Office 2007 Bible

Setting Options for an Individual E-Mail Message

Although you can create and send e-mail messages using all of Outlook’s default settings, you would be missing a lot of flexibility and convenience if you did so. The various e-mail options that Outlook offers let you use e-mail in the way that is most convenient and productive for you. These options fall into two categories: those that apply to a single message and those that apply globally. This section explains a variety of options available for individual e-mail messages that you create.

Changing the send account

This topic is relevant only if you have two or more e-mail accounts. By default, messages are sent as follows:

• Messages you create from scratch are sent using the default e-mail account.

• Messages that are replies to a message you received are sent using the account through which the original message was received.

• Messages you forward are sent using the account through which the original message was received.

To change the send account for a message:

1.	Click the Account button on the Message tab of the Ribbon. A menu is displayed with the current send account checked.
2.	Select the desired account from the menu.

Saving sent items

By default, e-mail messages that you send are saved in the Sent Items folder. You can change this location for an individual message as follows:

1.	Click the Save Sent Item button on the Options tab of the Ribbon.
2.	To save the item to a folder other than the default, click Other Folder ...