Sending Your Message
The method of sending your E-mail depends upon whether you
composed your message online or offline. If you are online, or
connected to the Internet, simply click the "Send" button.
If you have been working offline, you have a couple of options. If you
click on the "Send" button, your message is not really sent.
It is moved to the outbox. This is convenient if you are composing
several messages over a period of time. The messages can then be sent
to the outbox for future delivery. How do you deliver them? Connect to
the Internet and start Messenger. If there are messages in the outbox,
Messenger will automatically send them and retrieve any messages to
you, the next time that you log onto the Internet and start Messenger.
If you are offline and need to send the message immediately, select "Send
Now" from the File menu. Connection will be established and the
message(s) will be delivered.
Saving Copies of Sent E-mail
After your E-mail message has been sent, it is moved from the
outbox to the "Sent" messages folder. You can view the
contents of the "Sent" messages folder by selecting the
arrow to the right of the word "Inbox" . A list of available
folders will appear. Click on the sent messages folder to display the
list of messages that you have sent. This folder will quickly fill up
and it will be necessary for you to occasionally clean out the folder.
To get rid of the messages that you no longer need, simply select
the message from the list and click the "Delete" button at
the top of the Message window. But what if you delete the wrong
message? Don't worry! When messages are deleted, they are moved to the
"Trash" folder. The contents of the "Trash" folder
can be viewed in the same manner as used to see the contents of the "Sent"
folder. To permanently remove the message, select it again and click
the "Delete" button.
Filing Messages
Any message within any folder of Messenger can be relocated to
any other Messenger folder. You must first select the file that you
wish to relocate. This can be done by clicking on the arrow beside the
word "Inbox" and selecting the appropriate file folder, if
necessary. Once you are in the proper folder, select the file. At the
top of the Messenger window, click on the "File" button. A
list of available folders will appear. Select the appropriate folder
and the message will be relocated.
Drafts
Occasionally, you may be working on an E-mail message when you
are interrupted by another task or you simply wish to come back to the
message at a later time for further editing before it is sent. This
can be accomplished by storing the message in the "Drafts"
folder. While in the message composition window, click the "Save"
button. Your work-in-progress is moved to the "Drafts"
folder. To work on your message again, select the "Drafts"
folder from the drop down folder list. Click on your message and
complete your work. Click the "Send" button when you are
ready to have your mail sent. |