I have an older version of Outlook (2002) but I doubt newer versions are a lot different. In Outlook main menu click on "View" and select "Reading Pane." Three options are shown, "Right," Bottom," and Off." Selecting either "Right" or "Bottom" opens a preview window of any email in your Inbox (or Deleted Items, or Sent Items - wherever you happen to be looking) of any email that you choose. Simply click on the email ONCE to view it in the Reading Pane. If you wish to open the email the usual double click will still do so. The Reading Pane/preview window allows you to see subject line, other recipients, messages and attachments without actually opening the email. I've avoided a lot of traps this way. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 4:50 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Computer virus question Hi Kim, Glad to hear they are not just picking on the UA list. :) Could you spell out how you safely view an email on a PC without opening it? I'd like to know that so I can pass the info on to others. Simply tossing an unopened message with no subject is probably the safest thing to do. However, occasionally I do receive legitimate emails with no subject. Thanks, patrick On 19 Mar 2011, at 16:40, Kim Hyatt wrote:
Yesterday I got a suspicious email from a person I haven't even spoken to in about five years. MS Office Outlook (I use a PC) also allows viewing a message prior to actually opening it. Since I saw nothing in the subject line of the suspicious email, and since it seemed to be an effort just like you described, I simply deleted it.
Kim
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