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Windows Live Mail 2011
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Windows Live Mail 2011 tips and advice including help on creating Calendar Events, writing e-mails, and configuring the software.


#1: Add to or Edit Safe Senders List
Add to or edit the list of e-mail addresses in Windows Live Mail 2011 from which received e-mail will not be marked as Junk.

#2: Uppercased Words Are Not Being Spell Checked
If Windows Live Mail 2011 is ignoring uppercased words while performing the spell check, perform this quick tweak.

#3: Stop Asking to Send Read Receipts
Configure Windows Live Mail 2011 to ignore read receipt requests instead of prompting you each time.

#4: Force Email, RSS Feeds, etc. to Display as Plain Text
Tired of viewing ugly e-mail with jarring colors and backgrounds? Or worried about security issues rending HTML? Force all messages viewed in Windows Live Mail 2011 to be rendered as plain text.

#5: Insert Hyperlinks in Email (Includes a Keyboard Shortcut)
Several ways to insert hyperlinks inside e-mail messages composed in Windows Live Mail 2011; includes a keyboard shortcut.

#6: Stop Converting Keystrokes to Emoticons
When composing e-mail in Windows Live Mail 2011, disable the conversion of seemingly random keystrokes into emoticon symbols.

#7: Change the Location of the Message Store
Change where Windows Live Mail 2011 stores calendar events, downloaded e-mail and RSS feeds, and other items.

#8: Force Spell Check Before Sending Email
Force Windows Live Mail 2011 to alert you of potential spelling errors before sending e-mail.

#9: Download Windows Live Mail 2011
Download the Windows Live Mail 2011 application to handle multiple e-mail accounts, RSS feeds, calendar events, newsgroups, and more in one software package.

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