CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Page
About Mail
Overview of Mail
DECwindows Basics
Help Menu
Context-Sensitive Help
Overview
Using Help
Product Information
Reading Messages
Receiving Messages After Starting Mail
Creating and Sending Messages
Using Drawers and Folders
About MAIL, INBOX, and WASTEBASKET
Selecting Drawers, Folders and Messages
Selecting Multiple Drawers, Folders and Messages
Using the Help System
Adjusting Pane Size
Using Mail's Main Window
Using Pop-Up Menus
Using Mail's Main Window
Using Menus
Using the Link Menu
File Menu
Moving Messages
Copying Messages
Creating Files from Messages
Printing Messages Using Altered Settings
Printing Messages Using Default Settings
Opening and Closing Drawers and Folders
Opening Drawers
Opening Folders
Opening a Drawer in a New Window
Opening a Folder in a New Window
Closing Drawers
Closing Folders
Closing the New Main Window
Receiving Mail
Exiting from Mail
Closing the Main Window
Displaying Drawers (Paned Style)
Opening a Folder (Paned Style)
Opening a Drawer (Paned Style)
Opening a Folder in a New Window (Paned Style)
Opening a Drawer in a New Window (Paned Style)
Closing Drawers
Closing Folders
Edit Menu
Deleting Objects
Reversing a Move or Delete Operation
Copying Text to the Clipboard
Selecting All Messages in a Folder
Marking Messages
Unmarking Messages
Displaying Additional Index Information
Pick Menu
Picking Messages from a Selected Folder
Picking Messages from the Open Folder
Create-Send Menu
Creating a New Message
Including a File in a Message
Including a File in a Message (no editor)
Replying to a Message
Replying with a Selected Message
Forwarding a Selected Message
Including the Header in a Forwarded Message
Omitting the Header from a Forwarded Message
Read Menu
Reading a Message in a New Read Window
Reading New Mail in a New Read Window
Reading a Message in the Default Read Window
Reading New Mail in the Default Read Window
Maintenance Menu
Creating a New Folder
Updating Folders
Emptying the Wastebasket
Compressing Drawers
Removing and Deleting Drawers
Deleting Folders
Adding Drawers from Your Default Directory
Adding a New Drawer to Your Index
Removing Drawers from the Main Window
Modifying Drawer Names
Options Menu
Modifying Your User Options
Modifying Your Send Options
Modifying Your Read Options
Modifying Your Receive Options
Modifying Your Print Options
Modifying Your Mail Window Options
Modifying Your Mail Icon Options
Saving Settings
Restoring Settings
Restoring System Default Settings
Help Menu
Context-Sensitive Help
Overview
Using Help
Product Information
Folder Pop-Up Menu
Opening the Current Folder
Opening the Current Folder in a New Main Window
Updating the Current Folder
Moving Selected Messages to the Current Folder
Moving a Message from the Read Window to This Folder
Closing the Current Folder
Using the Scroll Bar
Using the Slider in the Scroll Bar
Using the Scroll Bar (Paned Style)
Drawer Pop-Up Menu
Opening the Current Drawer
Opening the Current Drawer in a New Main Window
Creating a New Folder in the Current Drawer
Closing the Current Drawer
Using the Read New Mail Button
Using the Create-Send Button
Using the Display Drawers Button (Paned Style)
Message Pop-Up Menu
Reading the Current Message
Reading the Current Message in a New Read Window
Replying to the Current Message
Forwarding the Current Message
Moving the Current Message
Reversing a Move or Delete Operation
Deleting the Current Message
Creating a File From the Current Message
Receiving Mail
Printing a Message using Default Settings
Moving a Message
Deleting a Message
Informational Messages
Scan Dialog Box
Using a File Selection Dialog Box
Move/Copy Dialog Box
Find Dialog Box
Find Incremental Dialog Box
Replace Dialog Box
Create Folder Dialog Box
Remove Drawer Dialog Box
Delete Folder Dialog Box
Confirm New Folder Dialog Box
Modify Drawer Dialog Box
Send Active Dialog Box
The Profile Changed Dialog Box
Overview of Picking Messages
From Entry Box
To Entry Box
CC Entry Box
Subject Entry Box
In Text Entry Box
On Entry Box
Before Entry Box
After Entry Box
Replied To Option
Marked Option
Opened Option
Selected Option
Pick Date Dialog Box
Mail User Options Dialog Box
Changing Your Forwarding Address
Changing Your Mail Directory
Changing Your Wastebasket
Emptying the WASTEBASKET
Confirming Folder Creation
Setting the Case for New Folder Names
Changing the Default for Case Sensitive Searches
Saving Profile Settings
Applying Profile Settings
Canceling Profile Changes
Mail Send Options Dialog Box
Changing Your Personal Name
Changing Your Transport Mechanism
Specifying Send Defaults
Copying Yourself When Sending Messages
Copying Yourself When Replying To Messages
Copying Yourself When Forwarding Messages
Changing Your Default Editor
Changing Your Default Editor List
Confirming Closing a Create-Send Window
Setting the Create-Send Window to Automatically Close
Changing the Default for Wrapping Message Text
Displaying the Send In Progress Box
Changing the Courtesy Copy Option
Saving Send Options Settings
Applying Send Options Settings
