How to Subscribe to Newsgroups in Outlook Express

 Last reviewed: November 26, 1997
Article ID: Q171190
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0

SUMMARY

This article describes how to subscribe to and unsubscribe from Internet newsgroups using Outlook Express.

MORE INFORMATION

Before you can subscribe to Internet newsgroups, you must configure Outlook Express for Internet news. For information about configuring Outlook Express for Internet news, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q171164
   TITLE     : How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News
To subscribe to Internet newsgroups in Outlook Express, follow these steps:

  1. On the Go menu, click News. If you have not already subscribed to any newsgroups, you are prompted to view a list of newsgroups. If you are prompted to view a list, click Yes and then skip to step 3.

  2. On the Tools menu, click Newsgroups.

  3. In the list of newsgroups, click a newsgroup and then click Subscribe. To search for a specific newsgroup, type a word or part of a newsgroup name in the Display Newsgroups Which Contain box. NOTE: Newsgroups you have already subscribed to are denoted by a newspaper icon to the left of the newsgroup name.

To unsubscribe from Internet newsgroups in Outlook Express, follow these steps:

  1. On the Subscribed tab, click the newsgroup you no longer want to subscribe to, and then click Unsubscribe.

  2. Click OK.

Additional query words: 4.00
Keywords : outexnt outexw95
Version : WINDOWS:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: November 26, 1997
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