If you have more than one email account or have several people using the same computer, you will need to set up an identity for each person/account in Outlook Express. This way you are able to switch identities according to which email account you wish to access.

Adding a new identity: Open Outlook Express and select open the "File" menu. Go down to "Identities" and then select the option "Add New Identity".

Enter the name of the person who will be using the new identity. If you wish, you may add a password to this identity. When you are finished, you will be asked if you wish to switch identities now. Choose yes or no and then you will be brought to the "Manage Identities" window and your new identity is shown along with all existing identities. After you have created a new identity, you can switch to that identity by choosing "Switch Identity" from the "File" menu. Once you have switched to that identity, you are free to set up new account information that will be used for that identity only.

Managing identities:

This is accomplished through the "Manage Identities" window. You may access this any time by selecting the option from the "Identities" menu underneath the "File" menu. From this window you can create, delete, and modify any identities. You may also choose which identity is the default identity and which identity is opened when you start Outlook Express.