Editing Text
You can use the Edit menu options in a Compose window to change the message text you are composing.
Table 10-5 Mailer Compose Window Editing Options
Undo | Reverses the last editing action in the text area. |
Cut | Removes the selected text and stores it on the clipboard. Only one selection can be stored at a time. If text is already there, the most current selection overwrites it. |
Copy | Stores a copy of the selected text on the clipboard. Only one selection can be stored at a time. If text is already there, the most current selection overwrites it. |
Paste | Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point. |
Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point surrounded above and below by Begin and End Included Message text, or by indented markers. | |
Clear | Removes the selection and leaves the resulting white space. |
Delete | Removes the selection and the resulting white space. |
Select All | Selects all the text in the text area. |
Find/Change | Opens a dialog box for you to search for words or phrases in your message and make changes to occurrences that are found. |
Check Spelling | Runs the spelling checker on your mail message and displays a dialog box that lists words that might be spelled incorrectly. You can Find, Change, or Change All instances of a word. |
For more information on editing functions, see Chapter 12, Using Text Editor .
Formatting Text
You can use two of the Format menu options in the Compose window to make formatting changes to the message you are composing.
Word Wrap | Toggles the text entry mode that causes lines to automatically wrap at the edge of the message. Note that if you have Word Wrap on and the recipient's window is of a different size, you may cause display problems. |
Settings | Displays a dialog box for setting margins and paragraph alignment, and applying format settings to your message. |
For more information on editing functions, see Chapter 12, Using Text Editor .
To Find or Change Text
Choose Find/Change from the Compose Edit menu.
The Find/Change dialog box is displayed.
Figure 10-7 Mailer Find/Change dialog box
Type (or copy and paste) the text you want to locate in the Find field.
(Optional) To automatically change the located text to replacement text, type the replacement text in the Change To field.
Select the appropriate option:
Click Find to find and select the text.
Click Change to change the first instance.
Click Change All to change all instances.
Click Close to dismiss the dialog box.
To Check Spelling
You can use the spelling checker in Mailer to verify and correct the spelling in the message you are composing.
Choose Check Spelling from the Edit menu in the Compose window.
The Spell dialog box is displayed, showing the first instance of a potentially misspelled word under Word. Suggestions for the correct spelling are displayed in a scrolling list. For details, see "Correcting Misspelled Words"in Chapter 12, Using Text Editor .
Note - The spelling checker is case sensitive.
Click Close to exit the Spell dialog box.
Creating and Using Mailboxes
You may want to file certain mail messages for safekeeping. All your messages are received by default in the mailbox (Inbox). Since keeping all your mail messages in your Inbox probably is not practical, you may want to set up other mailboxes to store groups of messages together.
Mailboxes help you organize your mail. You can create mailboxes by project, by user, by email list, or any other system that works for you. You should place these mailboxes in the default mailbox directory HomeDirectory/Mail.
To find out how to change the default mailbox directory, see "To Change the Default Mailbox Directory".
To Create a Mailbox
Choose New Mailbox from the Mailbox menu.
The File Selection dialog box is displayed.
Specify the mailbox name and location.
See "Using the File Selection Dialog Box" for details.
Click New.
The new mailbox is created in HomeDirectory/Mail, the default mailbox directory, and opened.
To find out how to change this directory, see "To Change the Default Mailbox Directory".
To Rename a Mailbox
Choose Rename Mailbox from the Mailbox menu.
The File Selection dialog box is displayed.
Select or type the name and location of the mailbox you want to rename, then click Rename.
The Rename Mailbox dialog box is displayed.
Type the mailbox name in the New mailbox name field.
Click Rename.
To Open a Mailbox
Choose Open Mailbox from the Mailbox menu.
Choose one of the following items in the submenu:
Inbox - The mailbox where you receive email by default
Sent Mail - The file that contains your outgoing messages (HomeDirectory/Mail/sent.mail by default). This item is active only if you have saved outgoing messages in this file.
Select Mailbox - A mailbox that you specify from the File Selection dialog box
Other Mailboxes - One of the mailboxes in the default mailbox directory
The mailboxes that you opened, or moved or copied messages to previously in this Mailer session