Outlook Express [5.50.4807.1700] is
used for accessing E-mail servers. The default settings may be modified to provide a
better user environment. Although recommended settings are shown, each user may set
their own preferences and use this page as a reminder of where the settings are
located. Two areas [ View/Layout and Tools/Options] will provide the necessary
access. See also the Earthlink Outlook and Outlook Efficiency pages.
- Click on "View" /
"Layout" ---
- Check mark only "Folder Bar", "Status
Bar", and "Tool Bar".
- All other features are easily accessed without
cluttering the window.
- Click on "Customize Toolbar" button.
- This dialog can be used to arrange and se appearance
of the icon toolbar.
- The following icon order is an example:
- New Mail, Separator, Reply, Separator, Forward,
Separator, Print, Separator, Delete, Separator, Send/Recv, Separator, Addresses,
Separator, Find, Separator.
- Set Text Options to "No Text Labels" --
the "Tool Tips" box will show the icon label.
- Set Icon Options to "Large Icons" -- they
are easier to see.
- It is especially important to un-check the
"Show Preview Pane" for security since it automatically opens the default
highlighted mail.
- Click on "Tools" /
"Options" ---
- General tab -- Check mark only
"When starting go directly to my 'Inbox' folder".
- "Send and receive messages at startup"
should only be checked for broadband connections.
- Read tab -- Check mark only
"Mark message as read after displaying for 5 seconds".
- Check mark "Get 300 headers at a time" for
newsgroups if you subscribe.
- Click on the "Fonts" button for read font
size and type. Suggested settings:
- Font Settings: Western European
- Proportional font: Comic Sans MS
- Fixed width font: Courier New
- Font size: Smaller
- Encoding: Western European (Windows).
- When satisfied --- click "Set as Default"
button.
- Receipts tab -- Check only
"Never send a read receipt".
- Send tab -- Suggested settings:
Check mark only:
- Save copy of sent messages in "Sent Items"
folder.
- Automatically complete e-mail addresses when
composing.
- Include message in reply.
- Mail sending format: Plain Text
- Click on "Plain Text Settings" button.
- "MIME", Encoding text using "Quoted
Printable" (preferred) or "None".
- Automatically wrap text at 80 characters when
sending.
- Indent original text with "|" when
replying or forwarding (applies only in RTF).
- News sending format : Plain Text
- Compose tab -- Suggested settings:
- Compose font "Mail" -- 12 pt. Comic Sans
MS, black.
- No other check marks.
- Signatures tab - Suggested
settings:
- Do not check mark "Add signatures to all
outgoing messages" so that you can select
- Click the "New" button to create several
signatures.
- Full - set to Default -- name, E-mail, web site,
phone number, . . .
- Family -- "love, your name", e-mail.
- Business -- "your formal name", business
title, e-mail.
- etc.
- Click the "Text" radio button.
- Use the "Advanced" button to set
signatures for certain mail accounts.
- Spelling tab --
- Check mark all boxes except "Words in
UPPERCASE" and "Words with numbers".
- Click on the "Edit custom dictionary"
button to review and change words.
- Security tab -- Check only the
radio button for "Internet Zone".
- Connections tab -- You may want to
check mark "Hang up after sending and receiving" to conserve dial-up phone
usage.
- Maintenance tab -- Check mark only
"Empty messages from the 'Deleted Items' folder on exit" and "Compact
messages in the background".
- Click on "Tools" / "Accounts
. . ." / "Mail" -- See the Earthlink
Outlook page.
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