Here is a good site with a printable sheet for special characters that would work in Outlook Express.
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tips/special-characters/

Do you have a Gmail account? Gmail Accounts are free, give you lots of storage, and can be used like a regular email account in your Outlook Express, Windows Mail, or other email program. You can get a Gmail account free simply by signing up for one - just visit this page. We have Gmail accounts and you should too; they're great, especially if you set them up in your Outlook Express, Windows Mail or other favorite email program. It's just like having an email account with your ISP without the censorship problems many of you seem to be having with your ISP. (Learn how to setup your Gmail account in Outlook Express/Windows Mail by viewing this tutorial.)

For those who already have a Gmail account or if you just got one, here's a tip that will really help you organize your email and even keep track of what sign-ups have caused you to receive the most spam.

Here's how it works: Let's say you joined Jumping Judy's Jasmine Graphics mail list. You could sign up with your Gmail address - yourname@gmail.com or you could sign up for a newsletter with yourname+Jumping_Judys@gmail.com . That's right! By adding the + and a brief identifier, you can sort email and tell if someone has sold or given your email address to others (assuming you don't use the same identifier for more than one thing). Make sure your unique identifier does not contain spaces. You can connect-words-with-dashes_or_underscores_though :).

If you joined Great Gordy's NASCAR Mailing List you might want to use yourname+Great_Gordys@gmail.com . Or if you have a PayPal account you might want to use yourname+Paypal@gmail.com .

Then you can set filters in Gmail and create folders for each special identifier. Setting filters might sound complicated, but it's not. Not with Gmail! Just log into your Gmail Account and click "Create Filter" (near the top). It's very easy. Gmail walks you though it, believe us, no special skills needed!

By filtering your email by the "To" Field (like all mail addressed to yourname+Jumping_Judys@gmail.com would go into the folder you create for Jumping Judy's. For example, using the information above, you could have a folder called Jumping-Judys, one called Great-Gordys, and one called "PayPal". And by setting Gmail's easy-to-use filters (rules) you can make all email addressed to yourname+Paypal@gmail.com go directly into your "PayPal" folder, all your mail addressed to yourname+Great_Gordys@gmail.com go directly to you Great-Gordys folder and so on.

It's a great way to keep track and organize your email. It's also a great way to see if someone is selling, renting or giving away your email address to others. Just be careful you don't use the same identifier more than once. So with one single Gmail account you can actually have as many unique "email addresses" as you want. It's limited only by your requirements and your imagination!

There is a way to open Windows Explorer without showing the drives and folders expanded

Try this tip.

1. Click Start/My Computer in Explorer view. Place an Explorer shortcut on your desktop. Right-click the shortcut and choose "Properties". Now click the Shortcut tab.

2. Where it says "Target" (at the top) type the following exactly as shown:

3. C:\WINNT\EXPLORER.EXE /e,/root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

4. Click OK.

Now double-click the shortcut on your desktop. There you go, a Windows Explorer view with none of your hard drives or folders expanded. A rather condensed view and something new too!

Drag-n-Drop file attachments

Outlook Express lets you easily attach a file from your desktop (or any other folder) by dragging the file into the message area of your e-mail. It will be automatically inserted as a file attachment. Conversely you can drag file attachments from received mail to your desktop or any other folder.

WordWeb (free) has the following features included: A comprehensive English thesaurus and dictionary which includes, Definitions and synonyms, Proper nouns, Related words, Pronunciations, 150 000 root words, 120 000 synonym sets, and Fixed web reference tabs.

Here's how the author describes WordWeb:

WordWeb is a quick and powerful international English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows. It can be used to look up words from almost any program, showing definitions, synonyms and related words. It includes pronunciations and usage examples, and has helpful spelling and sounds-like links.

There you go. A useful little program that is free, really free. No adware, no spyware, no tricks, no gimmicks, no hijackers, nothing but the program you downloaded. How great is that? Pretty great! So if you're looking to expand your computer's capabilities inexpensively, WordWeb is just the ticket. Hey, maybe that's why we named WordWeb our Pick Of The Week this week? You think? :-). If you like free and you like good - come now and read all about WordWeb and download the free version

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