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1 | <chapter> |
2 | <title> |
3 | Compose |
4 | </title> |
5 | <summary> |
6 | With this feature, you can send messages to different people |
7 | from within SquirrelMail. |
8 | </summary> |
9 | <description> |
10 | <p> |
11 | The Compose menu choice will take you to a new Compose page. |
12 | Here you will find several fields and a couple of buttons. |
13 | Depending on how you got to the compose view, some of these |
14 | fields may already be filled in. |
15 | </p> |
16 | </description> |
17 | </chapter> |
18 | |
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19 | <section> |
20 | <title> |
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21 | From |
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22 | </title> |
23 | <description> |
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24 | <p>The <B>From:</B> field will only be displayed if you have enabled multiple |
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25 | identities (through the Options, Personal Preferences menu). If you've done |
26 | so you can choose which identity you want to use, i.e. which name and |
27 | email address appear as the From-line of your message. |
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28 | </p> |
29 | </description> |
30 | </section> |
31 | |
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32 | <section> |
33 | <title> |
34 | To |
35 | </title> |
36 | <description> |
37 | <p> |
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38 | Next is the <B>To:</B> field. In this field you should |
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39 | enter the email address of the person or persons you are sending a |
40 | message to. You may enter as many addresses as you like, separating |
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41 | them with a comma. One may also press the "Addresses" button to fill |
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42 | in the field. Don't worry if the entire address is not displayed. |
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43 | The field is a fixed length, but everything you put in it will be used, |
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44 | even though it might scroll to the right or left. |
45 | </p> |
46 | </description> |
47 | </section> |
48 | |
49 | <section> |
50 | <title> |
51 | Cc |
52 | </title> |
53 | <description> |
54 | <p> |
55 | Next is the <B>CC:</B> field. CC is an abbreviation for <B>C</B>arbon |
56 | <B>C</B>opy. If you wish to send someone else a copy of the message |
57 | here is where you would do that. Think of this in the same way a memo |
58 | is laid out. You can have as many people as you like in the <B>To:</B>, |
59 | <B>CC:</B>, and <B>BCC:</B> fields. Only the people to whom the message |
60 | has direct impact would be in the <B>To:</B> field while recipients to |
61 | whom this is possibly only informative would be in the <B>CC:</B> and |
62 | <B>BCC:</B> fields. |
63 | </p> |
64 | </description> |
65 | </section> |
66 | |
67 | <section> |
68 | <title> |
69 | Bcc |
70 | </title> |
71 | <description> |
72 | <p> |
73 | BCC is an abbreviation for <B>B</B>lind <B>C</B>arbon <B>C</B>opy. |
74 | Use this to send someone a copy of the email <I>without</I> the |
75 | recipients in the <B>To:</B> or <B>CC:</B> fields knowing about it. |
76 | </p> |
77 | </description> |
78 | </section> |
79 | |
80 | <section> |
81 | <title> |
82 | Subject |
83 | </title> |
84 | <description> |
85 | <p> |
86 | Type in a relevant heading here. Remember, email can be a great time |
87 | saver and an accurate subject line is one big reason. |
88 | </p> |
89 | </description> |
90 | </section> |
91 | |
92 | <section> |
93 | <title> |
94 | Addresses Button |
95 | </title> |
96 | <description> |
97 | <p> |
98 | This button will open the address book after a search box is presented. |
99 | Something must be entered in the search box to retrieve a result. |
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100 | If all addresses in the address book are required, press the List All button. |
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101 | The address book has enough functionality |
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102 | that it deserves its own section. More detailed information is |
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103 | available in the "Addresses" chapter. |
104 | </p> |
105 | </description> |
106 | </section> |
107 | |
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108 | <section> |
109 | <title> |
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110 | Save Draft button |
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111 | </title> |
112 | <description> |
113 | <p> |
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114 | If you've been composing a message but for some reason aren't ready |
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115 | to send it yet, you can use this button to save the message in the |
116 | Drafts folder. If later you want to finish the message and send it out, |
117 | go to the Drafts folder, open the message and you will return to the |
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118 | compose page with your message filled in. |
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119 | </p> |
120 | </description> |
121 | </section> |
122 | |
123 | <section> |
124 | <title> |
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125 | Priority |
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126 | </title> |
127 | <description> |
128 | <p> |
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129 | If enabled by your system administrator, at the right of the |
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130 | buttons a drop down list "Priority" is available. Here you can |
131 | select, surprisingly, the priority of this message. A high-priority |
132 | message might be presented in a different way by the recepient's |
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133 | mail program. Note that excessive use of this function will devalue its |
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134 | effect. |
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135 | </p> |
136 | </description> |
137 | </section> |
138 | |
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139 | <section> |
140 | <title> |
141 | Message Body |
142 | </title> |
143 | <description> |
144 | <p> |
145 | The large empty box is for whatever you want to put there. If a |
146 | signature file has been saved it will appear here as well. This is |
147 | where you type the body of your message. |
148 | </p> |
149 | </description> |
150 | </section> |
151 | |
152 | <section> |
153 | <title> |
154 | Attach |
155 | </title> |
156 | <description> |
157 | <p> |
158 | Located at the bottom of the Compose page, this feature allows you to |
159 | include a file with your email. The file must be located on your |
160 | <I>local</I> machine or network to be attached. A browse button is |
161 | present so you may search through your directory structure and click |
162 | on the file to include. Alternatively you may type directly into the |
163 | attach field if you know the full path and exact file name. Simply |
164 | press the Add button to list the selected file as an attachment and it |
165 | will appear below. |
166 | </p> |
167 | <p> |
168 | Once at least one file is presented for attachment another button is |
169 | revealed. Deletion of one or more attached files is accomplished by |
170 | selecting the offending file or files and pressing the delete selected |
171 | attachments button. |
172 | <p> |
173 | </description> |
174 | </section> |