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| | In Mail view, click the New button in the Outlook toolbar. An Untitled Message window opens. | -
| | In the To field, type the recipient's e-mail address. (To send the message to additional people, separate each address with a semicolon.) | -
| | In the Subject field, type a subject for the message. | INTRODUCTION When you want to use Outlook to send a message to someone, you open a new mail message. You then enter the person's address, type a subject for the message, and type the contents of the message. This task covers the basics of creating an e-mail message; other tasks in this part provide more details, as well as other options for creating e-mail messages. | TIP Using Alternate Programs This book uses the Outlook mail program for creating messages. You can also use Word to create e-mail. See "Changing the Mail Program" and "Using Word to Create E-mail" in Part 4. | -
| | Click in the message area and type a message. | -
| | Click Send on the Message window's toolbar. Assuming you are online and have set up Outlook to automatically send your messages, the message will be sent. | HINT Typing an Address The most important part of an e-mail message is the address. If you type the address incorrectly, your message will not be delivered. Addresses follow the format username @ domain . ext ”for example, sohara@msn.com. username refers to the person's e-mail name ( sohara ); domain is the name of the person's mail or Internet provider ( msn ), and ext is the extension and indicates the type of provider ( com ). | TIP When Messages Are Sent Your messages are sent immediately when you click Send . If you are working offline or if you have not set up for immediate delivery, the messages are stored in the Outbox until you click Send/Receive . See Part 4 for more information. | |