HP a1019h If Your ISP Provides the E-Mail Program, Receiving E-Mail Messages with Outlook Express

2 Click the Create Mail icon.

3Type in, or select from an address book, the address of each recipient.

NOTE: E-mail addresses contain no spaces and have a period after the server name. Dashes and underscores are sometimes used. Capital letters may be required.

4Type your message in the New Message window.

5Type the message title in the Subject box.

6Click the Send button on the toolbar when you are finished.

7If necessary, click the Send/Recv tool on the toolbar to send any messages stored in the Outbox.

NOTE: When you compose a message without being connected to the Internet, the message is stored in the Outbox until the next time you log on to the Internet and connect to your ISP.

Receiving E-Mail Messages with Outlook Express

Your ISP receives e-mail messages for you automatically, even when your PC is turned off. The ISP then stores your messages until you connect to the Internet and open your e-mail program to read them.

1Start Outlook Express.

2If necessary, click the Send/Recv tool on the toolbar to have your e-mail program get the new messages from all listed e-mail accounts.

3Click the Inbox folder to view the list of incoming messages. Messages not yet read appear in bold on the screen.

NOTE: In Outlook Express, the messages stay in your Inbox until you delete them or move them to another folder.

4Click a message once to view it, or double-click the message to expand it and read it in its own window.

For more information about using your e-mail program, go to the Help menu within the program.

If Your ISP Provides the E-Mail Program

Follow the ISP’s instructions to install its Web browser and e-mail program and to set up and use your e-mail account. You will then be able to send and receive e-mail when your PC is connected to your ISP.

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