize Now from the address book's menu.
# If this choice is not available, make sure you do not share contacts between Outlook Express and Outlook. Close and restart Outlook Express if you have made any changes to the contact sharing settings.
* To import the contacts to an email program other than Outlook Express, export the current identity's address book and use your email client's import feature to add the contacts from the .csv file.

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Build Your Outlook Express Address Book Automatically

To build your Outlook Express address book automatically:

* Select Tools | Options... from the menu in Outlook Express.
* Go to the Send tab.
* Make sure Automatically put people I reply to in my Address Book is checked.
* Click OK.

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There are two ways to move a message from the Inbox

You have two ways to move a message from the Inbox (or any other folder) to a new folder, depending on whether you have your Folder List showing or not.

If you can see the Folder List or Outlook Bar:

Switch to the folder that contains the messages you want to move (probably Inbox). Select the message(s) you want to move (hold down Ctrl as you click each one). Click and drag the selection over to the destination folder and let go. If you can't see the Folder List or Outlook Bar:

Switch to the folder that contains the messages you want to move (probably Inbox). Select the message(s) you want to move (hold down Ctrl as you click each one). Right-click the selection and choose Move To. In the Move dialog box, select the destination folder. Click OK.

Having more than one e-mail account is pretty common these days

Having more than one e-mail account is pretty common these days. True, more e-mail accounts may mean a little more work. But you can do some pretty cool stuff with Outlook Express once you're juggling those multiple accounts around in your Inbox. For example, you can use your Inbox Assistant to filter your incoming messages by account.

One benefit of doing so is being able to set up separate auto-reply messages when you go on vacation. In such a situation, you may want to set up one reply for incoming business messages and another reply for incoming personal messages

To create an auto-reply message in Outlook Express

Click the Start button and choose Programs > Accessories > Notepad. Type your message, being sure to put the word "Subject:" on the first line along with the title, followed by a blank line, followed by whatever message text you want. For example: Subject: I'm Away From The Office

Sorry I missed your message. If you need to get in touch with someone, please e-mail my associate Fred Flintstone (Fred@wacko.com) or wait until the 18rd, when I'll be back.

Choose File > Save. Click the Save In drop-down menu and choose Desktop. (Strictly speaking, you don't HAVE to save the message file to your desktop. You can keep the file in whatever folder you want.) Double-click the File Name field and type whatever you want to call the reply message; just be sure that it ends with the extension eml (for example, Business Reply.eml). Click Save. Choose File > Exit to close out Notepad.
Make a Rule to Send Your Auto Reply

1. In the Tools menu choose Message Rules.
2. In the Message Rules dialog box, choose Mail.
3. In Box #1 select the last choice For All Messages.
4. In Box #2 select the choice Reply with Message.
5. In Box #3 click the underlined message.
6. This will open an Open menu. You will then select the document containing your saved auto reply message from the first set of instructions.
7. Select the file and click Open.
8. In Box #4, name your rule as Auto Reply, then click OK.
9. Another screen will open to verify your selected rule. Choose Apply Now.
10. A second screen opens with info on where to apply the rule. Be sure that the Inbox is listed as the folder, then click Apply Now, then click on Close. This will return you to the previous screen where you will finally click OK.

Remember that your computer has to be on and Outlook Express running and checking mail for this to work!!

Here is how you use autoreply messages in the Inbox Assistant

This Tip Goes Along With The Last Tip.

Here is how you use autoreply messages in Inbox Assistant rules so that anyone who sends a message to your business or personal account automatically receives a targeted business or personal reply:

Choose Tools > Inbox Assistant. Click Add. Select Account (and make a note whether your business or personal account is listed there). Click Reply With and then click Browse. If the Look In field doesn't say Desktop, click the Up One Level icon until it does. Depending on which account was listed in Step 3, double-click the appropriate business/personal EML (message) file you see listed. For example, if your personal account was listed in Step 3, double-click the personal reply you want to use. Click OK to finalize the rule. Repeat Steps 2 through 7 for your other account. Click OK to close the Inbox Assistant.

Here Is How to change the default account

1. Choose Tools + Accounts.

2. On the Mail tab, select the account you want to use as the default.

3. Click the Set as Default button. This account now says "mail (default)" in the Type column.

4. Click OK.

This is the easy way to uninstall and reinstall Outlook Express.

You may require a Windows CD or your computer's Restore CD.

1. Select Start Button / Control Panel / Add & Remove Programs / Add & Remove Windows Components

2. Find Internet Explorer in the list (Outlook Express is part of it) and uncheck it

3. Click Next, and then Finish, exit Control Panel and reboot computer

4. Select Start Button / Control Panel / Add & Remove Programs / Add & Remove Windows Components

5. Find Internet Explorer in the list (Outlook Express is part of it) and check it

6. Click Next, and then Finish, exit Control Panel and reboot computer.

If this procedure doesn't work, I suggest you download a fresh copy of IE or Outlook Express from microsoft.com and install it over your current copy.

Archiving Outlook Express 5.0 Messages

If your Outlook Express folders are getting pretty full. Here is how you can empty the folders while saving the valuable message:

1. Run Outlook Express

2. Select the folder you want to save.

3. Click Create Mail and enter a name for your backup in the Subject line.

4. Drag all the messages you want to save from the selected folder into the new mail message. Note: You can use Ctrl + A to select all the messages. Dragging the messages to the new mail message will attach all the files to the new message.

5. Choose File/Save As

6. Locate a folder for your file and click Save.

Now, you can double-click your new file to read any of the saved messages.

The Address Book in Outlook Express 5 offers you a new View option

You are able to view the Address Book in a Windows Explorer type 2-pane view. This view displays all of your folders and groups in the left pane and all of your contacts in the right pane. To set this new view, run Outlook Express and click Addresses. In the Address Book, choose View/Folders and Groups.

Don't like the default settings for the message columns

If you don't like the default settings for the message columns, here is how you can change this feature:

1. Run Outlook Express

2. Choose View/Columns.

3. When the Columns dialog box opens, deselect the check boxes of columns that you don't need and click OK.

Quickly add a Contact to the Address Book in Outlook Express 5.0

When you're in the Inbox, double-click on the message. This will display it in its own window. Then, on the 'From' line (in the message header), RIGHT-click on the name of the person or company that sent the message, and select the "Add to Address Book" option. The name will be added.