Protect Your Email in Microsoft Outlook with a Password ?

To protect your email in Outlook Express with a password:

• Select File -> Identities -> Manage Identities from the menu.
• Highlight your identity.
• Click Properties.
• Make sure Require a password is checked.
• Type the desired password under New Password and Confirm New Password.
• Click OK.
• Click OK again.
• Finally, select Close.

Currently there is no way to password protect Microsoft Office Outlook® 2003 on startup . However, you can set a password on your Personal Folders file (.pst) (Personal Folders file (.pst): Data file that stores your messages and other items on your computer.

1. On the Go menu, click Folder List.
2. Do one of the following:
• If you have a POP3 e-mail account, right-click the Personal Folders folder, and then click Properties For "Personal Folders" on the shortcut menu.
• If you have an HTTP e-mail account (not supported in Outlook 2000), such as MSN® Hotmail®, right-click the Hotmail folder, and then click Properties For "Hotmail" on the shortcut menu.
3. On the General tab, click Advanced.
4. Click Change Password.
5. In the Change Password dialog box, type your new password and verify it by typing it a second time. The password can be up to 15 characters.
6. Make sure that the Save this password in your password list check box is cleared. This prevents the password from being cached, and you need to type the password each time you run Outlook. Don't forget the password.
7. Click OK three times.