5th August 2002

Who's the Gnomie with an e-mail tip? Why, it's Carlos Vega! "If you want to send an e-mail, you don't need to open Outlook Express or Outlook. Nope, I'm not talking about making a shortcut to a blank mail message for later use. It's very common for people to have at least a few icons on their Desktop. Well, the trick is to send one of those icons to a mail recipient; you know, right-click the chosen icon, and then 'Send To' -> 'Mail Recipient.' All you have to do is to erase the attachment and complete the mail as you wish." This is a great tip for when you are at a friend's computer and want to send yourself a quick e-mail. If you are on your own machine, then another great option with Outlook or Outlook Express is to open a new message and choose "Save As," and either save the message as a *.msg file or a *.eml file on your Desktop. Now, all you have to do is double-click the message on your Desktop and it will launch a blank message for those quick e-mails. You can even go a step further and do a right-click/drag to move the message to your Quick Launch bar (the collection of small icons near the Start Menu). I have even seen some people add an option for "New Message" in their right-click menu, but I'll save that tip for another day!