Compose Window.
Click on the New Mail button in the Main Window, or on the Reply button in either the Main Window or the Message Window. In either case you will be presented with a Compose Window. The New Mail button will give you a blank compose window; using the Reply button will give you a partly filled Compose Window.
You should now see a window with a set of panels like the following fragment
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The "From" text line will not
appear unless you have more than one "Account".
A drop down list enables you to select which account to
use. Explanation of "Account" follows later. Put the main recipients in the "To:" box, and the Carbon copy (Courtesy copy) recipients in the Cc: Put in Bcc: the recipients who are to get a copy, but without them seeing the identity of the others. In each case, use a semi-colon to separate recipients. Type in a subject, and then compose your message in the blank space which follows the subject. To move from panel to panel, use your mouse or the Tab key. |
If you are replying to a message, some of these panels will be filled in for you by Outlook Express.
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"Reply" sets up a reply only to the sender. "Reply All" sets up a reply to all recipients, either in the To: or in the Cc: box. "Forward" copies the text into the text area, but otherwise the form is blank. |
Reply and Reply All will generate either a blank text panel or one containing the incoming message, depending on your preference settings.
Recipients may be entered using their e-mail addresses, or their names if they are already in your address book. Remember to put a semi-colon between recipients.
You may also click on the book icon next to the three recipient lists. This will present you with a list of the people in your address book, enabling you to select recipients with your mouse. You don't need a semi-colon for this method.
When your message is ready to send, click on the "Send" button at the left end of the toolbar. Your message will either be put in the Outbox ready to dispatch later, or it will be sent out immediately, depending on your option preferences.
Priority. You can mark a message to be high priority or low priority, or leave it unmarked. This does not affect its speed of transmission through the network, but only informs the recipient.
If you have elected to place messages in the Outbox and send them later, then eventually you need to click on the send/receive button.
On the Main window, click on the send/receive tool bar button.
The drop down arrow enables you to be more selective. Send only,
receive only, etc.
© James Nelson, 2001.