First you need someplace to put it when you are done so right click in an empty space on your desktop. Then click "New" , "Folder". Rename it "Stationery".

In Outlook Express, click "Message", "New Message Using", then click "Select Stationery", "Create New". Now you are in the "Stationery Wizard". Click "Next". For the background picture, choose one from your files, so click browse and select one. Try not to get too large a one. Stay around 200 x 200 pixels or so.

For the background, click color and choose one that corresponds with your picture. Decide if you want the background picture on the left or the top. Let’s choose vertically for now. It depends on the picture itself though. You should see your picture tiling along the left-hand side. Click "Next".

Choose a font from the drop down list. E.g. Comic Sans MS. Choose font size: e.g. 14. Choose font color: Pick one that will be easily seen and distinguished from your background. Click "Next".

You don’t want the writing to cover up the picture, so if your pic is at the left, change the numbers in the Left Margin Selection area until the writing clears the pic (just click the up arrow). Click "Next".

Name your stationery. Click "Finish". Click "OK". Open it up full.

To insert music: Click "Format", "Background", "Sound", "Browse". In "Files of Type area, select "Midi". Then choose the midi you want and click "Open". Select "continuous play", and click "OK".

Let’s get fancy! Now to make it scroll: Up at the top, click on "Format", and make sure "Rich Text" is selected. Then click on "View". "Source Edit". See the tabs near the bottom? Click on "Source". You will now see some HTML code. Don’t get scared! See near the end where it says </BODY></HTML> ? Put your cursor in between those two >< and press enter a couple times. Back up a line so you have some room. Now we can insert some script. Highlight the script that I have included below. Right click and click "Copy". Go back to your stationery and paste that script into that space you made. Click the "Preview" tab to see if it scrolls.

If you want to change your background color, use your "color picker" tool. (Here is link to a good free one and download it to your desktop stationery folder and pull it out when you need to use it - download EyeDropper 3.01 - Http download). Select a color from your picture. Write down the 6-digit number. Then in "Source" again, look for: bgcolor=#_ _ _ _ _ _. Delete the 6 previous numbers (nothing else!) and put in the new ones that you have selected. Do a preview to check. If you have to change the font color, look for the "Font" area near the top of the script, and replace the color numbers.

Before saving though, go into body of message and type: Type Text Here. This will lock in your font choices.

Click on "File", "Save As". You want to save it to the new desktop folder you created earlier. So……�?Save in: Stationery. Type in the file name. It will be saved with an .eml extension. That is good! Click "Save". Close stationery.

Go to your new folder and look for your stationery. Click on it and it will open. Now you can use it and also upload it to Odd (in the Odd Files, under Stationery)

If you want the picture to scroll across the top, choose "Horizontal" from the "tile " choices and increase the "Top Margin" until it clears your pic.

Left Side Scroll Script

Just copy the script: