Stage 5: Outlook Express customizations

You can give Outlook Express a custom look, and welcome new users with an e-mail message.

The Outlook Express InfoPane contains helpful information and links. You can customize this pane with support numbers, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and information about your company.

The InfoPane appears as a window at the bottom of Outlook Express when you start the program. You can customize the InfoPane with an HTML file that is either a local file or at an Internet address (URL).

URL
Type the URL of the HTML file you want to use for the InfoPane.

Local file
Type the path to the local HTML file you want to use for the InfoPane, or click Browse to locate the file. If you specify a local file, you can also specify an image to be copied.

You can also provide a welcome message as the first item in each user's Inbox. The welcome message is an HTML file. You must also provide the sender's friendly name (for example, your company's or organization's name) and the recipient's e-mail address.

HTML path
Type the path of the HTML file you want to send, or click Browse to locate the file.

Sender
Type the name of the company or person sending the message—for example, Volcano Administration.

Reply-to
Type the e-mail address by which the user can reply to the message. Note that users can see the sender's address in their welcome message, and they can reply to the welcome message.