in outlook express under tools o for options control tab to the second page make sure the first check box is not checked mark mail as read this will help protect, if you want to have the preview pane showing if it is unchecked when you tab into the message to read it and then, tab out of it it remains unopened that is how you are protected from it because there are, emails out there that do not have attachments and have a virus in it and just down arrowing past them in a list can activate them, and anyone who does not have a active antivirus program running to help keep them safe, is begging for trouble, and believe me there are peple out there who don't have any safe gards on their computer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 7:23 AM Subject: Re: Num pad alternatives When I go through my inbox for new messages I delete those I have no idea as to where they came from. I feel that by doing this I can delete potential viruses. When using the preview pane what kind of defense do you hav against potential viruses that norton doesn't catch? Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant Hardy" <granthardy@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:14 PM Subject: Re: Num pad alternatives > Lots of people don't like using the preview pane but I love it. From within > the message list, if you have "Preview pane" checked under the view menu, > simply tab and start a say all and you're right in the message. Then > shift+tab back to the list of messages, or even hit delete right away and > you're immediately moved to the next message. Works great, and if you're > set to read all messages in plain text I shouldn't think it would be > insecure. > > Grant > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Feist" <ccfeist@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:30 AM > Subject: RE: Num pad alternatives > > > > Yeah, I wish that the delete key on the num pad worked while a message is > > opened, but it doesn't. I have to escape the message in Outlook first to > > use that keystroke. While I'm in the message, I have to hit Control D to > > delete it and then I am automatically moved to the next message which is > > immediately opened for me and ready to be read. If the delete key on the > > num pad worked in an open message, that would help a lot. But it's just > > not > > to be... not in Outlook Xp or 2003. > > > > Chris Feist - The one and only! > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > On Behalf Of G.W. Cox > > > > Insert down arrow to read all. Delete key next to insert key to delete. > > Escape to drop the message. I rarely use the numpad except for like alt > > control 5 to read column and row headings for a figure in a table. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris Feist" <ccfeist@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:50 AM > > Subject: Num pad alternatives > > > > > > Hi. I use the num pad quite frequently to read documents, E-mail, > > and the Internet. It is quite handy. However, often it can be > > cumbersome > > to jump back and forth from the num pad to the left, back to the rest of > > the > > keyboard. > > > > For example, in Outlook while in a message, I press Insert Num pad 2 to > > read > > all. Then I have to move my right hand all the way over so I can do a > > Control Comma or period to move on to the next message or Control D to > > delete the message. Back and forth, back and forth. It gets rather old > > as > > you can imagine. > > > > My question is are their keystrokes that I'm not aware of that I could > > use > > that are not on the num pad for these particular circumstances, such as > > a > > read all, for example? There are times it would be much simpler to keep > > my > > hands in the typing position. The less jumping around I do the better. > > Thanks. > > > > Chris Feist - The one and only! > > > > > > > > -- > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. 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