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| | With Outlook open on your desktop, click Inbox under Favorite Folders or All Mail Folders to go to your Inbox. | -
| | If you have set up Outlook to automatically log on and receive messages, you see any new messages you've received in the message list in bold. | -
| | The Inbox is also marked in bold and lists the number of new messages you've received. | INTRODUCTION If you have an e-mail address, you can both send and receive messages. To read your mail, simply log on to your e-mail provider; the messages sent to you (and stored temporarily on the mail provider's network) are copied to your computer. You can then open and read your messages. | TIP Connecting Manually If you have set up Outlook for manual connection, click the Send/Receive button, log on, and download your e-mail messages. Part 4, "Using Advanced Mail Features," covers how to specify when messages are sent. | -
| | If the Preview pane is displayed, you see a preview of the selected message. | -
| | To open a message, double-click it in the Inbox list. | -
| | The message is displayed in its own window. | -
| | When you are finished reading the message, click its Close (x) button to close the window. | HINT Displaying the Preview Pane If the Preview pane is not displayed in your Outlook window, turn it on by opening the View menu and choosing Preview Pane . Then, specify where it should be placed by selecting Right or Bottom from the submenu. (Click Off to turn off this pane.) | CAUTION Ignoring Unsolicited Mail You'll receive a lot of unsolicited mail. As a rule, do not open a message if you do not recognize the sender because it may contain a virus. | |