Sending E-Mail

Most of us can't imagine life without e-mail! You don't have to address an envelope or trek to the mailbox on a cold, rainy day. All you do is type a name, create a message, and click a Send button. Windows Mail and your mail server do the rest. What could be quicker or more convenient?

Create a Message

Click the Start button, and choose Windows Mail from the menu. Click Create Mail. If you want to send a formatted message with a background and coordinated fonts and bullets, click the down arrow next to the button, and click the stationery you want to use.

Type the recipient's name or enough of it to make it uniquely identifiable in your list of contacts. To add more names, type a semicolon (;), and then type all or part of another recipient's name. The names and addresses will be completed when you move to another part of the message.

Press the Tab key to move to the CC field, and type the names of the people who are to receive a copy of the message.

Press Tab to move to the Subject line, type a subject, and press Tab again to move into the message area.

Type your message. Use any of the formatting tools to format your message.

Do either of the following:

• Click Send to send the message.
  
  
• Choose Send Later from the File menu to leave the message in the Outbox until you're ready to send it.
  
  

When you've composed all the messages you want to send, click Send/Receive to send the messages in the Outbox to your mail server.

Tip

To send an e-mail to someone who isn't in your Contacts list without adding that person to the list, simply type his or her e-mail address on the To line.

See Also

"Setting Up Windows Mail" on pages 246247 for information about setting up e-mail accounts in Windows Mail.