Canceling Send Options Changes
Change Editor List Dialog Box
Viewing a List of Your Current Editors
Adding a New Editor Name
Specifying an Editor Command
Choosing the Method of Invoking the Editor
Invoking a DECwindows Editor
Invoking a DECterm Editor
Starting the Editor by Direct Invocation
Removing an Editor Name
Adding an Editor Name
Saving Change Editor Settings
Applying Change Editor Settings
Canceling Change Editor Changes
Mail Read Options Dialog Box
Mail Receive Options Dialog Box
Changing Your Folder for New Mail
Changing When to Receive Mail
Automatically Refiling Messages
Saving Receive Options Settings
Applying Receive Options Settings
Canceling Receive Options Changes
Mail Window Options Dialog Box
Changing Your Main Window Style
Tree Style Main Window
Columns Style Main Window
Changing Mail's Startup State
Changing Your Main Window Color
Changing the Read Window Color
Changing the Send Window Color
Changing the Dialog Box Color
Changing the Message Box Color
Setting Background and Foreground Colors
Set Colors Button
Setting Window Colors on a Black and White System
Saving Window Option Settings
Applying Window Option Settings
Canceling Window Option Changes
Color Editor Dialog Box
Setting the Colors on a Black and White System
Changing Your Window Colors
Setting Background and Foreground Colors
Set Colors Button
Setting the Colors on a Black and White System
Saving Window Option Settings
Applying Color Settings
Canceling Window Option Changes
Mail Icon Options Dialog Box
Changing the Text in the Mail Icon
Displaying the Number of New Messages in the Mail Icon
Changing the Text in the Mail Icon
Saving Icon Options Settings
Applying Icon Options Settings
Canceling Icon Options Changes
Extract Dialog Box
Including the Header
Appending the Message to a File
File Name
Input Format
Output Format
Using a Conversion Options File
Dismissing the Dialog Box
Extracted Files Dialog Box
Extracted Files Singularly Dialog Box
Print Options Dialog Box
Using a Read Window
Receiving Messages while Reading
Reading Non-Text Messages
About the INBOX
Using Multiple and Default Read Windows
Using the Help System
Using Menus in the Read Window
File Menu in the Read Window
Moving Messages
Copying a Message
Creating a File from the Current Message
Printing the Current Message Using Altered Settings
Printing the Current Message Using Default Settings
Closing a Read Window
Edit Menu in the Read Window
Deleting a Message
Reversing a Move or Delete Operation
Copying Text to the Clipboard
Selecting the Current Message
Marking a Message
Unmarking Messages
Search Menu in the Read Window
Create-Send Menu in the Read Window
Creating a New Message
Including a File in a Message
Including a File in a Message (no editor)
Replying to a Message
Replying with the Current Message
Forwarding the Currently Displayed Message
Including the Header in a Forwarded Message
Including the Header in a Forwarded Message (No Editor)
Omitting the Header from a Forwarded Message
Omitting the Header from a Forwarded Message (No Editor)
Read Menu in the Read Window
Reading the Next Message in the Folder
Reading the Previous Message in the Folder
Reading New Mail
Help Menu in the Read Window
Context-Sensitive Help
Overview
Using Help
Product Information
Closing a Read Window
Using the Read New Mail Button
Replying to the Current Message
Moving the Current Message
Deleting the Current Message
Reading the Previous Message
Using the Message Button
Reading the Next Message
Read Pop-Up Menu
Including a Message in a Reply
Forwarding the Current Message
Printing the Currently Displayed Message
Moving the Currently Displayed Message
Deleting the Currently Displayed Message
Reversing the Move or Delete of the Current Message
Creating a File From the Currently Displayed Message
Using a Create-Send Window
Using the Help System
Using Menus in the Create-Send Window
File Menu in the Create-Send Window
Sending a Message
Using a Distribution List
Creating a Distribution List
Saving a Draft of a Message
Creating a File From a Message
Including a File in a Message
Including a File in a Message (No Editor)
Using a Draft of a Message
Including the Original Message
Including the Last Message Sent in a New Message
Including the Last Message Sent in a New Message (no editor)
Showing the Status of a Message
Clearing the Window
Closing the Window
Edit Menu in the Create-Send Window
Cutting Text from a Message
Copying Text to the Clipboard
Pasting Text
Selecting All Message Text
Setting Message Text to Wrap or Not Wrap
Search Menu in the Create-Send Window
Change Editor Menu in the Create-Send Window
Changing Editors
Help Menu in the Create-Send Window
Context-Sensitive Help
Overview
Using Help
Product Information
From Entry Box
Your Personal Name
Addressing the Message
Sending a Courtesy Copy
Distribution List
Subject of the Message
Using the Message Area
Using the Send Button
Clearing the Create-Send Window
Closing the Create-Send Window
Using the Save As Dialog Box
Send in Progress Dialog Box
Reuse Send Dialog Box
Send Caution Box
Send DOTS Caution Box