help/en_US/compose.hlp

   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
  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
  34 <section>
  35    <title>
  36       To
  37    </title>
  38    <description>
  39       <p>
  40       Next is the <B>To:</B> field.  In this field you should
  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
  43       them with a comma.  One may also press the "Addresses" button to fill
  44       in the field.  Don't worry if the entire address is not displayed.
  45       The field is a fixed length, but everything you put in it will be used,
  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.
 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
 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
 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>
 141
 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>