I'm using Outlook 2003 on my company network, and I want to set a
password on my Outlook Inbox, so that anyone who accesses Outlook on
my laptop, will not be able to view e-mails without the password.

I need to give someone a loan of the laptop, to do some checks whilst
I am out of the country, and I don't want them snooping arouond my e-
mail. I've already got a password on my personal folders, and just
wondered if one could be set on my Inbox as well.

TIA

Duncs

Your in-box is IN your personal folders. Can you open Outlook without a password currently? If yes, then please explain what you mean by in-box versus personal folders.

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After furious head scratching, Duncs asked:

| I'm using Outlook 2003 on my company network, and I want to set a
| password on my Outlook Inbox, so that anyone who accesses Outlook on
| my laptop, will not be able to view e-mails without the password.
|
| I need to give someone a loan of the laptop, to do some checks whilst
| I am out of the country, and I don't want them snooping arouond my e-
| mail. I've already got a password on my personal folders, and just
| wondered if one could be set on my Inbox as well.
|
| TIA
|
| Duncs

Milly,

When I open Outlook, I am placed in my Inbox, which appears under an
entry titled "Mailbox - Duncs". Under this, there is 'Deleted Items,
Drafts, Inbox, Junk E-Mail, Outbox, Sent Items and Search Folders'.
Outwith this, as a separate tree level, there is my 'Personal
Fodlers'.

When I open Outlook, I am in my Inbox folder. When I then try to
expand my 'Personal Folders', I am prompted for a password. What I
would like to do, is put a password on my Inbox or on opening Outlook,
so that no one can load Outlook and snoop about my e-mails.

Does this make sense?

Duncs


On 27 Nov, 16:47, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" What@ever wrote:
Your in-box is IN your personal folders. Can you open Outlook without a password currently? If yes, then please explain what you mean by in-box versus personal folders.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Duncs asked:

| I'm using Outlook 2003 on my company network, and I want to set a
| password on my Outlook Inbox, so that anyone who accesses Outlook on
| my laptop, will not be able to view e-mails without the password.
|
| I need to give someone a loan of the laptop, to do some checks whilst
| I am out of the country, and I don't want them snooping arouond my e-
| mail. I've already got a password on my personal folders, and just
| wondered if one could be set on my Inbox as well.
|
| TIA
|
| Duncs

"Duncs" wrote in message
...
Milly,

When I open Outlook, I am placed in my Inbox, which appears under an
entry titled "Mailbox - Duncs". Under this, there is 'Deleted Items,
Drafts, Inbox, Junk E-Mail, Outbox, Sent Items and Search Folders'.
Outwith this, as a separate tree level, there is my 'Personal
Fodlers'.

The above is your Microsoft Exchange mailbox. You're taken directly into
your (MS Exchange) Inbox because you've already authenticated to your
company network (active directory domain).

When I open Outlook, I am in my Inbox folder. When I then try to
expand my 'Personal Folders', I am prompted for a password. What I
would like to do, is put a password on my Inbox or on opening Outlook,
so that no one can load Outlook and snoop about my e-mails.

As long as no one knows your company network password, they won't be able to
get into your Exchange mailbox (Mailbox - Duncs).

Does this make sense?

Duncs


On 27 Nov, 16:47, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" What@ever wrote:
Your in-box is IN your personal folders. Can you open Outlook without a
password currently? If yes, then please explain what you mean by in-box
versus personal folders.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Duncs asked:

| I'm using Outlook 2003 on my company network, and I want to set a
| password on my Outlook Inbox, so that anyone who accesses Outlook on
| my laptop, will not be able to view e-mails without the password.
|
| I need to give someone a loan of the laptop, to do some checks whilst
| I am out of the country, and I don't want them snooping arouond my e-
| mail. I've already got a password on my personal folders, and just
| wondered if one could be set on my Inbox as well.
|
| TIA
|
| Duncs

In addition to what John said, you need to activate a password-protected screen saver on your computer and have it kick in after 5 minutes of inactivity. This protects your entire computer, including all Outlook data.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Duncs asked:

| Milly,
|
| When I open Outlook, I am placed in my Inbox, which appears under an
| entry titled "Mailbox - Duncs". Under this, there is 'Deleted Items,
| Drafts, Inbox, Junk E-Mail, Outbox, Sent Items and Search Folders'.
| Outwith this, as a separate tree level, there is my 'Personal
| Fodlers'.
|
| When I open Outlook, I am in my Inbox folder. When I then try to
| expand my 'Personal Folders', I am prompted for a password. What I
| would like to do, is put a password on my Inbox or on opening Outlook,
| so that no one can load Outlook and snoop about my e-mails.
|
| Does this make sense?
|
| Duncs
|
|
| On 27 Nov, 16:47, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" What@ever wrote:
|| Your in-box is IN your personal folders. Can you open Outlook
|| without a password currently? If yes, then please explain what you
|| mean by in-box versus personal folders.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Duncs asked:
||
||| I'm using Outlook 2003 on my company network, and I want to set a
||| password on my Outlook Inbox, so that anyone who accesses Outlook on
||| my laptop, will not be able to view e-mails without the password.
|||
||| I need to give someone a loan of the laptop, to do some checks
||| whilst I am out of the country, and I don't want them snooping
||| arouond my e- mail. I've already got a password on my personal
||| folders, and just wondered if one could be set on my Inbox as well.
|||
||| TIA
|||
||| Duncs

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
wrote:

In addition to what John said, you need to activate a
password-protected screen saver on your computer and have it kick in
after 5 minutes of inactivity. This protects your entire computer,
including all Outlook data.

Or, press Windows-L to lock the PC whenever you leave the PC.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]