To read international messages

Outlook Express usually can display messages in the language in which they were sent. However, some messages, particularly those from newsgroups, often do not have enough information (or the information is incorrect) in the header file to display the correct language.

When this happens, you can change the character set for the displayed message. You must already have support for that language, which you can get from the "Multilanguage Support" area of the Internet Explorer Web site.

1. In the message window, click the View menu, point to Language, and then click the character set (alphabet) you want to use.

   Or, if the Language button is displayed on the toolbar, click the button, and then click the alphabet.

2. In the dialog box that appears, click Yes.

All messages whose header files contain the character set you want to replace will be displayed in the one you have chosen.

Notes

• To remove a standard replacement of a character set by another (step 2 above), click the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Read tab. Click International Settings, and then remove the character set.
• When you reply to the message, it is sent in the same character set as the original. If you change the character set in your reply, the original alphabet does not appear properly unless you are sending the message in HTML (and the receiving program can read HTML). You can also send the message using Unicode; however, not all mail and newsreading programs can display a Unicode message.

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