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Outlook Express 5 - Setting Options

This document contains information on the Options available for Outlook Express and is divided by the tabs in the dialogue box.

To see the options; from the Tools menu, choose Options.

The available tabs are:

• General Tab
• Read Tab
• Send Tab
• Compose Tab
• Signatures Tab
• Spelling Tab
• Security Tab
• Connection Tab
• Maintenance Tab

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General Tab

The General tab is where you set options for playing sound for new messages, how often to check your e-mail, etc.

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Read Tab

This is where you tell the program how you want Outlook Express to handle your read messages. The options shown below are set to mark the messages read as soon as they are shown in the preview pane, and to have the conversation threads expanded automatically.

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Send Tab

This tab is important for setting your mail and news sending format. Most e-mail applications can now handle HTML messages, but many can't. You should NOT send news posts in HTML, unless the newsgroup has the word binaries in it, or is specified that binaries are acceptable in a FAQ. Both the main sending and news sending formats are set to Plain Text only in the graphic. You can override these settings when you are composing a message.

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Compose Tab

This is where you show the fonts and stationery that you wish to use. The options in the graphic below show 9 pt. Arial to view the messages, and don't use any stationery or business card

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Signatures Tab

You can automatically set a signature to be used on your messages. We've shown one here that would just include your name and e-mail address. You can select which account uses what signature by clicking on the Advanced button.

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Spelling Tab

Set your spell checking preferences here.

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Security Tab

This tab is very important. We recommend setting the Security Zone to the Restricted sites zone. We have more information on security settings here.

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Connection Tab

Set your connection options here. Outlook Express set to use the same connection that is specified for Internet Explorer.

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Maintenance Tab

This is the tab that you use to clean up the files on your hard drive. The settings shown below have messages compacted in the background, and leave the messages in the Deleted Items folder for manual removal. You can manually clean up the files by clicking on the Clean Up Now... button. You can also change the location of your files by clicking on the Store Folder... button and choosing a new location.

After you finish changing your settings, click the Apply button, and then the OK button to return to the main Outlook Express window. For other WURD pages on Outlook Express, see Outlook Express.

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