Messenger Window
The top pane of the Messenger window will display a summary list
of all the messages that you have received as shown in Figure 4-1.
This pane is quite small, therefore it may be necessary to scroll the
pane to view the entire list. The bottom pane shows the contents of
any message that has been selected in the top pane. Any new messages
or messages that you have not read, will appear in bold text in the
top pane. If for any reason, you only see one pane, click on the blue
arrow in the bottom left corner of the Messenger window.
Message List Pane
You will notice a small icon to the left of each message in the
Message List pane. This icon will change depending on the status of
the message:
- When a message is first received and has not been viewed, the
icon depicts a vertical envelope with a green arrow next to it. this
is the
"unopened" icon.
- Once you have viewed the contents of a message, the icon changes
to depict an opened letter next to a horizontal envelope. This is
the
"opened and read" icon.
You will also notice several information fields in any received
messages. The "subject" field shows the subject of the
message, as specified by the sender. The "Sender" field will
contain the E-mail address or the real name of the sender. The "Date"
field will indicate when the message was sent to you. If it shows a
time of day, the message was sent the same day that you received it.
If the message was sent prior to the current day, the field will
contain the date that it was sent. You may also see a "Priority"
field. This allows the sender to mark the message as urgent, normal or
low priority. There is also a green diamond between the subject and
sender fields in the message list pane. If there is a green diamond
beside a particular message, it indicates that the message has not
been read. After the message is viewed in the in the bottom pane, the
green diamond will disappear. The message will also no longer be
listed in bold text.
Message Content Pane
The bottom half of the Messenger window is where your message
actually appears. To make any message appear, simply select it from
the Message List Pane at the top of the Messenger window. As soon as
you click any information field for a message at the top, the message
will be displayed. You may not be able to see the entire message. It
may be necessary to use the scroll bar at the right of the window to
move down through the message.
The first thing that you should notice is the headers at the start
of the message. These will list the subject of the message, the date,
who it is from and who it is intended for. This last one is important
if you are using one E-mail account for several people. Take note that
the To and From fields are underlined and in blue text, just like
links in a Web page. Click on either one of these links and a new card
for the Address Book is created. The Address Book was covered in the
previous chapter.
Immediately at the top of the Message Content pane at the left side
is a small blue arrow identified as "Hide" . if the user
clicks on this arrow, the content window will disappear leaving only
the message list. this may be handy if someone walks by your desk and
you do not want them to see your messages. To display the Content pane
again, click on the blue arrow in the bottom left corner. |