How to Delete Emails in Outlook Express

When you have finished reading an email message in Outlook Express, you can choose to delete the email if you no longer want to keep it. If you want to, you can also delete an email without reading it. To completely delete an email in Outlook Express, you must first delete the message and then purge the message so that it no longer takes space in your mailbox.

Instructions

1. Click the "Close" button in the upper right-hand corner of any open windows to close open Outlook messages.

2. Select the message you want to delete.

3. Click "Delete."

4. Open the "Edit" menu and select "Purge Deleted Messages." You have now deleted an email in Outlook Express. Repeat this process as many times as needed to delete other messages.

References

• Columbia: Delete Outlook Express Emails

Resources

• Microsoft: Outlook Express Tips