Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

Displaying Your Messages

You can save and print your messages. You can also change how your messages are displayed.

To Open a Message

Double-click on the message in the message list. Alternatively, select the message that you want to open in the message list, then choose File -> Open Message.

To Save a Message

To save a message as a file, open the message, then choose File -> Save As. Enter a name for the file in the Save Message As dialog, then click OK.

To Print a Message

To print a message, open the message, then choose File -> Print. Select the options that you require from the Print Message dialog, then click Print.

To preview how the message looks when printed, choose File -> Print Preview.

To View an Attachment

An attachment is a file that is included in a message. If you want to send a file to someone, you can attach the file to the message. If a message contains attachments, a button for each attachment appears at the bottom of the message. If your system recognizes the file type of the attachment, the icon for that file type is displayed in the button.

You can perform the following actions on an attachment:

Action 

Instructions 

View the attachment in the message 

Click on the right arrow icon at the left side of the button. Alternatively, click on the down arrow at the right side of the button, then choose View Inline from the popup menu.

If the attachment is already displayed in the message, click on the down arrow icon at the left side of the button to the hide the attachment. Alternatively, click on the down arrow at the right side of the button, then choose Hide from the popup menu.

Save the attachment 

Click on the down arrow at the right side of the button, then choose Save Attachment from the popup menu. A Save Attachment dialog is displayed. Use the Save Attachment dialog to save the attachment.

Open the attachment in an application 

If your system recognizes the file type of the attachment, you can open the attachment in an application. To open the attachment, click on the down arrow at the right side of the button, then choose Open in application-name from the popup menu.