New Message

A New Message dialog appears after clicking either the New Message button within the Top Menu or by using the Reply, Reply All, Redirect or Forward icons.

This will allow the user to compose either an HTML message or a message in plain text and set all the common properties which are common with all Mail Clients such as Encryption, Priority, Notification, etc.

If the user uses the Reply feature, a '>' symbol will be placed at the beginning of each line of quoted message text. This symbol can be changed in Settings.

A User can choose between Send Message and Save to drafts which both have clear meaning. Please note that you can also save an attachment as a draft.

The Spell Checker button allows the user to open a special window where all misspelled or unknown words will be highlighted and user can choose to correct words from a suggested list of words from the included dictionary.

In the top right corner, the user can set the priority to either high, low or normal.

Recipients

The To: header is clear, it is the main recipient of the new email. The Cc: header means the Carbon Copy recipient(s) of the new email. The Bcc: header has a similar purpose (notification) but the recipient(s) who are in the Bcc: header will know who was included in the To: and Cc: header fields but the recipients which are in the To: and Cc: header fields will not know about the recipient(s) who are in the Bcc: header.

The User can specify as many recipients as they wish by using ";" or "," as a delimiter.

If the user wants to use any contact from his/her Address Book, he/she can click on the To:, Cc: or Bcc: buttons and a new window with the Address Book will appear.

The user can then chose the Contacts which should be added into the To:, Cc: and Bcc: headers.

Editor

The text editor window is located under the headers and, by default, is a plain text editor (without all the icons for font, etc.). If the user checks the HTML message checkbox at the bottom of the window, this text editor will change to a HTML editor, allowing the user to compose HTML messages.

The Administrator can change the default editor or moreover disable the HTML editor possibility in the Administrator Settings.

Attachment

The User can attach any file by using the browse button and specifying the path in the Open dialog. If he/she wants to attach more files, simply repeat the procedure. When forwarding an e-mail you can select what attachments are to be forwarded by checking/unchecking tickbox next to attachment name.

TIP: When forwarding email you can take advantage of "forward without attachment" or "forward only attachments" or "forward selected attachment" options, by selecting the small tickboxes next to attachment names. Those attachments which are left ticked, will be sent to recipient(s).

Encrypt & Sign

These features allow the user to use personal SSL certificates to increase the security within the message being sent. Encrypt means that only the right recipient will be able to read the message and Sign means that the recipient will be able to verify that the message was really sent by the user who signed the message.

Encrypt can be used only if user has a public certificate from the recipient saved in the Address Book by the recipient Contact.

Sign can be used only if user has his/her own certificate (both private and public) saved in the Settings - Certificates.

Charset

Sometimes, the user may want to write a message using a different charset then his/her default one. For such purpose, there is an option to select an alternate charset.

Other Features

User can use the shortcut Ctrl+Enter to send a message.