Re: OT technicality
Sean Draine (seandr@millisecond.com)
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 13:18:55 -0700
Mr. Bowman!
> I communicate via Outlook Express in Windows 98.
That's a brave thing to admit in this crowd.
There is a very simple way to save to disk. Select the message you'd like to
save from the Inbox (you don't actually need to open the message). Then
select "Save As..." from the File menu. This brings up the standard Windows
save dialog, which allows you to specify the location and name of the file,
choose between Outlook's native format or standard text, check your stocks,
etc. One shortcoming of this method is that you can only save one message at
a time. Your drag/drop method is the best way I know of to save multiple
message in a single stroke.
Note - I'm using Outlook Express 5. If you're using OE <= 4, it's possible
things may be a little different, I can't remember. (It'd probably be worth
your while to upgrade - OE 5 comes with Internet Explorer 5, so it is free.)
Best wishes,
Sean
----- Original Message -----
From: Scottie Bowman <rbowman@indigo.ie>
To: Bananafish <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 11:36 PM
Subject: OT technicality
>
> A question for the boffins. (Brit word. Ask your WW2
> grandfathers.)
>
> I communicate via Outlook Express in Windows 98.
>
> When, in the course of housekeeping & deleting unwanted
> posts, I often wish to transfer the more memorable ones
> to a 3½'' disc as a modest personal archive.
>
> The only way I've discovered so far is to open a window
> in Windows Explorer & the window of folders in Outlook
> & drag /drop the posts from the latter to the 3½'' 'slot'
> in the former.
>
> This method seems to work only in an extremely erratic &
> dodgy way. Can it be done any more reliably & more elegantly?
>
> Scottie B.