General Notes

E-Mail
 commands:
INSERT F5  Jaws reformat page.
Insert z.  virtual PC cursor off
ALT  I  enter   attach a file.
CONTROL  M  send and receive
CONTROL  R  reply to sender
CONTROL  F  forward

To make changes in e-mail settings:
Go to the menu bar,select
tools, then options.
How to delete user names an
 passwords
1. go to menu bar, "TOOLS" then select "OPTIONS" .
2. go to content page, and follow the prompts.


Compact and back up mail folders

To compact and back up e-mail folders
Select an e-mail folder.
On the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact.
To back up the folder, find the folder file, and then copy it to a 
backup folder, floppy disk, or network drive. Outlook Express e-
mail folders have a .dbx
extension (for example, "Sent Items.dbx").

 Notes
Some message files might be too large to back up onto a floppy 
disk. 
Outlook Express keyboard shortcuts

Using Outlook Express keyboard shortcuts

You can use shortcut keys to select commands and navigate 
through the preview pane and the message list. Except where 
indicated, shortcuts apply to both
e-mail and newsgroups.

Main window, view message window, and send message window

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To
Press

Open Help topics
F1

Select all messages
CTRL+A
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Main window and view message window

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To
Press

Print the selected message
CTRL+P

Send and receive e-mail
CTRL+M

Delete an e-mail message
DEL or CTRL+D

Open or post a new message
CTRL+N

Open the Address Book
CTRL+SHIFT+B

Reply to the message author
CTRL+R

Forward a message
CTRL+F

Reply to all
CTRL+SHIFT+R or CTRL+G (news only)

Go to your Inbox
CTRL+I

Go to the next message in the list
CTRL+> or CTRL+SHIFT+>

Go to the previous message in the list
CTRL+< or CTRL+SHIFT+<

View properties of a selected message
ALT+ENTER

Refresh news messages and headers
F5

Go to the next unread e-mail message
CTRL+U

Go to the next unread news conversation
CTRL+SHIFT+U

Go to a folder
CTRL+Y
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Main window

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To
Press

Open a selected message
CTRL+O or ENTER

Mark a message as read
CTRL+ENTER or CTRL+Q

Move between the Folders list (if on), message list, preview 
pane, and Contacts list (if on).
TAB

Mark all news messages as read
CTRL+SHIFT+A

Go to a newsgroup
CTRL+W

Expand a news conversation (show all responses)
LEFT ARROW or PLUS SIGN (+)

Collapse a news conversation (hide messages)
RIGHT ARROW or MINUS SIGN (-)

Go to the next unread newsgroup or folder
CTRL+J

Download news for offline reading
CTRL+SHIFT+M
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Message window-viewing or sending

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To
Press

Close a message
ESC

Find text
F3

Find a message
CTRL+SHIFT+F

Switch among the Edit, Source, and Preview tabs
CTRL+TAB
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Message window-sending only

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To
Press

Check names
CTRL+K or ALT+K

Check spelling
F7

Insert a signature
CTRL+SHIFT+S

Send (post) a message
CTRL+ENTER or ALT+S
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