How to Sort Emails and Addresses in Outlook Express

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: It is very easy for a novice user to accidentally make a mouse click in a box without knowing and rearranging the order of entries in both the email boxes and the address book lists.

   In one of these boxes notice a very light shaded triangle with either an up facing point or a down facing point. , Hey! there it is.
   
   This little triangle sets the sort order in the column where it is placed. ,, Choose which ever you prefer to use. ,, 1st click = last name first ascending, 2nd click last name first descending, 3rd click first name first ascending and 4th click first name first descending.
   
   Play with it and set to your liking.
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   Step 2: First we will deal with the Inbox

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   Step 3: Sent items

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   Step 4: Deleted box

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   Step 5: the same rules apply to all mail boxes

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   Step 6: With Outlook Express open and one of the previous boxes displayed look very close in the boxes at the top <From> <Subject> <Received> etc.

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   Step 7: If you missed it

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   Step 8: look closely just right of the words <From> or <Subject> or <Received>.

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   Step 9: Try clicking slowly two times on each word <From> and <Subject> and <Received>

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    Step 10: note that each time a word is clicked the order of the emails changes A to Z ascending or A to Z descending.

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    Step 11: The common place for this triangle is in the <Received> column so your emails are sorted by date and time

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    Step 12: up facing point sorts the emails so that the newest are at the bottom.

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    Step 13: Outlook Express email Address Book is the same way

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    Step 14: by clicking in the different header titles such as <Name> <Email address> <Contact information>

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    Step 15: you can sort the list.

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    Step 16: One difference is the <Name> header has 4 clicks at your command.

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