Not unless you configure your accounts to leave a copy on the server so both
apps will receive the mail
However mail sent with one app wont be visible to the other.
IMO better to stick with the one app
Since OE is primarily a pure email app theres not much of a learning curve
for the mail part of Outlook

"Steve" wrote in message
...
OK, thanks guys.

Also, can I keep both OE and Outlook for a while,meaning being able to
read
and respond to emails, etc from both OE and Outlook ? to make sure I'm
comfortable with Outlook, because I've used OE for years, and at my age,
change is somewhat stressful. If it is possible to keep both, are there
any
special things I need to do ?

Thanks,

Steve

"neo [mvp outlook]" wrote:

You have to create an Outlook profile first (which a wizard should popup
on
Outlook's first use to walk you thru). If the wizard isn't popping up,
you
should find http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829918 helpful in creating
one
for Outlook 2003/2007.

"Steve" wrote in message
...
I've been reading the threads about changing from OE6 - Outlook, and
they
appear to require configuring Outlook, but doesn't it get configured
via
the
installation wizardry ? It's not an additonal step/process is it ?

Thanks,

Steve