Question:
I just got an upgrade to Microsoft Office 97, which includes Microsoft Outlook. Though many other people I know have been able to, I can't open outlook without having to create an inbox for email. I don't want to use outlook's emailing system, but I do want to use outlook. So how do I get around it?
Answer:
There's one way that I can think of around it. When it asks you to choose what mail services you want to use, there should be a button to configure services manually. This allows you to choose what will be used by Outlook.
When setting up the services, pick at least the Personal Folders option. Outlook has its own address book, so you don't need to choose that service. However, just don't pick an email service (Internet Email, Microsoft mail, etc.). This will allow you to start Outlook without having an email part. Now, you will still see the folders Inbox and Outbox (which you can't get rid of), but everything else in Outlook will work just fine.
Asked By: PrlJmGrl15@aol.com
Date: 10/22/97
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