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