Tools Menu

Where would a Microsoft program be without a Tools menu? Here you’ll find commands that deal with Entourage’s general utility operations.

Run Schedule

Here’s a look at each item in the submenu (see Advanced Mail-Getting Features for more on schedules):

  • Empty Deleted Items Folder. Empties the Deleted Items folder of its contents.

  • Send & Receive All. Sends all queued messages and gets mail from all accounts.

  • Send All. Sends all waiting messages.

  • Edit Schedules. Opens the Schedules window, where you can create, edit, and delete schedules.

Send & Receive

This command’s submenu lets you send your waiting outgoing mail and download any email waiting for you.

  • Send & Receive All. Sends all waiting messages and gets mail from all accounts. Keyboard shortcut: ⌘-K.

  • Send All. Sends all waiting messages (but doesn’t download incoming mail). Keyboard shortcut: Shift-⌘-K.

  • List of accounts. Every account you have in Entourage is listed here. By selecting the account name, you make Entourage send and receive messages for that one account.

Spelling

Checks the spelling in your message. Keyboard shortcut: Option-⌘-L.

Thesaurus

Opens the Reference Tools and looks up the selected word in the Thesaurus. Keyboard shortcut: Control-Option-⌘-R.

Dictionary

Opens the Reference Tools and looks up the selected word in the Dictionary. Keyboard shortcut: Option-Shift-⌘-R.

Spelling Language

Use the Spelling Language submenu to choose your dictionary language (for spelling and grammar checks) from the following choices: ...

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