thank you! _____ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of White Samuel L Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 6:08 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: really need help with outlook 2003 Heather, In order to get the past emails at the top in Outlook 2003 folow the steps below: alt + v (gets you to View on the menu bar) a (gets you to arrange submenu) m (gets you to customize) In the customize dialog box: tab until you hear Sort by (button) You will be in the Customize sort by dialog box recieving should be selected. tab to the radio button that says Sort by xxxx Choose the way you want the emails asorted by. ascending or descending JFW List, I appoligize for this off the JAWs topic, but I have read several emails asking how to do just what Heather is asking. sam _____ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara Anne Bolin Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:01 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: really need help with outlook 2003 Heather, Outlook is very flexible. there are ways to display only certain fields on the line eliminating things you might not want to know, like the time or category. I would strongly suggest if you read nothing else in the Help menu, read about the options under the view menu. Use Alt + H to bring up help. There are ways to display which fields you want to hear on the line before you open a message. Under the view menu option - Alt + V, there is an Arrange by option. By checking one of the options, the email will be grouped by date, subject, who it is from etc. At the bottom there is a Grouped By option. Checking this will group messages with the same subject, which is how I keep my JFW messages together by a thread. Always, Barbara Anne From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Heather Sent: February 14, 2011 10:36 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: really need help with outlook 2003 Hello,I am trying to get back to e-mail after a a week when I had to buy a win7 machine and found that I am forced to use outlook 2003 as outlook express apparently will not be able to function in win7. Can someone please tell me how to simplify outlook instead of having links etc? Are the commands the same and how do I change the message order so the top has the past messages and the bottom has the messages just comming in the box? I know that some claim that you can make outlook express work but, I here it is difficult unless you are good with computers. Also is there an easy program out there like outlook express? So far I find I really don't like microsoft outlook but perhaps if I can simplify the process, it might be easier! Thank you so much! Heather