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       From
  22    </title>
  23    <description>
  24       <p>The <b>From:</b> field will only be displayed if you have enabled multiple
  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.
  28       </p>
  29    </description>
  30 </section>
  31
  32 <section>
  33    <title>
  34       To
  35    </title>
  36    <description>
  37       <p>
  38       Next is the <b>To:</b> field.  In this field you should
  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
  41       them with a comma.  One may also press the "Addresses" button to fill
  42       in the field.  Don't worry if the entire address is not displayed.
  43       The field is a fixed length, but everything you put in it will be used,
  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.
 100       If all addresses in the address book are required, press the List All button.
 101        The address book has enough functionality
 102       that it deserves its own section. More detailed information is
 103       available in the "Addresses" chapter.
 104       </p>
 105    </description>
 106 </section>
 107
 108 <section>
 109    <title>
 110       Save Draft button
 111    </title>
 112    <description>
 113       <p>
 114       If you've been composing a message but for some reason aren't ready
 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
 118       compose page with your message filled in.
 119       </p>
 120    </description>
 121 </section>
 122
 123 <section>
 124    <title>
 125       Priority
 126    </title>
 127    <description>
 128       <p>
 129       If enabled by your system administrator, at the right of the
 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
 133       mail program. Note that excessive use of this function will devalue its
 134       effect.
 135       </p>
 136    </description>
 137 </section>
 138
 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>