There is more than one user on our computer, and we'd like to keep our emails
separate. Can I create another profile for another user, and if so, please
list the steps. Thanks in advance.

Hi,

sure,
you just need to add multiple MAPI Profiles with messaging settings in it
for each user.

Go to Control Panel / Mail / Create new profile


Regards
Roger

"sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> There is more than one user on our computer, and we'd like to keep our
> emails
> separate. Can I create another profile for another user, and if so, please
> list the steps. Thanks in advance.


Best way is to create a new Windows Log-in. That way your users have
completely separate Outlook data. A further advantage is that separate Users
get separate Documents folders and separate Favorites.

Or you can create a new Outlook profile. (Be aware you cannot switch
Profiles without closing Outlook first, unlike identities in OE)

There is one caveat to all this - if you have email addresses that are
ALIASES of the one master address, i.e. if your email addresses are in the
format of name@username.isp.com then you will have great difficulty
separating emails sent to the different aliases as Outlook does not have a
rule like OE that enables you to only download email to a certain address.

If you have more than one profile in Outlook and you have to close Outlook
before switching to the new profile, how is that done? Does Outlook ask you
which identity you want before opening?
Thanks again
sheana

"Gordon" wrote:

> "sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A541CA72-7FB5-4820-A4C8-5E392754B0D6@microsoft.com...
> > There is more than one user on our computer, and we'd like to keep our
> > emails
> > separate. Can I create another profile for another user, and if so, please
> > list the steps. Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Best way is to create a new Windows Log-in. That way your users have
> completely separate Outlook data. A further advantage is that separate Users
> get separate Documents folders and separate Favorites.
>
> Or you can create a new Outlook profile. (Be aware you cannot switch
> Profiles without closing Outlook first, unlike identities in OE)
>
> There is one caveat to all this - if you have email addresses that are
> ALIASES of the one master address, i.e. if your email addresses are in the
> format of name@username.isp.com then you will have great difficulty
> separating emails sent to the different aliases as Outlook does not have a
> rule like OE that enables you to only download email to a certain address.
>
>

"sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:99A1332C-0A0E-464D-AD6A-3F728B10772C@microsoft.com...
> If you have more than one profile in Outlook and you have to close Outlook
> before switching to the new profile, how is that done? Does Outlook ask
> you
> which identity you want before opening?
> Thanks again
> sheana

When you create a second Profile you get the option to allow Outlook to ask
which Profile you want to open. But have you not considered separate Windows
User accounts? Much simpler. And did you consider my point about alias email
addresses? (Of course, that might not apply to you...)

sheana <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> If you have more than one profile in Outlook and you have to close
> Outlook before switching to the new profile, how is that done? Does
> Outlook ask you which identity you want before opening?

When you configure a second profile, there will be a radio button you can
select that will instruct Outlook to ask for which profile to choose when it
starts.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

You set the 'Prompt for Profile' option


"sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:99A1332C-0A0E-464D-AD6A-3F728B10772C@microsoft.com...
> If you have more than one profile in Outlook and you have to close Outlook
> before switching to the new profile, how is that done? Does Outlook ask
> you
> which identity you want before opening?
> Thanks again
> sheana
>
> "Gordon" wrote:
>
>> "sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A541CA72-7FB5-4820-A4C8-5E392754B0D6@microsoft.com...
>> > There is more than one user on our computer, and we'd like to keep our
>> > emails
>> > separate. Can I create another profile for another user, and if so,
>> > please
>> > list the steps. Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>> Best way is to create a new Windows Log-in. That way your users have
>> completely separate Outlook data. A further advantage is that separate
>> Users
>> get separate Documents folders and separate Favorites.
>>
>> Or you can create a new Outlook profile. (Be aware you cannot switch
>> Profiles without closing Outlook first, unlike identities in OE)
>>
>> There is one caveat to all this - if you have email addresses that are
>> ALIASES of the one master address, i.e. if your email addresses are in
>> the
>> format of name@username.isp.com then you will have great difficulty
>> separating emails sent to the different aliases as Outlook does not have
>> a
>> rule like OE that enables you to only download email to a certain
>> address.
>>
>>

Sorry I took so long to follow up on this. I'm not sure what you mean by
ALIASES and the difference between OE and Outlook. I have Cox Cable for my
ISP, and I'm allowed one "master" email and 6 additional email accounts. So
if I have JaneDoe@cox.net, I can have Tom@cox.net, Jerry@cox.net,
123@cox.net, etc. I set up an account for each one in OE. I can delete the
email addresses whenever i want to, except for the JaneDoe@cox.net. Can't I
do this with Outlook?

