~ General Tips for Installation and Use ~


Note...
The most common mistake that people make is spelling.  All stationery has to be placed in a folder called Stationery by JO.  That is stationery with an ERY, not ARY.

Click links below to find the help you need.

Making a Stationery by JO Folder
Finding the New Stationery
How to Write Your Message
Previewing Your Stationery
How To Write in Source





Making a Stationery by JO Folder


Double click [or right click and open] on My Computer icon
Double click [or right click and open] on C drive
Double click [or right click and open] on Program Files
Double click [or right click and open] on Common Files
Double click [or right click and open] on Microsoft Shared
Double click [or right click and open] on Stationery

Place your cursor in a blank area and right click and then click New, then Folder, and rename folder Stationery by JO.



Right click on the folder and chose rename.  Type in Stationery by JO.

 

  



Finding the New Stationery


Click the arrow next to New Mail and then highlight Select Stationery.  The last 10 stationeries you used will appear first and you can click on any of them to use it.

 


Double click the Stationery by JO folder to open it. 





 Now, scroll past all the folders and you will see all the stationery files, which are marked with the blue e.  Now, click on the html file you find there and then OK. 



 


Special Note!!!
Do not panic if the stationery does not look like how you remember it.  It will NOT be moving.  Things may very well be in strange places.  It is all right.  Do not attempt to move or change anything.  





How to Write Your Message


OK. Now, just highlight text goes here and begin your message. In some case, you will need to *activate* a text box by double-clicking in the text area.


 


Do NOT hit backspace or delete to erase because it may change your stationery, just start typing.  





Previewing Your Stationery

Special Note!!!
Do not panic if the stationery does not look like how you remember it.
It will NOT be moving and things may very well be in strange places or appear to be missing.  It is all right.  Do not attempt to move or change anything.

 There are several ways to preview your stationery.  Probably the easiest is to mail it to yourself but there are other options.

1.  Open a stationery, click on File then Copy to Folder.  [I choose my Recycle Bin because it empties when I close OE.]  Now find the stationery in the folder you placed it and see the stationery in action.




2. You can preview it when you open the stationery by clicking the Preview tab.




If you do not have the Preview tab seen in the screen shot above, click on the create mail button.  When the compose window appears, first click on Format>Rich Text(HTML).  

Now click View button on the toolbar and click Source Edit.




As with anything new, this looks a lot more difficult than it is. And once you have done it a time or two, it will be second nature.  But if you still need help, just let me know.





How To Write in Source

Some stationery require that you write your message in the source.  It is not as difficult as it sounds but you must be careful.  The good thing is if you mess up you can start over by opening a fresh stationery.

My suggestion is to have your message typed and ready to copy and paste so just in case you make a mistake the first few times you will not have to retype your message.  That can get frustrating.

You will need to have the three tabs as seen below on your stationery.



If you do not have the tabs seen in the screen shot above, click on the create mail button.  When the compose window appears, first click on Format>Rich Text(HTML).  

Now click View button on the toolbar and click Source Edit.




Now Click on the Source tab
It will probably look like a bunch of gobbly-gook unless you know a bit about HTML.




Now find where it says Text goes here.  It will not be highlighted as below. Now using your mouse either highlight Text goes here or erase it using your backspace key. Then paste your message in its place being careful not to remove any of the surrounding characters as your stationery will not function correctly.