To display message threads together

When many people participate in e-mail and newsgroup conversations, the replies (called "threads") can be hard to track. You can set up Outlook Express so that message replies are grouped under the original message. You can then choose to view only the original message, or the message and all replies to it.

• In either your Inbox or news server, click the View menu, click Sort By, and then click Group Messages by Subject (for mail); or Group Messages by Thread (for newsgroups).

• To display expanded threads for all messages, click the Tools menu, click Options, click the Read tab, and then select the Automatically expand conversation threads check box.

Tips

• To display the first message and all replies to it, click the plus ( + ) sign next to the first message. To display only the original message, click the minus ( – ) sign next to the message.
• Message threads are grouped according to the title. For example, a thread that starts with a message titled "Tips for using Outlook Express" includes all of the replies titled "RE: Tips for using Outlook Express."