Microsoft KB Archive/181985

= OLEXP: How to Create a Shortcut for an Outlook Express E-mail Message =

Article ID: 181985

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a shortcut on your desktop for a new Outlook Express e-mail message.



MORE INFORMATION
To create a shortcut on your desktop for a new Outlook Express e-mail message, use the following steps:


 * 1) Right-click the desktop, click New, and then click Shortcut.
 * 2) In the Command Line box, type mailto:, and then click Next.
 * 3) In the "Select a name for the shortcut" box, type a descriptive name for the shortcut, and then click Finish.

NOTE: Outlook Express is not started when you use this shortcut to open a new e-mail message. When you finish composing the e-mail message and then click Send, the message is sent based on the settings you configure in Outlook Express.

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