If you use Outlook Express to communicate with family and friends, you can use stationery to liven up your messages. When you add stationery to a message, a fancy background is placed behind the actual message. I personally feel that it is more of a fun thing to do and would generally not consider using it for business related messages.

Outlook Express includes different stationery that you can include in your messages. You can follow the simple steps listed below to use the stationery feature.

1. Open Outlook Express.

2. From the Tools menu, click Options.
3. Click the Compose tab.
4. Under Stationery, place a check beside Mail.
5. Click the Select button. The available stationery appears.
6. Highlight a stationery file to see a preview of it (if the Show Preview option is selected).
7. Select the stationery you want to use and click OK.
8. Click OK.

Now when you compose any messages, the stationery you selected will automatically be included.