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Internet Mail Using Exchange

 

Make sure Exchange is installed
1. Select Start / Programs
2. Microsoft Exchange should be listed.

Installing Exchange
1. Open up the Control Panel
2. Select Add/Remove Programs
3. Click on the Windows Setup tab
4. Check Exchange

Make sure Internet Mail is installed
1. Open up the Control Panel
2. Select Mail and Fax
3. Internet Mail should be one of the available profiles

Installing Internet Mail
1. Using the Plus Pack, install the Internet Jumpstart Kit
2. This will automatically install Internet Mail

Configuring Internet Mail
1. Open up the Control Panel
2. Select Mail and Fax
3. Highlight Internet Mail
4. Click on the Properties button
5. There are two main sections, General and Connection

General
Personal Information Enter your real name and your e-mail address
Mailbox Information
1. Enter your Internet provider's mail server
2. This is usually in the form of mail.your_provider's_name
3. Enter your Login Name and Password
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Message Format The default of MIME should be selected
Advanced Options You shouldn't need change anything here

Connection
1. Click the Connection tab.
2. Select whether you are using a network or modem for your internet access.
3. Select the internet provider you want to use for your dial-up connection. Note: This can be different from your mail server.
4. Click on the Login As tab.
5. Enter your login name and password for that provider.
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Transferring Internet Mail
Work off-line and use Remote Mail Checking this allows you to have your internet connection only while needing to send or receive mail.
The advantage is that you are not taking up your connection time when dialing in and can work on your mail with out being connected.
The disadvantage is that you need to re-dial when you want to send or receive mail
Work On-Line If Work off-line is not selected, you can select how often to check for new e-mail.
Type in the number of minutes
The disadvantage is that you need to be connected while you work on your e-mail

Starting Exchange
1. Double click in the Inbox icon on your main Desktop
2. If you didn't check Work off-line from the previous page, Exchange will automatically attempt to dial your internet provider.
3. This will bring up the following main menu
4. Note: Additional folders have been created on my computer.
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Sending Internet Mail
1. Type Ctrl-N (for New Mail) or from the pull down menu select Compose / New Message
2. This will bring up the following screen.
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3. Type in the internet address in the To: field
4. Type in the subject and body of your text
5. To add the message to the queue either:
  1. Click on the first icon (of the envelope)
  2. Select File / Send
  3. or Press Ctrl--Enter
  4. Note: This only puts your mail in the queue. It hasn't been actually sent yet.
6. To actually send the mail either:
  1. Click on the icon with the hand holding out the envelope
  2. Select Tools / Deliver Now
  3. or Press Ctrl-M
  4. Note: If you have MSN installed, you should check Tools / Deliver Now to see if you have more than one choice.

Receiving Internet Mail
1. Follow the same steps in #6 above.
2. This will send any queued mail first then check for any new mail

Other Additions and Options

Address Book

To Add Names to the Address Book
1. Select Tools / Address Book from the pull down menu
2. or press Ctrl-Shift-B
3. Select Internet Mail Address
4. Add the name you want to display followed by its internet address.
5. You can provide additional information by selecting the Business, Phone Numbers or Notes tabs

To Use the Address Book
1. At the point where you need to type in a e-mail address in the To: box,
  1. Click on the icon of the open book
  2. or Select Tools / Address Book from the pull down menu
  3. or Press Ctrl-Shift-B
2. Double click on names until you have all you need

Spell Checking

Requires Word7
1. Select Tools / Options
2. Click on the Spelling tab
3. Select the options you prefer
4. To initiate a spell check, press F7

Attaching Documents
Drag and Drop Method
1. Open up Explorer
2. Drag the document you want to send to your e-mail note
Pull Down Menu
3. Select the options you prefer
4. To initiate a spell check, press F7

Keyboard Shortcuts
Select Help and search for Keyboard Shortcuts.
A fairly extensive list will be presented.

Signatures Using WordMail

If you are using WordMail that comes with Office95, you can send e-mail using Microsoft Word.
Exchange will automatically detect the addition and start WordMail when you create a new e-mail or reply to an existing one.
Additions are Exchange will use Word's spell checker, most of the WinWord text formatting capabilities
(centering, full justification, bold, italics) a special Mail button bar and quite a few new features. It is certainly worth trying out.

To include a signature:
1. Start a new message (Ctrl-N)
2. Type in your signature
3. Highlight your signature text.
4. From the pulldown menu, select Edit / Autotext .
5. Type in signature for the name.
6. Click on the Add button.
7. Now when you send any message, this text will be added to the beginning.

To configure Exchange for multiple ISP's, go to Setting Up Profiles in Exchange

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