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Junk e-mail protection
To change junk mail settings, select the Tools menu > Junk E-mail Protection...
By default, Junk E-mail Protection is set to filter at the Low setting. Higher settings may begin diverting messages deemed legitimate to your Junk e-mail folder.
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Set Your Preferences for Entourage: Calendar, Mail and Attachments
You may wish to customize how Entourage looks and behaves. These options are packaged in two functional groups: General Preferences and Mail & News Preferences. Both groups of options are available from the Entourage > Preferences menu.
There are several categories for General Preferences: General, Address Book, Calendar, Fonts, Spelling, Notification and Security. Mail & News Preferences contains categories for Read, Compose, Reply & Forward and View. Included in this document are a couple of settings that are popular among Entourage users which you may want to check immediately and explore the rest at your leisure.
Calendar Customization
Open Entourage > Preferences and select the Calendar option as shown below:
The option to note here is related to the deletion of old calendar events. Setting Entourage to Delete non-recurring events older than "X" days/weeks/months is generally a good idea as calendar items add to the amount of data stored in your email account. A common choice is 12 months.
Mail and Attachment format
Many times people using a Windows-based computer can't open the files you send as attachments. You typically need to add the proper file name extension to correct this problem. A file name extension is the three or four letters, preceded by a period (.), that appear at the end of file names. For example, Windows(R) Office files have names that end in ".xls," ".doc," or ".ppt." This extension tells a Windows-based computer what program to use to open the file. When you select the Append file name extensions check box, Entourage will automatically add the correct extension to the names of files you attach to messages. To make this change for compatibility, open Entourage Preferences and select the Compose option. Check the option to Append file name extensions as shown below:
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Add a signature
The use of an email signature can be a helpful way to let the recipient of your email message know who you are and how to contact you. To add a signature that will be appended to the end of your messages, click on the Tools menu and select Signatures from the list. In the Signatures window, highlight Standard and click on the Edit button to begin making changes to your signature.
The signature will contain two dashes by default. When creating your signature, it is advisable to keep it to only a few lines, but contain the most important contact information about yourself. A simple example is shown below. When you are finished editing your signature, you may simply close the editing and Signatures windows by clicking on the red button in the upper left corner of the window. If you are prompted to save any changes, accept the prompt to save.
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