Sounds like you have an IMAP mail account
That is the default, untill you purge the mail account

"JesseCool" wrote in message
...
I wish it was that simple, but it does not do the job unless I'm not
understanding it. It does have a line drawn thru the title, but the email
does not disappear. I'm totally lost on it.

"John" wrote:

Ummm... try pressing "Delete" key on your keyboard.

You do have a "Delete" key on your keyboard, right? No? How about "Del"
key?

"JesseCool" wrote in message
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I've decided to start using outlook for my email today. I've downloaded
all
my e-mail onto outlook, but can not figure out how to delete the emails
that
I don't want. I feel like an idiot, but I've wasted a lot of time
looking
at
tutorials and still have not figured out how to do it. Thanks for your
help.