How to Compose and Send an Email Message in Windows Mail or Outlook Express

Email works a lot like letter writing, it's just a bit better. Of course, writing an email — in Windows Mail and Outlook Express, for example — is just as easy as writing a letter.

Compose and Send an Email Message in Windows Mail or Outlook Express

To compose and deliver an email in Windows Mail or Outlook Express:

• ›› Step by Step Screenshot Walkthrough (using Outlook Express)

• Click the Create Mail button in the Windows Mail or Outlook Express toolbar.
• Click in the To: field.
• Start typing the name of the person you want to email.
  • If Windows Mail or Outlook Express automatically completes the name, press Return.
  • If Windows Mail or Outlook Express cannot complete the name, type the recipient's complete email address (e.g. "recipient@example.com", not including the quotation marks) instead.
• To send your message to multiple recipients, separate them with semicolons (;).
  • You can also use the Cc: and Bcc: fields to send carbon copies of your email. The Cc: and Bcc: fields are used in exactly the same way as the To: field.
• Type a short and meaningful subject in the Subject: field.
• Click in the message body area.
• Type your message.
  • You can use rich HTML formatting to spice up the text.
• Click Send.