To send a basic e-mail message
  1. On the toolbar, click the Compose Message button.

  2. In the To, Cc, and Bcc boxes, type the e-mail name of each recipient, separated by a comma or semicolon ( ; ).

    To add e-mail names from the Address Book, click the To icon in the New Message window, and then select names.

  3. In the Subject box, type a message title.

  4. Type your message, and then click the Send button on the toolbar.

    To use a mail account other than your default account, click the File menu, point to Send Message Using, and then click the mail account you want.

    If you are composing a message offline, click the File menu, and then click Send Later to save the message in the Outbox folder.

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