Configuring Outlook Express....

Configuring Outlook Express

a.. Sending Messages in Plain Text
b.. Disable the Quoting of Replies in Messages
c.. Enable Automatic Spell Checking
d.. Automatically Empty the Trash when Closing Outlook Express
e.. Configure the Layout of the Display

A: Sending Messages in Plain Text

a.. Open the tools menu (alt + t)
b.. Cursor down to options and press enter
c.. Press control + tab three times to access the "send" property
sheet.
d.. Press the tab key until "Reply to messages using the format in
which they were sent." is located.
e.. If this option is checked, use the spacebar to uncheck this
check box. This option should be unchecked.
f.. Press the tab key until the radio buttons are located.
g.. Use the down arrow to select plain text.
h.. Press the tab key three more times until the next set of radio
buttons is located.
i.. Use the down arrow to select plain text.
j.. Press enter to close the dialog and save the changes.

B: Disable the Quoting of Replies in Messages

a.. Open the tools menu (alt + t)
b.. Press control + tab three times until the "send" property sheet
is located.
c.. Press the tab key until "include message in reply" is located.
d.. If this option is checked, press the space bar to uncheck the
option. This option should be unchecked.
e.. Press enter to close the dialog box and save the changes.

C: Enable Automatic Spell Checking

a.. Open the tools menu (alt + t)
b.. Cursor down to options and press enter.
c.. Press control + tab six times to locate the spelling property
sheet.
d.. Press the tab key until "always check spelling before sending."
e.. If the option is unchecked, use the space bar to check this
check box. This option should be checked.
f.. Press the enter key to close this dialog and save the changes.

D: Automatically Empty the Trash when Closing Outlook Express

a.. Open the tools menu (alt + t)
b.. Cursor down to options and press enter.
c.. Press control + shift + tab one time to access the maintenance
property sheet.
d.. By default, the cursor will be placed on the "Empty messages
from deleted items folder when exiting" option.
e.. If this option is unchecked, use the space bar to check this
check box. This option should be checked.
f.. Press enter to close the dialog and save the changes

E: Configure the Layout of the Display

a.. Open the view menu
b.. Cursor down to layout and press enter.
c.. Using the tab key, move through the options and press the space
bar to uncheck any options you do not want displayed.
d.. Press enter to close the dialog and save the changes.

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