[nfbcs] 2 more questions re Outlook Express

[qubit]

Ok, here's how to do it --
The way I showed you before succeeds in creating a new shortcut, but it is 
put on the "all programs" submenu of the start menu.  It does not put the 
shortcut on the desktop.
If you want the latter, do the following:
1. bring up the start menu and hit escape to get focus on the start button.
2. hit the applications key for the context menu and select "explore".
3. go into "programs" and look at the files in that folder.  "Outlook 
Express" should be one of them.  Highlight it and copy it with control+c.
4. close that window and go to the desktop.  Be sure you are not selecting 
anything on the desktop and hit control+v to paste the shortcut.
And there you have it.

Let me know if there are any problems with this procedure.
Happy munging.
--le


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] 2 more questions re Outlook Express


>BTW, I don't see the Start Menu being any
> more difficult than the desktop.

Well no, usually not.  But there are other things he needs often, and I
would like to know the trick for putting a shortcut on the desktop.  It
must be simple to do, and yet I can't figure it out.

I looked at the OE properties, but no shortcut option, nor in the file menu.
Tracy


> The shortcut may appear in the Outlook Express folder itself. You can then
> just cut/paste to the desktop.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Friday, Nov 13, 2009 5:13:35
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] 2 more questions re Outlook Express
>
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>> OE is now behaving itself and going to the right identity.
>>
>> To create a shortcut, I tried going to the programs menu and hitting the
>> applications key, but nothing happened.  I also tried shift-F10, and
>> still
>> nothing.
>> I tried the pseudo-mouse right click, which brought up a menu with
>> "create
>> shortcut", on which I hit Enter, but no shortcut appeared on the
>> Desktop.
>> I am at a loss.
>> Tracy
>>
>> > In OE, go to "manage identities" if you want to make a different
>> identity
>> > the deefault.
>> > It takes a little tabbing around, but it is all accessible.
>> > As for the shortcut, open the start menu and go to all programs and
>> find
>> > outlook express, but don't activate it -- instead, hit the
>> applications
>> > key
>> > to call up the context menu.  The first item is "open" -- but if you
>> arrow
>> > down a bit you will see "create a shortcut".  You can go from there.
>> >
>> > But rereading your mail, do you really want to create a new identity?
>> or
>> > would you rather just create a new account within the same identity?
>> You
>> > can
>> > have multiple accounts in the same identity.  You can get to the
>> accounts
>> > on
>> > the tools menu inside OE.  If you need help with this procedure, let
>> me
>> > know
>> > and I'll assist.  I unfortunately have spent many long hours learning
>> the
>> > ins and outs of OE and think I have a good enough understanding to
>> help do
>> > most anything it is capable of.
>> > Have fun...ininsmile*
>> > -comle
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> > To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:29 PM
>> > Subject: [nfbcs] 2 more questions re Outlook Express
>> >
>> >
>> > I am trying to set up Outlook Express on my husband's new machine.  I
>> made
>> > a mistake on the Main Identity.  I need to change pop3 to imap, and
>> can't
>> > find anywhere to do it.  I set up a second identity properly, but it's
>> > still taking Main Identity as the default, and so not getting his
>> email.
>> > How can I change the Main Identity to use imap, or make the second
>> > identity the default?  I've asked at work, but no one can help me
>> there.
>> >
>> > And, duh, how do I put a shortcut on the desktop?  Outlook Express is
>> on
>> > the start menu, but the man finds that a bit confusing.  I want to put
>> a
>> > shortcut on the desktop, but can't seem to be able to get to the
>> > Properties to do it. I tried looking it up in Windows Help, but it
>> just
>> > burbles about drag and drop. I've never found any useful info in
>> Windows
>> > Help.
>> > Thanks.
>> > Tracy
>> >
>> >
>> >
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