Changing main Identity in Outlook Express

Rvers Computer Help Newsletter 1-12-07

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Changing main Identity in Outlook Express
If you are using Outlook Express as your mail box and you have more than one email address setup (also called identities), you can set which ever email address that you want as the main identity. Lets say that you have three email addresses setup in Outlook Express, lets call them Huey, Dewey and Louie. When you start Outlook Express, Dewey comes up first, but maybe you would like for Huey to come up first, here's how.
While in your Inbox, click on File at the top, then Identities and Manage Identities. In the Manage Identities window go down to "Use this identity when starting a program", click on the drop down menu and highlight the address you want to come up first. Now go down to "Use this identity when a program cannot ask you to choose an identity", drop the menu down and highlight the same address, then click on close. That's it, now when you start Outlook express, the address you set will come up first.

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 (Known as Adobe Reader 8)
Those of you that use Adobe Acrobat Reader will want to download the new free version 8. It has many new features, however it also has new system requirements and will not work on any Windows versions prior to Windows 2000. Which means it will not work on Windows 98, 95, etc. Here are the system requirements.

Intel® Pentium® III or equivalent processor
Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2; Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows 2003 Server; or Windows Vista™*
128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents) 110MB of available hard-disk space
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 1.5 or 2.0, Mozilla 1.7, AOL 9
You can download it here, www.adobe.com/products/reader/

WINDOWS VISTA
The new version of Windows from Microsoft is called Vista, scheduled to be released January 30, 2007. We will have more information for you in future newsletter's.

Computer term (TrueType)
A font that looks the same on the screen as it does on a printout, even if you change the size of the text. TrueType lets you print high-quality fonts without an expensive printer, making it ideal for home and office use.

A Little off the computer subject
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Funny Cartoon Pictures and Jokes
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