Chapter 2: Managing E-Mail Messages

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Page 32	To select the message format On the Message form’s toolbar, click the down arrow to the right of the Message format box, and click HTML, Rich Text, or Plain Text.
Page 32	To format messages by using stationery On the Tools menu, click Options. In the Options dialog box, click the Mail Format tab. In the Use this stationery by default list, select the stationery you want. Click OK.
Page 32	To customize message stationery On the Tools menu, click Options. In the Options dialog box, click the Mail Format tab. Click the Stationery Picker button. In the Stationery Picker dialog box, click the stationery you want to customize, and then click the Edit button. Apply the formatting you want, and click OK in each of the open dialog boxes.
Page 32	To format a message using a theme Compose a new e-mail message. With the insertion point in the message body, on the Format menu, click Theme. In the Theme dialog box, click the theme you want. Select the Vivid Colors, Active Graphics, and/or Background Image check boxes if you want. Click OK.
Page 39	To respond to voting buttons in a message Preview the message in the Reading Pane or open the message. Click the Infobar, click the voting option you want, and then click OK.
Page 39	To set message delivery options Compose a new e-mail message. On the Message form’s toolbar, click the Options button. In the Delivery options area of the Message Options dialog box, select the check boxes for the options you want. Click Close.
Page 39	To set the importance of a message Compose a new e-mail message. On the Message form’s toolbar, click the Options button. In the Message settings area of the Message Options dialog box, click the down arrow to the right of the Importance box, and then click Low, Normal, or High. Click Close.
Page 44	To sort messages Click the heading of the column by which you’d like to sort messages.
Page 44	To group messages On the View menu, point to Arrange By, and then click the field by which you’d like to group messages.
Page 44	To turn off message grouping On the View menu, point to Arrange By, and then click Show in Groups.
Page 44	To change the message view On the View menu, point to Arrange By, point to Current View, and then click the view you want.
Page 44	To customize the message view On the View menu, point to Arrange By, point to Current View, and then click Customize Current View. In the Customize View dialog box, click the button of the element you want to customize. In the resulting dialog box, make the changes you want, and then click OK. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each element you want to change. Click OK to close the Customize View dialog box and save your changes.
Page 50	To color-code messages On the Tools menu, click Organize. In the Ways to Organize pane, click Using Colors. Select the type of messages you want to color-code and the color you want them to be, and then click the Apply Color button.
Page 53	To create a message signature On the Tools menu, click Options. In the Options dialog box, click the Mail Format tab. In the Select the signatures to use with the following account list, click an account, click the Signatures button, and then click the New button. In the Create New Signature dialog box, type the name of your signature, and then click the Next button. In the Signature Text box, type and style your signature, and then click Finish. Click OK to close the Options dialog box.
Page 57	To flag a message with the default flag color In your Inbox, click the message’s Flag Status icon.
Page 57	To flag a message with a flag color other than the default In your Inbox, right-click the message’s Flag Status icon, and then click Add Reminder. In the Flag for Follow Up dialog box, in the Flag color list, click a color. Click OK.
Page 57	To mark a flagged message as complete In your Inbox, click the message’s Flag Status icon.
Page 57	To view all your flagged messages In the Favorite Folders list, click For Follow Up.
Page 57	To flag a message you are composing On the message window’s toolbar, click the Message Flag button. In the Flag for Follow Up dialog box, in the Flag To list click a label. In the Due by lists, click a date and a time. In the Flag color list, click a color. Click OK.

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