I put together a help file for Outlook Express on my web space, You can find it here.......
Outlook ExpressHelp.htm 
Posted on 08/09/2005 5:18:14 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
Edited on 08/09/2005 6:51:08 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
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Within Netscape is an editor. You type in the text the way you want it to look. Color text, size it, change fonts... then you can click on view and click on html.
I've been using this method for years, until about six months to a year ago. It stopped working.
I'll look around for another command for view source. I may yet be able to use the Netscape editor. It never occured to me to try another avenue there, once the tried and true stoped working.
I'll report back.
Thank you.
Good luck. I've always used the old fashioned method of just typing in the HTML. Once you learn the handful of basic commands, it's pretty easy
What about posting an essay from a Blog, not our own? Can we do it? And where do we post it?
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How do I post there - at the Bloggers Forum?
What if it's not my own blog?
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You are right. You can do it that way and it's not that tough to learn. If you want to get fancy though, it's just more work than it's worth, at least for me it is.
I do type in the basics quite often. I'll use the italics and bold and paragraph or line breaks. Sometimes I'll through in photos too this way. Still, I like to spruce some posts up.
If I get in a debate with someone, I like to put their comments in light gray and respond in dark blue. It makes it pretty easy for folks to follow, without having to jump around to other posts.
Take it easy...
I should have posted this to you as well.
I tried every avenue available to view the Netscape 'Composer' (not editor) in HTML, once I'd developed a simple post with a number of HTML tricks in it. The HTML looked fairly good, but I got nowhere.
So far, it appears that using the Outlook Express to create an email text, is the best way.
I had Outlook Express at home, but didn't use it. I activated it being very carful not to have my system default to it. I use another email client.
I also chose not to have it go online at all, and opted not to have it send email as well.
Thanks for the info, but as a Mac user, I have no use for Outlook Express.
I haven't used a 'composer' since the early versions of Netscape. That's been years now ;-}
Thanks for the info, but as a Mac user, I have no use for Outlook Express.
I haven't used a 'composer' since the early versions of Netscape. That's been years now ;-}
Good for you. That's pretty good.
Nah, I just use simple stuff ;-}
Well, keep it up. BTW, that Mac isn't simple. Heh heh heh...
Thank you. I'll check it out.
I see you can do graphics. I hadn't gotten quite that far yet. I had attempted it, but didn't see the method right off.
Don't applaud just send money........LOL
LOL. Good night...
Back at ya!
I would develop what I wanted to see, then view it by the HTML presentation. Then I'd highlight and copy the body without the html heading. It worked nicely.
This no longer works. I've wondered why. Do you know?
The Netscape Composer works for me. What version of Netscape are you using?
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