CATHY BY DEFAULT OUTLOOK EXPRESS IS SET UP TO DIAL WHEN YOU FIRST CLICK IT.
IT LOOKS TO ME THAT YOU HAVE DISABLED THAT FEATURE
UNDER TOOLS THEN OPTIONS IN THE MENU.
WHEN THE USER DISABLES THAT FEATURE, OUTLOOK EXPRESS THEN DEFAULTS TO DIAL WHEN
SENDING OR RETRIEVEING MAIL.
MORE THAN LIKELY YOU CLICK THE DIALER TO MAKE A INTERNET CONNECTION, THEN
OUTLOOK EXPRESS WANTS TO CALL AND MAKE ITS ON CONNECTION.
THUS BECAUSE YOU ARE CONNECTED IT DISCONNECTS YOU.
I AM GUESSING ON ALL THIS.
NOW HERE ARE TWO METHODS FOR DISCONNECTING.
BILL CAMERON
hit the alt key
hit letter t for tools
arrow up to accounts and hit enter
this is a multi page dialogue box
find the mail page, it will say
mail tab
go to
properties
then
connection.
then pick lan.
local area connection
is what lan stands for
oh by the way this disconnects outlook express from dialing your provider all
together,
tip courtesy of win 98 secrets.
thanks beth for explaining the differance to me as to what the option choice
does.
true outlook express does have a work off line feature, but to use it one must
first dial up the provider if outlook is set to dial when clicking it in the
menu.
after doing so the option is under file.
one would think that prompting the user before dialling would make more sense.
of course this message closes the chapter on auto dialling, of course do not
forget to also change some other stuff like ckeck for messages every so many
minutes.
disable that if you want to work off line.
also disable send messages automaticly.
both of the above are under TOOLS THEN options.
AND BOTH SHOULD BE DISABLED IF YOU ALSO USE BETHS METHOD OF DISCONNECTING.
BY THE WAY MICROSOFT DOES HAVE FREE SUPPORT ON THIS PROGRAM.
bill cameron
At 05:01 PM 12/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
CATHY I THINK YOU DID WHAT BETH DESCRIBES BELOW, OF COURSE THAT IS MY GUESS.
WHEN YOU GET INSIDE OPTIONS THE SCREEN DISPLAYS A MULTIPAGE DIALOGUE BOX, I
THINK YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH PAGE IT SHOULD BE ON.
OR JUST FORGET CHANGEING IT, AND CALL UP OUTLOOK EXPRESS WITH OUT A DIAL UP
CONNECTION, AND THE PROGRAM SHOULD MAKE ONE WHEN YOU ARE READY TO SEND THE
MESSAGE.
GOOD LUCK.
BILL CAMERON
>Hello again, Michael. Outlook Express does have a Work offline mode. You
>can also set it up so it won't dial up until you have messages to send or
>receive. This can be found via the tools/options menu. Again, as before,
>e-mail me privately and I'll be happy to help.
>
>=Beth=
>=Beth Hatch-Alleyne=
>Justice Means Not Just Us.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Sunday, December 20, 1998 3:54 PM
>Subject: OUTLOOK EXPRESS
>
>
>>Does Outlook Express that comes with Internet explorer have an easy to use
>>News and mail facility and how well does it work with Jaws?
>>How would I start it so it doesn't immediately go on-line until I have
>>written news articles or emails?
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BUT SEE MY MESSAGE ABOUT THIS BELOW
At 01:17 AM 1/26/99 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello:
>I have out look express 4.1, the one that was put out in 1997, the one that
>came on the jfw CD. The problem is that when I hit send and receive, it
>disconnects me, and I have to go back and redial to reconnect. We have
>tried and tried to disable this, but don't seem to be able to. Is this what
>this is suppose to do? If you have a way to keep me connected, please let
>me know. Thank You in advance.
>Cathy and guide dog Tilly, Black Lab:
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tristram Llewellyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: JFW Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 12:38 AM
>Subject: Re: Outlook Express.
>
>
>>Assuming you have Outlook Express set up for your internet provider there
>>are two groups of things that you probably would wish to configure.
