INTRODUCTION
It is handy to have folders in your address book.  You can select all names in a folder or pick out just the names you want to include in your E-mail.  Remember, when sending to more than one person, always put the names in bcc.  Otherwise all names are seen by all.

FOLDER EXAMPLES
Active – friends that you correspond with most often.
Large Pictures – friends with a high speed connection can receive large attachments.
Small Pictures – limit file size to 200 K for friends with a dial-up connection.
Religious – your religious friends.
Business – businesses with whom you correspond.
Family – members of your family.
Computer Club – members of the Computer Club who are on your mailing list.
Etc…

WHY A FOLDER INSTEAD OF A GROUP
All names in a group receive the E-mail.  You can pick any or all names in a folder.  If you receive a nice slideshow from a friend in one of your folders, you can send to all names except that friend.  If someone gives you a vacation notice, you can avoid that friend and send E-mail to the others in a selected folder.

PROCEDURE FOR CREATING A FOLDER FOR OUTLOOK EXPRESS
From the Inbox, click Addresses + New.  Some versions of Outlook Express give Folder as an option.  If so, click new Folder and give it a name.  Most of us will have to open Outlook and create a folder from there.  From the Outlook Inbox, click the word Inbox.  From the dropdown window, double-click Contacts > right-click Contacts > click New + Folder.  Give the folder a name and you will see this folder under Contacts.

PROCEDURE FOR ADDING NAMES TO YOUR NEW FOLDER
Return to Outlook Express > click the Addresses icon (the Address Book is displayed).  In the left window, your folder will appear under Contacts.  In the right window are all names in your address book.  Right-click any name in the right window + Copy > right-click your folder (in the left window) + Paste + OK.  Repeat for all names to be added to your folder.  You can also hold Ctrl and select all names to be added to a folder > right-click any selected name + Copy.  When you select Paste to the folder, click OK repeatedly.

CONCLUSION
This procedure is for XP users.  Vista’s E-mail program functions much like Outlook for creating address book folders.  However, Vista’s folders do not appear in the Windows Mail’s “Create Mail” – only the names in all folders are displayed.

GOOD WEB SITES
Leisure Village: http://leisurevillage.us
Bill’s Home Page: http://bzus.com
LV Computer Club: go to Leisure Village and select Our Computer Club