Palm Tungsten T2 Instructions Manual

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Resource issues with auto get mail
If you use the auto get mail feature, you should be aware of the following potential 
resource constraints:
If you set the auto get mail interval for more frequently than once per hour, an alert 
message appears.
To minimize resource concerns, set your interval for e-mail auto get to no more 
frequently than once per hour.
Inbox icons in the VersaMail application
The icons to the left of a message in the Inbox indicate the...

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Reading e-mail
To read e-mail, tap the e-mail message in the Inbox or the folder where the message 
is located.
Alternately, you can use the navigator for one-hand message viewing.
To read a message using the navigator:
1.Press Select on the navigator to highlight the first message displayed on the 
screen, and then press Up or Down to scroll one message at a time to the 
message you want to read.
2.Press Select to open the message.
3.After...

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Plain text and HTML e-mail
By default, the VersaMail application is set to receive mail in HTML format. This 
means that any e-mail messages sent as HTML will be displayed on your handheld 
with basic HTML formatting intact, including the following:
■Boldface
■Italics
■Underlining
■Colored words
■Bullet lists
■Numbered lists
■Line breaks
Most formatting not displayed is stripped of its HTML tags and shown as plain 
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Viewing other folders
When you get new e-mail, it appears in the account’s Inbox folder. You can move 
an e-mail message from one folder to another and then view it in the destination 
folder. 
To view other folders:
1.Tap the folders pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2.Tap the folder you want to view.
Managing display options in the folder’s list view
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To change the sort order:
1.Ta p  D i s p l a y.
2.Tap the Sort by pick list, and then tap the column name. 
3.Tap Descend or Ascend to change the sort order. 
4.Ta p  O K .
To select a one-line or two-line view:
1.Ta p  D i s p l a y
2.Tap the Show pick list, and then tap the view you want.
3.Ta p  O K . 

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To display or hide a column in a folder’s list view:
1.Ta p  D i s p l a y.
2.Tap the check box for each column that you want to show. The column options 
will change depending on whether you choose a one-line or a two-line view.
NOTEIf you select Date, the Date column displays the message time for any 
messages received today—that is, any message received after 12:01 A.M. 
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4.Tap the Size pick list and select the font size you want.
5.Tap the Style pick list and select the font style you want.
6.Ta p  O K .
To select colors for read and unread mail:
1.Ta p  D i s p l a y.
2.Tap the Unread pick list, and then tap the color you want to use to display 
unread messages.
3.Tap the Read pick list, and then tap the color you want to use to display read 
messages.
4.Ta p  O K .
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To change the size of a column in the folder’s list view:
NOTEChanging column size is available for one-line message view only.
1.Tap and hold the stylus on the column divider.
2.Drag the column divider to change the width of the column.
3.Ta p  O K .
You can also change the font within an individual message. This change affects the 
the font of all messages you compose.
To change the font of a composed message:
1.On the message screen, tap...

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5.Tap the Size pick list and select the font size you want.
6.Tap the Style pick list and select the font style you want.
7.Ta p  O K .
Moving e-mail between folders
You can move one or more e-mail messages between folders. 
To move one e-mail message:
1.Tap the folders pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen, and then tap the 
folder name, or press Up or Down on the navigator to move to the folder you 
want, and the press Select to select the folder. 

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2.Press Right on the navigator to open the Message menu, press Down to move 
to the Move To option, and then press Select to select this option.
Alternately, tap the icon to the left of the message, and then tap Move To from 
the pop-up menu.
The folders pick list appears. 
3.Press Up or Down on the navigator to move to the folder you want, and then 
press Select to select the folder.
Alternately, tap the folder that you want.
TIPYou can also...