Handspring Visor Handheld Platinum User Guide

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4. Tap the BCC: field and enter an address. 
Adding a signature to your e-mail item
A signature consists of information about yourself that is appended to 
your e-mail item as its closing. For example, a signature can contain 
your name, address, phone and fax numbers, and any other text you 
want to include. By defining such information as a signature, you save 
yourself the trouble of having to enter it every time you create an 
e-mail item. 
Adding a signature to your message is a...

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To add a signature to your e-mail item:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Tap the Signature check box to select it and add your signature to 
the e-mail item.
Note:The check box stays selected, so all subsequent e-mail 
items you create will also contain your signature until you 
deselect the Signature option. 
3. Tap OK.
Note:The signature does not display in your e-mail item; only your 
recipient sees the signature.
Requesting confirmations
To...

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Editing unsent e-mail
You can make changes to an e-mail that has not yet been sent, as long 
as you have not yet performed a HotSync operation. When you edit an 
e-mail item, your handheld removes the item from the Outbox folder 
and takes you back to the New Message screen, where you can edit the 
item and resend it, save it as a draft, or delete it.
To retrieve an e-mail item:
1. In the Message list, tap Outbox from the pick list in the upper-right 
corner.
2. Tap the e-mail item you...

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Draft e-mail
Sometimes you may not want to send an e-mail item immediately; for 
example, you may want to add additional information before sending 
it. Your handheld stores such e-mail items in the Draft folder until you 
are ready to edit them again.
Note:When you’re creating or editing an e-mail item, you can also 
save the item as a draft by canceling it. When you cancel an 
item, your handheld opens a dialog asking if you want to save 
the e-mail item. If...

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Filing e-mail
Your handheld can store e-mail you receive or create in the Filed 
folder. The contents of this folder do not automatically synchronize 
with your desktop E-Mail application during a HotSync operation. 
Your handheld, however, stores a backup copy of the Filed folder on 
your computer hard disk.
To file e-mail:
1. Open an e-mail item.
2. Tap the Menu icon  .
3. Tap Message, and then tap File.
4. Tap No to save the e-mail item and move it to the Filed folder, or 
tap Yes...

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Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder
You can reverse the deletion of an e-mail item (by removing it from the 
Deleted folder) as long as you have not performed a HotSync 
operation or purged the contents of the Deleted folder.
To remove an e-mail item you received from the Deleted folder:
1. In the Message list, tap Deleted from the pick list in the upper-right 
corner.
2. Tap the e-mail item you want to restore. 
3. Tap Undelete to move the selected item to...

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Folders
Your handheld provides folders for categorizing your mail. The 
Message list displays the e-mail items in the folder you select.
To select a folder:
1. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner to open the list of folders:
2. Select the folder you want to display in the Message list screen.
Date column
The Date column is optional in the Message list. By default, the Date 
column is hidden to increase the available screen space. 
To show the Date column:
1. In the Message...

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Sorting the Message list
You can sort e-mail items by the date sent, by sender, or by subject.
Note:High-priority e-mail items always appear first, no matter how 
you sort the list.
To sort the Message list:
1. In the Message list, tap Show.
2. Tap the Sort by pick list and select one of the following options:
3. Tap OK. 
HotSync options
HotSync options enable you to manage your e-mail more effectively 
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Note:For more information about Local and Remote HotSync 
operations, see Chapter 8.
4. Tap the filtering option you want to apply:
All
During synchronization, all e-mail items in your 
desktop E-Mail Inbox synchronize with your 
handheld, and all e-mail items in your handheld 
Outbox are sent to your desktop E-Mail application.
Send Only
During synchronization, only the e-mail items in 
your handheld Outbox are sent to your desktop E-
Mail application; from there, they are sent to...

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Note:The All setting does not mean that all information 
included in each e-mail item downloads to your 
handheld. Truncation settings (explained in a following 
section) for long e-mail items still apply. Also, Mail never 
downloads any attachments to your handheld. The e-mail 
item and any text information appear, but the attachment 
is left in your desktop E-Mail application.
5. If you selected All, Send only, or Unread, tap OK. If you selected 
Filter,...