OL2000: (IMO) Pressing ALT+S Does Not Send Immediately to the Default Account (217363)

NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Internet Mail Only option installed, you see "Internet Mail Only".

For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

SUMMARY

If you have multiple e-mail accounts, you can use the key combination ALT+S, to select the account to send e-mail. Using this key combination does not send the message immediately however.

MORE INFORMATION

If you have multiple e-mail accounts, pressing ALT+S brings the focus to the Send button on the toolbar. If you click the arrow next to the Send button, you can see a list of accounts you can send e-mail from.

NOTE: Symantec Fax Starter Edition counts as an e-mail account.

If you have only one e-mail account, pressing ALT+S will send the mail item to your Outbox.

Use any of the following methods to send a message:

Press CTRL+ENTER to send the current message using the default account.
Click Send/Receive on the toolbar to send the current message using the default account.
In the message, on the View menu, click Options. In the Send Message Using list, click to select the account you want to send the message from.