>>
>>Screen layout
>>When Outlook Express first installs it comes with all the bells and
>whistles
>>activated, many of which are quite distracting for the JFW user. Therefore
>>you may wish to turn these off. The checkboxes mentioned below can be
>>toggled by pressing the alt+letter keystrokes directly without having to
>tab
>>to the control.
>>1 Open Outlook Express. Press alt+v to open the view menu, and then go
>>to "layout" and select that menu item.
>>2 In the "layout" dialogue do the following described below.
>> Uncheck the "basic outlook bar" checkbox using alt+o.
>> Uncheck "basic folder bar" checkbox using alt+f.
>> Make basic "folder list" checked using alt+d.
>> Uncheck "basic tip of the day" checkbox using alt+i.
>> Make sure the "toolbar top" radio button is selected using alt+t.
>> Make sure "toolbar show text on buttons" is checked using alt+x.
>> Make sure "preview pane use preview pane" is not checked alt+p.
>>3 Go to the "OK" button and press it.
>>The above takes care of most of the layout features.
>>
>>Changing Outlook Express options
>>Some of these may rely on your personal preference, but here goes.
>>1 Press alt+t and then select "options" from the menu.
>>2 In the "options" dialogue do the following.
>>3 Check "general settings play sound when new message arrives". This is
>>useful confirmation of successful download.
>>4 Make sure "general settings empty messages from deleted items folder
>>upon exit" is not checked. You might never know when you might want a
>>message. You can still permanently delete the messages anyway.
>>5 Check "general setttings put people I reply to in my address book".
>>This is down to personal preference, but it is nice to have so long as you
>>don't mind weeding out your address book from time to time.
>>6 If you want to read news groups with Outlook Express then check
>"genera
>>l settings make Outlook Express my default news reader".
>>7 Check "general settings when starting go directly to my inbox folder".
>>This one is good because it saves faffing around at startup because you are
>>taken to where the action is likely to be.
>>8 Uncheck "general settings automatically display folders with unread
>>messages". You could check this if you like but, it may be better to leave
>>it unchecked so that at least you know where you are.
>>9 Press control+tab (in the same dialogue) and make sure the mail
>sending
>>format is "plain text" on that radio button. This way you'll head off
>>complaints about sending unreadable junk to lists when you post them.
>>10 Press TAB or alt+E to get to the plain text settings and make sure
>>that the "message format mime" radio button is checked.
>>11 Make sure "message format allow 8 bit characters is headers" is
>>unchecked.
>>12 If you tab to the next control or press alt+a you can change the
>>length at which the text wraps.
>>13 You can choose to indent original text with a special character such
>>as > if you wish by pressing alt+o which checks that box. Also you can tab
>>to the next control from there and choose the indent character from > | or
>:
>>if you desire.
>>14 Press the OK button.
>>15 Press control+tab to get to the "read" tab.
>>16 In the "read" tab of the options dialogue press alt+u to uncheck
>>"message reading settings automatically show news messages in preview
>pane".
>>17 Press control+tab to get to the "spelling tab".
>>18 Check "general options always suggest replacements for misspelt
>>words".
>>19 Press alt+o to uncheck "when checking, always ignore the original
>text
>>in reply or forward". This is good for ensuring you don't end up checking
>>the text of the other person's message when replying to them,
>>20 Press alt+i to turn off checking of internet addresses by the spell
>>checker.
>>21 Press control+tab twice to get the dial-up tab.
>>22 Highlight the radio button that says "when outlook express starts do
>>not dial a connection". Obviously this means that it is up to you to
>>initiate upload and download of messages, unless you get your calls for
>>nothing this is an imperitive.
>>23 You may wish to change the status of the "hang up when finnished
>>sending, recieving or donwloading" checkbox. It is up to you and your
>>habits on this one.
>>
>>That is not an exhaustive overview of options you can change, but
>highlights
>>those which are likely to be of most interest to the average JFW user.
>>
>>Sorry for the long post. Hope this helps.
>>
>>Tris
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: George Zaynoun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Date: 25 January 1999 16:52
>>Subject: Outlook Express.
>>
>>
>>>What is the best way to configure Outlook Express to use with JFW?
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