Whether you�re sending and receiving e-mail or reading messages posted to your favorite newsgroups, Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 helps you stay connected to others. To learn more about what you can do with Outlook Express, click a topic in the table of contents. To find out about new features, see What�s new in Outlook Express 5.0.
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What�s new in Outlook Express 5.0
These new and improved features make sending and receiving e-mail messages, participating in newsgroups, and accessing directory services easier than ever.
- Address AutoComplete Type an address in a new message, and Microsoft Outlook Express shows names and addresses of contacts in your Address Book that match, whether you type a first name, last name, nickname, or e-mail address.
- Smart attachments Sending and receiving e-mail with attachments is easy � even when the sender and recipient are using different e-mail applications and computing platforms. In the Attachments pane, located just below the addressing window, you can add and remove file attachments, in addition to changing the attachment settings. By default, Outlook Express encodes attachments using AppleDouble format, which can be read by both Macintosh and Windows operating systems alike. Other encoding formats are available if you need them.
- Improved Preview pane In the Preview pane, you can easily read e-mail without opening a separate message window. You can also perform common e-mail tasks without opening the message. For example, you can use buttons in the Preview pane to increase the size of text and rewrap text so that it's easier to read a message.
- One Key Read Save time by minimizing the number of key strokes and mouse actions required to read the messages in a full Inbox. Press the spacebar to scroll through a message. At the end of the message, press the spacebar again to move to the next unread message.
- Info Bar The new Info Bar, located at the top of messages you receive, contains important information about the message. For example, if you replied to a message, the Info Bar includes the date you replied and provides a link so that you can instantly view your reply. If you performed more than one action on a message, a link appears so you can view the history of the message.
- Advanced Find Use the Advanced Find dialog box to search for messages by a wide variety of criteria, and by more than one criterion at a time.
- Managing your Address Book In addition to storing e-mail addresses, home and work addresses, and phone and fax numbers, the Outlook Express Address Book has custom fields you can use to add any information you want, such as birthdays or names of spouses. The Address Book is also tightly integrated with messaging; for example, when you address a message, you automatically have access to addresses in your Address Book. And when you receive a message from someone, you can easily add the sender�s address to your Address Book.
- Microsoft Office-like appearance and behavior It's now even easier to switch between Outlook Express and Microsoft Office programs. For example, Outlook Express menus are now similar to Office menus. For text editing, you can also use keyboard shortcuts that match those in Microsoft Word.
- Account Setup Assistant You can easily set up mail, news, and directory service accounts by using the new Account Setup Assistant. This six-step wizard makes it easy to quickly configure your existing accounts or create a new Hotmail account.
- Easy importing You can import messages, contacts, rules, signatures, and account information from several other e-mail programs, as well as from earlier versions of Outlook Express. If you are switching from a program that Outlook Express can not directly import from, you can still import your contacts by exporting the information to a text file and then importing the text file. Outlook Express automatically matches data fields in the imported text file to its own data fields, so information stays exactly as you intended.
- Junk Mail Filter If you regularly receive junk e-mail in your Inbox, Outlook Express can help you manage it by automatically identifying potential junk messages. In the Junk Mail Filter dialog box, you can specify how you want to distinguish messages identified as potential junk mail. For example, you can make the messages a different color from your other messages, mark them as read, or run an AppleScript to handle them.
- Error Log Outlook Express includes a new error-reporting system. If your workflow is interrupted by an error, such as a connection or protocol problem, Outlook Express displays a dialog box that describes the problem and, if appropriate, offers guidance in correcting it. An error log is kept for reference until you quit Outlook Express.
- Schedules In Outlook Express, you can automate certain tasks by creating a schedule that specifies what you want Outlook Express to do and when you want it done. Outlook Express then performs the tasks at the time you specified. For example, you can set up a schedule that checks for new mail during the night so that your messages are waiting for you in the morning.
- Mailing List Manager The new Mailing List Manager helps you manage the messages you receive from the mailing lists you subscribe to. The Mailing List Manager can automatically sort and file these messages, so that you can keep them separate from your personal and business messages.
- Multiuser support Outlook Express supports users who share a computer by providing separate Inboxes; it stores separate account information and Preference settings for each user. Outlook Express also supports the new multiuser functionality available in Mac OS version 9 and later.
- Multiple accounts Outlook Express makes it easy to manage multiple e-mail accounts. You can switch among a number of POP, IMAP, and Hotmail accounts.
- Hotmail support Now you can use Outlook Express to send and receive messages from a Hotmail account rather than connect to the Hotmail Web site with a Web browser.
- IMAP support Store your IMAP messages in server folders for sent messages, draft messages, and deleted messages. You can also create rules that apply to IMAP messages.
- Sync for 3Com Palm Connected Organizer Outlook Express includes built-in support for sharing contacts with Palm connected organizers, including conflict management to ensure that you have the most current information on both your computer and your Palm organizer.
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About addressing messages
About attaching files and folders to messages
About reading messages
About searching for messages
About the Address Book
About accounts
Importing information from other programs
About the Junk Mail Filter
About the Error Log
About schedules
About the Mailing List Manager
About sharing Microsoft Outlook Express with others
About synchronizing with a Palm organizer
Use Help
You can use Microsoft Outlook Express Help to learn about Outlook Express.
- To browse Help topics by category, click a category in the table of contents to the left. A list of related topics appears beneath the category you clicked. When you find the topic you�re looking for, click the title to display the topic.
- To view a list of index entries for Help topic titles and subjects, click Index in the table of contents. When you find the entry you�re looking for, click it to display the topic.
- To find definitions of terms used in Outlook Express Help, click Glossary in the table of contents.
- To return to a Help topic you�ve seen, click Back.
- To print a Help topic, click anywhere in the Help topic, and then click Print on the toolbar.
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Additional support options
If you have a question about using Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, or if you would like to report a problem or make a suggestion, you have several options:
- Read the Outlook Express 5.0 Read Me file You can find late-breaking or other information in the Read Me file located in the Outlook Express 5.0 folder on your hard disk.
- Visit the Outlook Express Macintosh Edition Web site Get the latest tips, updates, and news from the Outlook Express Macintosh Edition Web site.
- Join the Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition newsgroup Interact with other users of Outlook Express by joining the newsgroup, available from the Microsoft news server (microsoft.public.internet.mail.mac).
- Contact Microsoft Technical Support Microsoft offers technical support and services, including self-help tools and assistance from a Microsoft Technical Engineer. For more information about technical support options, see the Support file in the Outlook Express 5.0 folder on your hard disk.
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