IT Queries: Computer problems answered

Is it possible to read an incoming e-mail in Outlook Express without opening it? (I used to be able to do this with Eudora). At the moment if I place the cursor over an incoming mail and click once, the text appears in the window below, but the envelope icon opens to denote that it has been read. If I double click, the e-mail opens in full.

Outlook Express’ default setting is to mark an email as read if you preview it for more than a few seconds. 

To fix this, click Tools, Options and click the Read tab.

Take the tick off first option, Mark message read after displaying for x seconds, click Okay and the problem will be fixed.

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