About addressing messages

You can address a message by typing a valid e-mail address on the To tab and other address tabs in the address window:

To The To tab lists e-mail addresses of people the message is principally intended for.
Cc (carbon copy) The Cc tab lists e-mail addresses of recipients who are not the principal addressees. For example, you might want to send a copy of a message to your manager by including him or her as a Cc recipient.
Bcc (blind carbon copy) The Bcc tab lists e-mail addresses of recipients you want to receive the message without other recipients� knowledge. Names and addresses of Bcc recipients don't appear in the message header, so recipients aren't aware that others received the message.

When you send a message to someone in your Address Book, you don't need to look up the address; Microsoft Outlook Express looks it up for you. When you start typing a name or e-mail address on the To, Cc, or Bcc tab of the address window, a menu appears that lists names and addresses in your Address Book that match the letters you have typed. As you type more letters, the list is updated to show only names that still match. You can click the correct recipient as soon as you see it on the list.

You can also look up people in your default directory service when you address the message. Just type the person's name, and then click Check Names.


	The symbol next to a recipient's e-mail address indicates the status of the address.

Looking up a recipient's address

Removing a recipient

About directory services

Sending a message by using the Address Book

Address a message

On the To tab, do one of the following:
- To send the message to a person or group in your Address Book, type the first few letters of the name, and then click the appropriate name on the pop-up menu.
- To send the message to someone who is not in your Address Book, type the person's e-mail address � someone@microsoft.com, for example.
To add additional recipients, click Add, and then repeat step 1.
To send copies of the message to other recipients, click the Cc or Bcc tabs, and then enter each recipient's e-mail address.
Press RETURN.


	To address the message to an additional recipient after the address window is closed, click To, Cc, or Bcc, and then add the recipient.
	You can also add a recipient by doing one or both of the following: Drag an entry from the Address Book to the To, Cc, or Bcc box in a message. Drag an e-mail address from another message or document to the To, Cc, or Bcc box in a message.

About addressing messages

Removing a recipient

Sending a message by using the Address Book

About groups

Looking up a recipient's address

Look up a recipient's address

If you do not know a person's e-mail address, Microsoft Outlook Express can look it up for you in your default directory service.

In the address window for a message, type the recipient's name on the To, Cc, or Bcc tab.
Click Check Names.


	After Outlook Express checks your default directory service for a recipient's address, a symbol appears next to the recipient's name and indicates the status of the address.
	You can also set up Outlook Express to automatically look up e-mail addresses in your default directory service. On the Edit menu, click Preferences. On the Compose tab, select the Check names on message recipient(s) check box.

About directory services

Remove a recipient

Click the recipient you want to remove.
Click Remove.

Removing a member from a group