You send email by composing email, replying to email, and by forwarding email.
By default, when you send an email, a copy is saved to your Sent folder.
When sending email, see the following topics:
To compose an email:
Do one of the following:
From the toolbar at the top of the sidebar, select the New Mail icon.
From the Folder Page toolbar, select the Write icon.
The Compose Page appears.
In the To and Cc fields, enter the recipients of the email.
A recipient can be an individual or a group.
In the Subject field, specify a subject for your email.
The name of the page changes to the subject you entered.
Compose your email in the message area.
Do one of the following:
To send the email, select the Send icon.
To save the email as a draft that you can finish later, select the Save icon.
The email is saved to your Drafts folder.
To reply to an email:
From the Folder Page, open the email to which you want to reply.
From the Message Page toolbar, do one of the following:
To reply to the sender only, select the Reply icon.
To reply to the sender and all recipients, select the down arrow next to the Reply icon and select Reply All.
The Compose Page appears.
(Optional) In the To and Cc fields, add additional recipients.
Compose your email and select the Send icon.
To forward an email:
From the Folder Page, open the email you want to forward.
From the Message Page toolbar, do one of the following:
To forward the email as an attachment to an email, select the Forward icon.
To forward the email text in an email, select the down arrow next to the Forward icon and select Inline.
The Compose Page appears.
In the To and Cc fields, specify the recipients of the forwarded email.
Compose your email and select the Send icon.
To finish a draft:
In the Messages section, select Drafts.
The Drafts page appears.
Open the email you want to finish.
The email appears on the Compose Page.
Finish composing your email and select the Send icon.
To attach files to an email, do one of the following:
From your computer, drag one or more files onto the Compose Page.
From the Compose page toolbar, select the Attach icon.
Use the dialog box that appears to find and select one or more files.
To check the spelling of email you are composing:
From the Compose Page toolbar, do one of the following:
Select the Spell Check icon.
To check the spelling in another language, select the down arrow beside the Spell Check icon and select the language.
The Check Spelling dialog box appears.
Use the dialog box to check the spelling of your email.
See "Compose Page" for information about the Check Spelling dialog box.
You can compose an email that requests a delivery receipt, a read receipt, or both. A delivery receipt is a confirmation that the email was successfully delivered. A read receipt is a confirmation from the recipients that they have opened the email.
Not all email systems support these receipts. If the recipient's email system does not support receipts, the recipient does not see the request and you do not receive a receipt. Also, recipients are usually allowed to disregard requests. If a recipient chooses to disregard the request, you do not receive a receipt.
To request a delivery or read receipt for an email you are composing:
From the Compose Page toolbar, select the Options icon.
Additional options appear beneath the toolbar.
From the Receipt list, select the kind of receipt you want.
Use the Compose page to compose and send email.
The name of the page assumes the subject of the email you are composing.
| Element | Description |
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| Send | Select to send the email. |
| Attach | Select to attach a file to the email. |
| Save | Select to save a draft of the email to the Drafts folder. This closes the page. |
| Bcc button | Select to add a blank carbon copy (BCC) field to the Compose page. Recipients that you add in this field are hidden from all other recipients. You are the only person who knows the email is going to these recipients. |
| Spell Check | Select to check the spelling of your email. This opens the Check Spelling dialog box, which has the following elements:
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| Options | Select to show or hide additional options.
From the Priority list, select one of the following:
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| Cancel | Select to close the Compose page without saving the email. |
| To, Cc, and Bcc | Enter the primary (To), secondary (Cc), and hidden (Bcc) recipients of the email. Select the Add from Address Book icon beside each field to search your address books for contacts. |
| Subject | Enter the email subject. |
| Message area | Enter your email text in the message area. If text formatting icons are not visible above the message area and you want to format your text, select the Options icon, and then select the Rich Text check box. |