Handspring Visor Pro Handheld User Guide

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Looking up an address
To identify the recipient of an e-mail item, you need to enter that 
person’s e-mail address. You can do this either by entering the data 
directly into the field or by using the Look Up command to access the 
information in your Address list. 
To look up an e-mail address:
1. Tap either the To: or CC: field name to expand it.
2. Enter the first few letters of the last name of the person whose 
address you want to find. 
3. Tap Lookup. 
4. If the letters you enter...

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Adding details to e-mail items
Before you send your e-mail item, you can attach additional attributes 
to it, such as a signature or a priority level. These features are 
dependent on the desktop E-mail application you use. If your 
application does not support the attribute you select, your handheld 
cannot attach that attribute to the e-mail item.
The following details are available:
Note:
The Priority and BCC settings are valid only for the current 
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Setting a priority
To set a priority for your e-mail item:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Tap the Priority pick list and select the priority you want.
3. Tap OK.
Tip:
Your handheld can flag e-mail items with a specific priority 
only if your desktop E-Mail application supports this feature.
Tap here
Tap here
Tap to select priority 

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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 
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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 confirmations
To receive a...

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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:...

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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 e-mail item. If you tap...

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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...

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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. 
Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder
You can reverse the...

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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...