Hello, I am new to this outlook thing & I can't figure one thing out.
Let's say I have 3 different email accounts - 1) is from work 2) is
for home 3) just a nonsense email I use for fun. I have all the
settings (they're all pop3) & I get them to work perfectly. I want the
3 different emails to go to 3 different outlook data files. For some
reason if I make a new one I only know how to make all email got to
that data file. Please help me with the solution. Also, how can I make
the send/receive button default to send/receive for all email
accounts?

First create three differnt folders in outlook: File > New > Folder .
Then give them a name. ( Maybe "Work" , "Home" and "Fun"). Then go to:
Tools > Message Rules > Mail . Click the "Mail Rules" tab up top if
its not already selected. Then click "New" to the right.

Now your going to make some new E-Mail rules for some of the new
E-Mails you receive. There are several differnt ways you can make
email rules. In your case I would suggest clicking under "1. Select
the Conditions for your rule:" the checkbox that says "Where the
message is from the specified account". Then in the lower part of the
window click where it says "specified" account. Then in the new window
that pops up select one of your accounts, lets say "Work" for example.

Next under "2. Select the Actions for your rule" click "Move it to the
specified folder". In the lower window once again click "specified"
folder and select the "Work" folder you previously created.

Finally in the last section where it says "4. name of the rule:" make
up a description for this E-Mail rule. I would suggest something like
"Work E-Mails"
Then click "Ok". Back in the first window click the checkbox that
shows your new E-Mail rules name you made up in part 4 so thats its
checked and is applied to all new E-Mails you receive

Repeat this for your other two E-Mail accounts then Click "Ok" when
your done making new rules. Now when you get a new email from each
account it will go into its own folder automatically which is stored
in a seperate data file on your pc. Where this data file is stored
exactly on your pc depends on which version of Windows your using.

Hopefully this is helpfull to you.
Blaaam

Oh yea for the other part of your question.
To make the Send/Receive button Send/Receive E-Mails for all of your
accounts go to:
Tools > Accounts. Then select each account, click properties to the
right. Under the "General" tab up top make sure the checkbox near the
bottom of the window is checked that says "Include this account when
receive mail or synchronizing"
Click "Apply" then "Ok" . Then back in the first window click "Close"
after doing this for each E-Mail account. Now the Send/REceive button
will work for all of your E-Mail accounts :)

Thats how I would accomplish those tasks with Outlook express
6.00.2900.2180 under XP Pro with SP2. It should be very similar if not
exaclty the same with your Outlook 2003. If its not the same just look
around for the options I indicate as they might be located in slightly
differnt places.

That worked! It was a bit different in outlook 2003 (like you said it
might) but you definitely led me in the right direction. Thanks again
- I really appreciate it - probably saved me 2 hours of bs.