"Gordon" wrote:

> "sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A541CA72-7FB5-4820-A4C8-5E392754B0D6@microsoft.com...
> > There is more than one user on our computer, and we'd like to keep our
> > emails
> > separate. Can I create another profile for another user, and if so, please
> > list the steps. Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Best way is to create a new Windows Log-in. That way your users have
> completely separate Outlook data. A further advantage is that separate Users
> get separate Documents folders and separate Favorites.
>
> Or you can create a new Outlook profile. (Be aware you cannot switch
> Profiles without closing Outlook first, unlike identities in OE)
>
> There is one caveat to all this - if you have email addresses that are
> ALIASES of the one master address, i.e. if your email addresses are in the
> format of name@username.isp.com then you will have great difficulty
> separating emails sent to the different aliases as Outlook does not have a
> rule like OE that enables you to only download email to a certain address.
>
>

"Gordon" wrote:

> "sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A541CA72-7FB5-4820-A4C8-5E392754B0D6@microsoft.com...
> > There is more than one user on our computer, and we'd like to keep our
> > emails
> > separate. Can I create another profile for another user, and if so, please
> > list the steps. Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Best way is to create a new Windows Log-in. That way your users have
> completely separate Outlook data. A further advantage is that separate Users
> get separate Documents folders and separate Favorites.
>
> Or you can create a new Outlook profile. (Be aware you cannot switch
> Profiles without closing Outlook first, unlike identities in OE)
>
> There is one caveat to all this - if you have email addresses that are
> ALIASES of the one master address, i.e. if your email addresses are in the
> format of name@username.isp.com then you will have great difficulty
> separating emails sent to the different aliases as Outlook does not have a
> rule like OE that enables you to only download email to a certain address.
>
>

Do Tom and Jerry each have their own passwords? If yes, then go to control
panel, mail and create a new profile for Tom and one for Jerry.

If they share the same password as Jane, then it’s a catchall account and
you can't use separate profiles.

If you aren't sure - try it- make a new profile in Outlook and see what
happens.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2F738CEA-6422-46CE-8AA0-E01EDFD3382B@microsoft.com...
> Sorry I took so long to follow up on this. I'm not sure what you mean by
> ALIASES and the difference between OE and Outlook. I have Cox Cable for my
> ISP, and I'm allowed one "master" email and 6 additional email accounts.
> So
> if I have JaneDoe@cox.net, I can have Tom@cox.net, Jerry@cox.net,
> 123@cox.net, etc. I set up an account for each one in OE. I can delete the
> email addresses whenever i want to, except for the JaneDoe@cox.net. Can't
> I
> do this with Outlook?
>
> "Gordon" wrote:
>
>> "sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A541CA72-7FB5-4820-A4C8-5E392754B0D6@microsoft.com...
>> > There is more than one user on our computer, and we'd like to keep our
>> > emails
>> > separate. Can I create another profile for another user, and if so,
>> > please
>> > list the steps. Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>> Best way is to create a new Windows Log-in. That way your users have
>> completely separate Outlook data. A further advantage is that separate
>> Users
>> get separate Documents folders and separate Favorites.
>>
>> Or you can create a new Outlook profile. (Be aware you cannot switch
>> Profiles without closing Outlook first, unlike identities in OE)
>>
>> There is one caveat to all this - if you have email addresses that are
>> ALIASES of the one master address, i.e. if your email addresses are in
>> the
>> format of name@username.isp.com then you will have great difficulty
>> separating emails sent to the different aliases as Outlook does not have
>> a
>> rule like OE that enables you to only download email to a certain
>> address.
>>
>>