To send a basic e-mail message

1. In Outlook Express, click the Compose Message button on the toolbar.

2. In the To, Cc, and Bcc boxes, type the e-mail name of each recipient, separated by a comma or semicolon (;).

   To add e-mail names from the Address Book, click the To icon in the New Message window, and then select names.

3. In the Subject box, type a message title.

4. Type your message, and then click the Send button on the toolbar.

   If you are composing a message offline, click the File menu, and then click Send Later to save the mesage in the Outbox folder until you click the Send and Receive button on the toolbar.

Tips

• To send the file by using a mail account other than your default account, click the File menu, point to Send Message Using, and then click the mail account you want to send it with.

• To send the message with a high priority tag, click the stamp icon in the upper right corner, and then click High Priority.

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