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Composing Messages
You can compose messages, look up recipient addresses, draft a message, and attach files to messages.
- Formatting Text (for Internet Explorer)
Composing a Message
To compose a message:
- Access the New Message window by clicking the New Message icon from the tool bar.
- Enter the required email addresses yourself or if you do not know an address, perform a search by clicking on the
icon. For instructions, see Searching for Addresses. You can enter email addresses in one or more of the following fields:
Note
To add several recipients in a single field, you can enter each recipient’s address followed by a comma. For Example: Carolyn, Greg, Doreen, Bonnie.
- Click the Subject field and type the subject of your message.
- Click in the message text box, and type the text of the message.
- Select the Priority from the drop-down list. The options available are: Normal, Urgent, or Non-Urgent.
- From the Request Receipt drop-down list, select the option you want. For example: None, When delivered, When Viewed, Both.
- To send a signed and encrypted message, select the Security options “Signed” and “Encrypted.”
- Click Send.
Composing a Draft of a Message
To draft a message to be sent later:
To retrieve and send a Draft:
Formatting Text
When using Internet Explorer 5.5 or later as your Web browser, you can change the text color, size, and alignment of your message along with various other message attributes.
- In the New Message window, if the text formatting toolbar is not visible, click the Text/HTML icon.
- To format the text, click the location where you want new formatting to start. If you want to change the formatting of the text, select the text you want to change.
- Click the formatting tool you want to use or select the option you want from one of the drop-down lists. The following guide explains what each tool does:
Paragraph Format (drop-down list)
Sets text to a preset format.Font Style (drop-down list)
Sets the text style.Font Size (drop-down list)
Sets the text size, based on HTML font sizes.View HTML Source (check box)
Displays the HTML code for your message.
Sending Signed and Encrypted Messages
The following fields appear checked depending on the selection made within the “Settings” option of the Options tab.
However, you can chose not to send signed and encrypted messages by deselecting the options within the New Messaging window.
Sending a Message
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