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Also in Figure 9.10, notice that Outlook 2010 provides a
reading pane
,
which shows the content of the selected message. When you use a read-
ing pane, you do not have to open a message (by double-clicking it)
to read its contents; you can preview that content just by selecting the
message in the list. The Reading pane can appear either on the right or at
the bottom of the window; you can control its setting on the View tab.
Other email clients typically also have a reading pane. A web interface
may or may not have one.
reading pane
A pane in a mail client that pre-
views the content of the selected message.
Your email client is probably set to send and receive message automati-
cally at certain intervals, such as every ten minutes. If so, messages will
appear in your Inbox throughout the day, as long as your email client
is running. You can also manually initiate a send/receive operation. To
do so in Outlook 2010, click the Send/Receive All Folders icon on the
Quick Access Toolbar (above the File tab).
Sending Email
To send a message in Outlook 2010, click the Home tab and click New
Email. Or, in another email client, click the equivalent button, which
may have a slightly different name (like New or Compose). A message
composition screen appears. Fill in the information as prompted, as
shown in Figure 9.11, and then click the Send button.
Figure.9 11
An email message being composed in Outlook 2010.
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From:
This field might or might not appear. If you have multiple
email accounts set up in your mail client, you may be prompted to
choose which account the message will be sent from.
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To:
Put the recipients' email addresses here. If there is more than
one recipient, separate the names with semicolons. You can also
look up recipients from a stored address book in your mail client;
in Outlook, addresses are stored in the Contacts list.
