COMMON CURE FOR COMPUTER PROBLEMS
COMMON CURE FOR COMPUTER PROBLEMS
Configure Outlook Express 6.0 for mail
Configure Outlook Express to use a Hotmail account
Attachments do not open in Outlook Express
Pop-up reminder for a mail without the subject line in Microsoft Outlook
Configure Outlook Express 6.0 for mail:
You need to have a POP3 account to configure your mail in Outlook. Start Outlook Express and from the Tools menu select Accounts, in the Internet Accounts dialog box, click Add and then click Mail, in the Display Name box, type the name that you want the recipients to see and click Next. In the E-mail Address box, type your e-mail address and click Next. In the E-mail Server Names, click your incoming e-mail server name (e.g. Pop3.mail.com) and outgoing e-mail server (e.g. smtp.mail.com) click Next. Enter your POP3 account user name and password in the Account Name and Password boxes. You may then click Finish to save these settings.
Configure Outlook Express to use a Hotmail account:
You need to have a Hotmail email account. Start Outlook Express, click Tools and the click Accounts. Click Add and select Mail, Display name box appears, type your name and click Next, E-mail address box appears; type your email address and click Next. In the My incoming mail server is box select HTTP, from the My HTTP mail service provider is box select Hotmail and click Next. In the Account name box type your Hotmail email address, in the password box type your password, click Next, click Finish.
Attachments do not open in Outlook Express:
Start Outlook Express, click Tools and the click Options, than click Security and uncheck Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could could potentially be a virus, click Apply than click OK.
Pop-up reminder for a mail without the subject line in Microsoft Outlook:
Open your outlook.
Press Alt+F11. This opens the Visual Basic editor and then Press Ctrl+R which in turn open Project-Project 1 (left side).
On the Left Pane, one can see "Microsoft Outlook Objects" or "Project1", expand this. Now one can see the "ThisOutLookSession".
Double click on "ThisOutLookSession". It will open up a code pane.
Copy and Paste the following code in the right pane. (Code Pane) and save it.
Private Sub Application_ItemSend(ByVal Item As Object, Cancel As Boolean)
Dim strSubject As String
strSubject = Item.Subject
If Len(Trim(strSubject)) = 0 Then
Prompt$ = "Subject is Empty. Are you sure you want to send the Mail?"
If MsgBox(Prompt$, vbYesNo + vbQuestion + vbMsgBoxSetForeground, "Check for Subject") = vbNo Then
Cancel = True
End If
End If
End Sub
Now whenever u try to send a mail without subject, which will raise a pop-up to remind you.
Page Margin Setup In Outlook Express:
To change page margins open Internet Explorer, click File, click Page Setup and set the margins, which will also effect the margins of your mail prints.