February 2003

Email Technique
Preview Window

If you aren't using the preview window pane on your email program, then you are most likely wasting lots of time sorting through your emails. Either that or you are being forced to delete emails that could be legitimate because you simply don't have time to go through them.

I use Microsoft Outlook and have my screen split into several different panes. -- Actually three panes.

• Folder List

• Inbox

• Preview

To make your preview pane visible if it is not, click on "View" and then click on "Preview Pane."

You also have another option when you click on "View" and that is "auto preview" which shows the first three lines or so of text along with the message. I don't know if I like that or not or if it has an dangerous virus consequences so I just use the preview pane.

You can adjust the size of the pane relative to your inbox by grabbing the horizontal divider and moving it up or down.

Using this preview saves me lots of time because I don't have to open every email (and I get lots of them) to see what they are about. Some emails have clever subject lines written by spammers to get you to open the email, but by glancing at the preview pane, I can immediately see if the email needs deleted or if it's something legitimate.

Upcoming topics for this section:

• HTML email

• Getting subscribers fast

• How to make money with your zine

• How to gain clout with your zine

• How to maximize the signups on your website

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