Outlook XP - E-mail/Newsgroups Client for Microsoft Windows 

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  Creating profiles in Microsoft Outlook XP:

Suppose you have several people in the household using the same computer.  If every e-mail address were configured under the same profile, all the e-mail would be downloaded into the same place.  You would then have to sort through the e-mails finding which belonged to you and which belonged to any other user.  Profiles eliminate this hassle.  Creating a profile is like having your own version of Outlook; they help keep your mail from any other users of the computer.

To create additional profiles, follow these steps:

On the Desktop, right click on the Microsoft Outlook icon and select Properties from the menu.

 

The Mail Setup window appears.

Note:  If the Mail Setup - Outlook window does not appear, click the Start button and select Control Panel from the menu.  Once in the Control Panel, double click the Mail icon.

In the third section, towards the bottom, right corner, click Show Profiles.

 

The Mail window opens.

To create the profile, click the Add button.

 

In the New Profile window, give the profile a distinctive name.

Click OK to close the window.

 

The new profile now appears in the list.

Towards the bottom of the window, select Prompt for a profile to be used.

Click OK to close the window.

 

The next time you open Outlook XP you'll be presented with the Choose Profile screen.

Select the profile you'd like to access and click OK.

 

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