Delete an Email without opening it

A common question I am asked is how to delete an email without opening it first. Keep in mind that if you keep your anti-virus software up to date AND you don’t open suspicious attachments…even from people you know, you will lower your risk factor significantly.

To delete email without opening it in Outlook Express follow these steps:

1. Click on View from the menus
2. Click Layout
3. Uncheck the box next to “Show Preview Pane”
4. Click OK

Now you have to double-click on messages to read them, but you can delete messages without them opening

2 Responses to “Delete an Email without opening it”

1. john says:

   January 7, 2012 at 7:46 pm

   what I ask was how do you delete email and aid clips from gmail without opening them up.

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2. john says:

   January 7, 2012 at 7:48 pm

   gmail not outlook express

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