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Tips
on Using Outlook Express—2
Now
that we have seen how to organize our emails in
Outlook Express, many of you no doubt have been going
through them, deciding which ones to keep and which
ones to remove. Removing unwanted emails one by one
can become quite tedious. In this issue, we will show
you a quick way to delete several emails at once.
Open
up Outlook Express, and click on the Inbox on the
left. In the right hand panel you will see all the
emails you have currently received. To remove one
email at a time, simply click on the email subject,
and then press the Delete key on your keyboard. This
will remove the email from your Inbox, and place it in
your Deleted Items box.
To
delete several emails at once, click with your mouse
on the email to be removed, then press and hold the
CTRL key on your keyboard. Now click on all the other
emails you want to delete. When done, release the CTRL
key, and press the Delete key on the keyboard. All the
selected emails will be moved into your Deleted Items
folder.
There
is another way in which you can select multiple emails
at once. Click on the first email you wish to remove.
Now press and hold the SHIFT key on your keyboard, and
with your mouse, click the last email in the list of
which you wish to remove. You will notice all the
emails in between the first and last one become
highlighted. Release the SHIFT key, and press the
Delete key on your keyboard. All your highlighted
emails will be moved to the Deleted Items folder.
Just
a word of caution on the SHIFT key method of removing
several emails at once. This method will select ALL
emails in between the first and last one. If you have
emails you wish to keep in the list between the first
and last, you are best to use the CTRL key method of
selecting emails. This way you can select the ones you
want to remove individually.
When
you have finished removing all your unwanted emails,
go to the Edit menu at the top, and click Empty
Deleted Items Folder. This will permanently remove all
your unwanted emails.
Now
that your Inbox is the way you want it, you can now
turn your attention to your Contacts. This is a handy
list of names and email addresses which you can use
when sending emails. To view the Contact list, go to
View menu, then Layout, and make sure Contacts has a
tick in front of it.
To
add a person to the list, click on the Contacts label,
and click New Contact. Now you can add their Name,
Email Address, and a host of other details.
To
use the Contact list when creating and sending an
email, click on Create Mail, and in the window that
appears, click the little book symbol to the left in
the To: box. This allows you to select a person by
name.
If
you would like more information on using Outlook
Express, or on any problem with your PC, you can call
us on 4163 8061 during business hours, or email us at
info@mcsyarraman.com.au.
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