• Creating A New Message
• Checking for New Messages
• Reading Messages
• Replying to Emails
• Forwarding Messages

• Click on the New button on the Standard Toolbar (see figure 4).

Figure 4 - Click the New button on the Standard Toolbar to create a new message

• A new message window will launch (see figure 5).

Figure 5 - New Message window

Note: If you clicked on the down-arrow button beside the New button on the standard toolbar (see figure 6), select Mail Message to launch a new message window.

Figure 6 - Click on Mail Messages to open a new message window

• In the new message window, type in the email address of the recipient (s) in either the To:, CC:, or BCC: fields (see figure 7)
• Type in the subject of your email in the Subject field (see figure 7)
• Type in your email content in the message box (see figure 7)

Figure 7 - Enter the recipient(s)' address(es), your subject, and email content in the appropriate fields

• When you are finished, click the Send button on the Standard Toolbar (see figure 8)

Figure 8 - Click on Send button to send your email message

• The message window will close and the email will be sent

• Click the Send/Receive button in the Standard Toolbar (see figure 9)

Figure 9 - Click Send/Receive to check for new messages

• Your new message will appear in the Active Folder (see figure 10)

Figure 10 - New messages will appear in the Active Folder Window

There are two ways to read your messages:

Reading Messages Using the Reading Pane

• If you have you Reading Pane turned on, it will be located either on the right-hand side (see figure 11), or on the bottom, underneath the Active Folder window (see figure 12).

Note: For more information on how to customize the Reading Pane, please see the Customizing the Reading Pane section.

• With your message visible in the Reading Pane, you are able to read the contents of the message.

Figure 11 - Your Reading Pane may be located on the right-hand side of the Outlook Application.

Figure 12 - Your Reading Pane may be located on the bottom, underneath the Active Folder window.

Double-Clicking to Read Messages

• If you have your Reading Pane turned off, you can double-click on a message in the Active Folder (see figure 13) to read the contents of that message.

Figure 13 - Double-click ono a message in the Active Folder to read the contents of that message

With your message window open:

• Click on the Reply button on the Standard Toolbar (see figure 14).

Figure 14 - Reply and Reply All buttons

Tip: You can also reply to the sender, plus other recipients of the email by clicking on the "Reply to All" button

• Type your reply message
• Click on the Send button on the Standard Toolbar
• The message window will close and your email will be sent

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With your message window open:

• Click on the Forward button on the Standard Toolbar (see figure 15).

Figure 15 - Click on the Forward button in the Standard Toolbar

• Type in the recipient(s) email address(es) in the To:, CC:, or BCC: fields
• Type in any content you want to add in the message box
• Click on the Send button on the Standard Toolbar when you are finished
• The window will close and your message will be sent