Outlook Express is installed as a part of Windows XP.
An alternative to deleting messages from the Inbox is moving the messages to folders on your M: drive. To do this, the destination folders will need to be created. If you already have a folder or folders in which to place the messages, skip the folder creation steps.
To Create New Folders:
- Right click on the e-mail account you want to create the new folder within. This will be "mail.egr.msu.edu."
- In the new menu choose "New Folder." (image)
- Enter a folder name in the designated field. Finally, click "Ok" and the folder will appear under your account listing.
To Move Messages:
- Go to the folder which currently holds the messages you wish to move. To select more than one message at a time hold down the Control key (abbreviated "Ctrl" on your keyboard) and click on each message to be moved. (image)
- When all of the desired messages have been selected, right click on them to open up another menu.
- Within the new menu select "Move to Folder..." and choose the folder you just created. (image) This will create copies of all the selected messages in the new folder.
- In order to clear the messages out of the previous location it will be necessary mark the messages for deletion (image) and then purge the folder. (image)
