Managing Outlook Express Identities

To manage identities click File>Identities>Manage Identities. Here you can add new identities and remove existing ones, rename them, and configure an identity to require a password.

You can also configure which identity will be used when you open Outlook Express. This only works if you log off from the identity when you exit Outlook Express. (see below).

Closing Outlook Express

Most people exit outlook express by clicking the close window in the top right hand corner of the main window. This method of closing outlook express does not log off the current user. To log off the identity when you exit go to file> Exit and logoff Identity.

If you just close Outlook Express then the next time Outlook Express opens the last logged on identity is opened. In addition you are not prompted to enter the identity password as the identity is still considered to be logged on.

Switching Identities

To switch between identities go to File and select switch Identities. If the identity has a password you will be required to enter the password before the identity mailbox is opened. The name of the the current logged on identity is shown on the blue status bar at the top.

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