Outlook Express Slide Show Feature

ID: Q228476

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 98

SUMMARY

This article describes how to use the slide show feature in Outlook Express.

MORE INFORMATION

When you receive an e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook Express that contains multiple graphic files, you can view the graphic files with the slide show feature.

When you open an e-mail message that contains multiple graphics, you can see the Outlook Express Picture Slide-Show option and the PREVIOUS, PLAY, and NEXT buttons.

The default setting for this feature is not enabled in Outlook Express. To enable this feature, follow these steps:

On the Tools menu, click Options.

On the Read tab, click to select the Show Multiple Pictures as a Slide-show check box, and then click OK.

When you are viewing graphics using the slide show feature, the following information about the graphics is displayed:

The graphic image.
The name of the file.
The number of the graphic in the slide show and the total number of graphics. For example: Picture: 1 of 5.

NOTE: This feature is not available in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0.

Additional query words: bmp tif tiff gif bitmap bit-map bit map


Keywords          : kbenv msiew95 ie4sp1 msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,4.01 Service Pack 2
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: May 6, 1999