Jul 29, 2013

All about Outlook Express Stationary


Messages plays a vital role in every field either it’s a business field or an IT firm. Most of us choose emails for safe and secure mode of communication and if, I talk about email Outlook Express is my favorite email client because of its ease and simplicity. It provides user various options to send emails using files like images etc. This make message more attractive and informative. 
 
              To make message more attractive user can use default images available in the folder named as ‘Stationary folder’. Moreover, user can add more images to this folder by following its manual procedure. Let me discuss in brief about this folder: Stationary is a message template created by using images, colors etc for outgoing emails. Message created by using stationary provides user more options to adjust the Settings of their message like Font settings, text color and position etc. This folder is located on underwritten address
Location: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery
In this post I will describe all steps to
  • Configure default stationary folder
  • Create stationary folder
  • Add signature automatically using stationary
Snapshots to Configure default stationary folder

For user’s of Outlook Express6
1 Open Outlook Express email application

2 Now, head towards Tools menu do click on Option

3 After clicking on options chooses compose tab from the option provided. It will display a window as shown in figure below:

4 After clicking on compose enable the checkbox entitle as ‘MAIL’ and click on ‘SELECT’ button as shown in fig

User can also choose option News:



5 From the Select Stationary window select stationary you want to use and click ‘ok’




 
6 Now, again click ‘OK’ and your default Stationary folder is configured

Use can also create stationary according to their use. I am sharing steps to perform such types of action: 
 
Snapshots to create stationary
1 Open Outlook Express email application and target Create Mail 





2 Now, select the drop down menu placed just next to Create Mail button. It will display a list and select Stationary option from the list

3 Now, user will see a interface entitle as Select Stationary . Select the button Create New from the interface and proceed


4 Welcome screens will appear and wait till this screen load and click on Next Button

5 After clicking on Next button a ‘Stationary Setup wizard’ will open asking for parameters (picture tile, position, color etc) to be set. After seeing preview proceed to ‘Next’.


6 Now, user can select Font setting for their mail by selecting appropriate option from the list and proceed to NEXT


7 After complete settings Stationary Setup will ask for file name. Enter the desired file name and target Finish button to complete the process



8 Stationary created is added to Stationary Folder with the name used to create , Hit ‘ok ’ to proceed


9 Now, user can use created stationary to compose mail as shown in figure below


Snapshots to add signature automatically using stationary in Outlook Express

To add more clarity to your message user can also send their business card automatically in their emails in form of signature. Do follow the following steps to perform this operation:

1 Head towards Tools menu do click on Option

2 After selection of ‘Signature’ tab enable the check boxes to create new signatures and user can also edit their signature using this option. Click ‘ok’ to proceed


3 Enter the text in the ‘Edit Signature’ box and proceed. Click ‘ok
4 ’Now, compose mail user will see automatically signature will add while sending email

I hope information provided above will help you in conveying information to user more smartly.







 




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