Brief look at two email programs


Outlook and Outlook Express

Outlook Express and Outlook are both email programs that allow you to compose, send and receive e-mails over the Internet. 

Outlook Express is part of the Windows Operating System that is installed on your PC. It will handle the email needs of most PC users. 

Outlook is a component of the Microsoft Office Suite of programs that includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

Beside basic email functions Outlook has the following additional functions: 

  • Calendar - where you can set up reminders that are sent to your inbox at a time and date you specify. 
  • Task Manager - let’s you set up a to-do list of tasks. 
Journal - allows activities to be automatically recorded such as: E-mail messages, Meeting requests, Meeting responses, Task requests and Task responses.