Outlook Express stationery allows you to add flavor and pizzaz to your e-mail messages. There are dozens of ready-to-use stationery templates, or you can create your own.

To add stationery to a message:

1. From Outlook Express, click New Message.
2. On the Format menu, click Apply Stationery.
3. Choose from the list of seven options or click More Stationery.
4. Choose either from the expanded list or click Create New to make custom stationery.
5. To customize, follow the steps provided by the Stationery Wizard, including naming the stationery.
6. When created, your custom stationery is stored with the other stationery templates in the same folder and can be used repeatedly.