How to Send Email Messages in Outlook

Email is essential when you want to keep in contact with friends, family and coworkers. Microsoft Outlook allows you to compose, reply and forward emails to your contacts. In addition to sending email, Outlook contains many productivity tools including an address book, calendar, notes and a task manager. When you want to send email messages, Outlook makes it straightforward, incorporating a user-friendly interface and website support if you have questions. Use Microsoft Outlook to keep in contact with everyone in your address book.

Instructions

Create New Email Message

1. Open Microsoft Outlook and click the "Home" tab.

2. Click "New E-mail" in the "New" group.

3. Enter the subject of the message in the "Subject" box.

4. Enter the recipient's email address in the "To" box.

5. Compose the message and click "Send."

Reply to an Email Message

1. Click the message to which you want to send a reply.

2. Click the "Home" or "Message" tab and click "Reply" from the "Respond" group.

3. Type the message and click "Send."

Forward an Email

1. Click the message you want to forward.

2. Click the "Home" or "Message" tab and click "Forward" from the "Respond" group.

3. Enter the recipient's email address in the "To" box.

4. Type the message and click "Send."

Tips & Warnings

• Add recipient addresses from your address book by clicking the "To" button and clicking the names that you want to add.

• Separate recipient addresses with a semicolon.

• Add an attachment to an email by clicking the "Message" tab and clicking "Attach File" from the "Include" group. Browse your computer and click the file that you want to attach to the email. Click "Insert."

References

• Microsoft Office: Create a New Email Message