Setting up multiple identities in Outlook Express 5.0 and 6.0

If there is more than one person in your house using the same computer for e-mail, each person can have a separate mailbox in Outlook Express. This means that each person can have separate messages, contacts, and personal settings. This is made possible through the creation of multiple identities. Once the identities are created, you can switch among them without having to shut down your computer or lose your Internet connection.

The following topics provide more information:

Add a new identity
Delete an identity
Switch to a different identity
Change the current identity's settings

To add a new identity

1. On the File menu, point to Identities, and then click Add New Identity.
2. Type the name of the new user.
3. If you want to include a password for this identity, select the Require a password option, and then enter a password.

Outlook Express asks you if you want to log on as the new user. If you answer yes, you will be prompted for information about your Internet connection. If you answer no, the current user remains logged on.

To delete an identity

1. On the File menu, point to Identities, and then click Manage Identities.
2. Select a user, and then click Remove.

Notes

• You cannot delete the current identity.
• When you delete an identity, the corresponding settings are deleted, but the data are not deleted.

To switch to a different identity

1. On the File menu, click Switch Identity.
2. Select the user you want to switch to.

To change the current identity's settings

1. On the File menu, point to Identities, and then click Manage Identities.
2. Change any of the settings.
   • To change your identity name or password, select your identity name, and then click Properties.
   • To change the identity that opens on startup, select an identity from the drop-down list. (If the check box is cleared, you will be prompted for the identity you want each time you open an identity-aware program.)
   • To change the identity that you want all programs (identity-aware or not) to use when performing automatic processes, select an identity from the bottom drop-down list.

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