These days most ISPs provide you with an e-mail account as well as access to the Web. Before you can use Outlook Express to send and receive e-mail, you need to configure your e-mail account and optionally import any messages or address books you may have in another mail program.
Importing Settings
If you used an earlier version of Outlook Express or another e-mail program previously on your computer and you want to import settings or data, follow these steps:
1. Launch Outlook Express.
To open Outlook Express, either click the Mail toolbar button in Internet Explorer or double-click the Outlook Express icon or alias on your desktop or hard drive.
2. Choose to import settings.
In the Outlook Express Setup Assistant window, which is displayed when you first open Outlook Express, click the I Am Upgrading From a Previous Version option button to import settings from an earlier version of Outlook Express or another program.
3. Select whether to make Outlook Express your default mail program.
Click the I Want To Test Drive Outlook Express check box if you don’t want to make Outlook Express your default e-mail program, otherwise leave the I Want To Use Outlook Express check box checked. Click the right arrow at the bottom right of the window to move to the next screen.
4. Choose the program from which to import.
Select the program you want to import settings from and then click the right arrow to move on.
5. Choose what you want to import.
Select the settings and data you want to import, and then click the right arrow to move on. You may be asked to provide the location of the previous program.
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