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We received several good comments regarding our e-mail tips we ran about a week and half ago. So, I've decided to use today's newsletter to share them with you!

If you have a tip or trick you use a lot, send it to us (just reply ot the newsletter).

Computers 101

Q:
Is there a way to have my e-mail land in specific folders using Outlook Express?

A:
Yup, it's easy - In fact, I've been using this little trick for a long time, but it took Paul (one of our readers) to remind me that it would be a good idea to share. (OK, there were a lot of other folks who mentioned this, but I think I read his e-mail first :-)

Anyhow, all you need to do is set up message rules for your incoming mail. I know we've covered something similar to this before, but here it is again:

First, you'll need to create some folders for your e-mail. If you missed that tip, head to:

http://www.worldstart.com/tips/emailfolders.htm

OK, now let's put together an example. We'll say you have a friend named "Billy-Bob" and you want all of his e-mail to go into a folder named "Billy-Bobs Junk". Here's how you would set that up (this assumes you have already created the afore mentioned "Billy-Bobs Junk" folder).

1. Click the Tools menu, Message Rules, Mail. Click the New... button.

2. Check the "Where the From line contains people" in the first list box (labeled "Select the Conditions for your rule").

3. Now, in the "Select the Actions for your rule" box, check "Move it to the specified folder" checkbox.

4. OK, now look at the "Rule Description" box. Click the highlighted "Contains People" link and a new screen should pop up.

In the top box, type in Billy Bob's e-mail address, hit Add, then OK.

5. You should be back to the New Mail Rule screen now. Go back to the "Rule Description" box and click the word "Specified" (should be linked). Another screen will pop up and allow you to choose the "Billy-Bobs Junk" folder. Click that, hit OK.

6. OK, you're almost done. Just click the OK button on the New Mail Rules screen and your new rule should be in effect.

That's it, next time Billy-Bob sends you an e-mail, it will automatically be diverted to the "Billy-Bobs Junk" folder.

Tip of the Day

Preview Pane Fun

Web link - http://www.worldstart.com/tips/previewpanefun.htm

OK, here's another Outlook Express trick that one of our readers sent in.

Just over a week ago, we talked about turning the preview pane off in one of our tips. I had you go through the View menu, Layout, then mess around on the preview pane section of the resulting screen.

Well, turns out there's an even better way to do this - especially if you find yourself tuning off the preview pane quite a bit. You can add a button to your toolbar for it! Here's how:

1. Right-click the Toolbar in Outlook Express and select Customize from the resulting menu.

2. Scroll down the "Available toolbar buttons" list until you find a button labeled"Preview". Click the button (to select it) and then click the "Add" button to add it to your toolbar.

That's it. Close the screen and click the Preview pane button on your toolbar to toggle the preview pane on and off.

Thanks Tom!

Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things

The National Museum of American History has a vast collection of over three million objects, obviously they can’t exhibit all of it at once. Wait! Maybe they can, or at least they can try to.

That is exactly what they’re doing with this site where you can see the initial 450 items displayed on the web. The items include famous, unusual, and everyday items with well written descriptions.

Curious as to what you will see there? How about Abraham Lincoln's Life Mask? Or the Mormon “Sunstone” Sculpture? There’s a lot here to look at and enjoy. Dig in to the past with History Wired.

http://historywired.si.edu/index.html

Do you have a cool site that you want to share? Send it to Amanda! Here's her address:

amanda@worldstart.com

Oh, and we're looking for non-commercial sites. We generally don't run sites that are strictly for shopping.