History

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  Microsoft released Outlook Express in tandem with Internet Explorer and included it as part of several versions of Windows, including 98, 2000, Me and XP. An early version was released for Mac OS 9 (Classic), but that was quickly superseded by Outlook for Macintosh, which was subsequently renamed Entourage, a popular product that continues to be produced.
  
  

Function

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  Outlook Express is an email client, meaning that users are able to easily send, receive and store email correspondence. One important feature is that it takes two processes to permanently expunge messages; the first step is to move it to the Deleted Items folders; then the Deleted Items folder has to be opened and the item has to be trashed a second time to be gone forever.
  
  

Features

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  The important features of Outlook Express are the default folders, which include the Inbox, Sent Mail and Deleted Mail folders. All email messages received are deposited into the Inbox; messages that are sent are retained in the Sent ail folder. In all cases, users can delete items by moving them to the Deleted Mail folder.
  
  

Significance

• An email account must be established in Outlook Express for you to be able to send and receive messages. A setup wizard helps with this process; it is accessible under the "Tools" menu. The information required to successfully set up Outlook Express to work is your email address and password; the names of the incoming (POP) and outgoing (SMTP) mail servers; and any security or advanced settings. All of this information can be obtained by contacting your ISP or email provider.
  
  

Size

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  Your Inbox (or any of your folders) can be sorted by any number of criteria, including date received (the most common way of organizing mail), by sender or subject. Clicking on the column name (Subject, for example) will sort your message alphabetically by subject.
  
  

Identification

• You are also able to create an unlimited number of folders (and subfolders) to archive and sort messages. Under the "File" menu, select "New Folder" to create and name a folder and you are free to highlight messages from any folder and drag them into the newly created folder.