Email tips -> How to Password protect my email Inbox in MS Outlook?

In most places, many people use the same computer. Especially in a home, many family members use the same computer. In such a scenario, the emails sent to one person can be easily read by other persons using the same computer. In such cases, is it possible to create individual inboxes for each member and secure it with a password, so that each one can access only their email inbox.

Yes, it is possible. MS Outlook makes it possible for you. In MS Outlook you can create your own message folders, contacts for each one separately. You can create these for each individual users and make it secure by protecting these folders with password so that each person can see only their folder. Just follow these steps to protect your email inbox with password.

1. First of all you need to create a new Identity. Select 'File->Identities->Add New Identity' option. Here you create a new user with a 'user name'. Also select the 'Require a password' option and key in the 'password'. Remember this username and password for future use.
2. Now, it will prompt and ask whether you want to register this new user and log in, click on 'Yes' and enter all your personal details in the following screen. Now you have created yourself as the new user and you have protected your inbox with your password.
3. Likewise, you can create identities for each member of the family.
4. After creating many identities, each user can see their protected inbox by choosing 'File->Switch identities' and key in their username and password to see their inbox.

Similarly Netscape Mail version 7 has this multi user feature. But it is not protected using password.

If you use web mails such as yahoo, gmail or hotmail then you do not have to worry, since you can only view your emails by logging in each time.