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Outlook 2003

Viewing and Replying to Messages

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Introduction

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

  • View email messages
  • Reply to email messages
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Viewing and replying to messages

You will need to know how to view and reply to messages if you use Outlook as your email provider.

To view messages:

  • Select the Inbox in the navigation pane.
    • If Inbox is bold, it indicates that you have unread messages.
    • The number to the right of the word Inbox in parentheses indicates the number of messages in your inbox.
  • Click a message in the inbox once, and Outlook will display it in the reading pane, if that feature is turned on.
  • Double-click a message, and it will open in a new window.

To reply to a message:

  • Click Reply on the Standard toolbar while viewing the message you want to reply to. Outlook will create a pre-addressed reply form to the email address the original email came from.

    Reply to a Message

  • Enter text into the body of the form.
  • Click Send.

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Challenge!

  • Click Mail in the navigation pane.
  • Locate the Inbox folder in the navigation pane.
  • Determine the number of unread messages in your inbox.
  • View a message.
  • Reply to a message.