Handspring Visor Prism Handheld User Guide

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Sending a blind carbon copy
To add a BCC field to your e-mail item:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Tap the BCC check box to select it.
3. Tap OK.
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...

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4. Tap OK.
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...

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Storing e-mail to be sent later
When you send e-mail from your handheld, it actually stores the 
e-mail in the Outbox folder until the next time you synchronize your 
handheld with your computer. During synchronization, all e-mail 
stored in the Outbox folder is transferred to the Outbox folder in your 
desktop E-Mail application. E-mail created on your handheld is sent 
out the next time you send mail from your desktop E-Mail application.
To send e-mail:
nAfter you create an e-mail...

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3. Tap Edit.
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...

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3. Tap Edit.
4. Enter your changes; then either save the e-mail item again as a 
draft, or tap Send to move the item to your Outbox folder.
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...

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Deleting e-mail
Your handheld stores deleted e-mail in the Deleted folder until you 
perform the next HotSync operation. If you delete an e-mail item from 
the handheld, it is also deleted from your desktop E-Mail application 
when you perform the next HotSync operation.
To delete e-mail:
1. Open the e-mail item you want to delete.
2. Tap Delete. 
3. If you selected the Preferences option to confirm deletion, tap Yes. 
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To purge the contents of the Deleted folder:
1. Tap the Menu icon  . 
2. Tap Message, and then tap Purge Deleted.
3. Tap Yes. 
Note:
You cannot restore e-mail items after you purge them.
Message list options
Message list options enable you to manage the way the Message list 
displays information.
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...

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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 list, tap Show.
2. Tap the Show Date check box to select it. 
3. Tap OK.
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...

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HotSync options
HotSync options enable you to manage your e-mail more effectively 
by selecting which e-mail items download when you synchronize 
your computer and your handheld. You can define different settings 
for local and remote synchronization. For example, you may want to 
download all of your e-mail during local synchronization and only 
urgent e-mail during remote synchronization. Once defined, your 
handheld determines if synchronization is occurring locally or 
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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,...