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When downloading is complete, the Attachments dialog box appears, showing all 
downloaded messages. Follow the procedure for viewing an attachment presented 
earlier in this chapter.
Saving attachments to an expansion card
If you have purchased an expansion card that provides extra memory, you can save 
downloaded attachments to the expansion card.
To save an attachment to an expansion card:
1.Insert the expansion card into the slot on your handheld.
2.Follow the procedure for downloading attachments described earlier in this 
chapter.
3.On the Attachments screen, tap Save to Card.
4.Ta p  O K .
Attaching files from a handheld application
You can attach files on your handheld to e-mail messages you send. For example, 
you can attach files from the various handheld applications, such as any Date Book 
appointment (.vcs), To Do List tasks (.vcs), or text memos (.txt). 
NOTEThe maximum size message you can send is 60KB for the body text and 2MB 
total, including attachments. The maximum number of attachments for any e-mail is 
ten, regardless of the attachments’ total size.
You can attach the following types of files from a handheld application:
■vCard (.vcf)
■vCal (.vcs)
■Memo/Text (.txt)
■PRC (.prc)
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To attach a file from a handheld application:
1.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
2.Ta p  O p t i o n s .
3.Select Attachment.
4.Tap the Type pick list and select the file type.
All files of the selected type appear in the Type box. For example, if you select 
Appointments (vCal), tap Date Book to see a list of appointments from a 
particular date that you can attach, or tap To Do to see To Do List tasks. 
5.Tap the file that you want to attach, and then tap Add.
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The selected file appears in the Attachments box.
6.Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each attachment you want to add, and then tap Done.
TIPTo delete an attachment from an e-mail message, tap the attached file in 
the Attachments box and then tap Delete.
7.Tap Send or Outbox. 
Attaching files from an expansion card
If you have purchased an expansion card and have saved files to the card, you can 
attach files from the card to an e-mail message you are sending. The types of files 
you can attach from an expansion card include the following:
■Wo r d  d o c s
■HTML files
■JPG and GIF graphics files
■MP3 and WAV audio files
■Any other file type
To attach a file from an expansion card:
1.Insert the expansion card into the slot on your handheld.
2.On the New Message screen, tap the Menu icon  .
3.Ta p  O p t i o n s .
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5.Tap the From pick list and select Files on Card.
6.Tap the Type pick list and select the file type.
Only file types that correspond to the types of files on the card will be displayed 
on the list. For example, if the card contains only Word docs and Address Book 
entries, only the file types “doc” and “vCard” will be listed. You can select a 
particular file type, or select All Files to view all files on the card. 
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The selected file appears in the Attachments box.
8.Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each attachment you want to add, and then tap Done.
TIPTo delete an attachment from an e-mail message, tap the attached file in 
the Attachments box and then tap Delete.
9.Tap Send or Outbox.
Forwarding an attachment
You can include an attachment on any message you forward, up to the maximum 
message size.
To forward a message with an attachment:
1.Tap the folders pick list and select the folder that contains the e-mail. 
2.Tap the e-mail message to display it.
3.Tap the Forward button.
4.Tap the word To. On the Recipient List screen, enter or look up the recipient 
address. See the procedure for creating e-mail earlier in this chapter for more 
information on addressing messages. 
5.Follow the procedure for attaching files presented earlier in this chapter.
Deleting messages
You can delete one or more e-mail messages from any folder. For example, you can 
delete old messages in the Inbox or messages that you were working on in the 
Drafts folder. When you delete a message, it is placed in the Trash folder. See 
“Emptying the trash” later in this chapter.
To delete messages on the server when you empty the trash on your handheld, you 
can select the Delete Msgs on Server setting in VersaMail Preferences. If you don’t 
periodically empty the trash and delete messages on the server, any incoming 
e-mail may “bounce” back to the sender. See “Setting preferences for getting and 
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To delete one or more messages:
1.Tap the folders pick list and select the folder that contains the message you want 
to delete.
2.Do one of the following:
3.Press Right on the navigator to move to and open the Message menu.
4.Press Down on the navigator to move to the Delete option, and then press Select 
to delete the message.
TIPAlternately, you can tap the message icon next to a selected e-mail 
message and then tap Delete, or tap the Menu icon   and then select Delete. 
5.Ta p  O K .
6.(Optional) Tap Also delete message(s) on server if you want to delete the 
message from the server now.
The selected messages move to the Trash folder and are deleted from your 
handheld when you empty the trash. If you set the preference to automatically 
empty the trash, the messages are deleted when the trash is emptied. By default, 
Item to delete Action
One message Tap the bullet next to the message’s icon.
Multiple 
messagesTap the bullet next to the icon of each message that you want 
to delete.
A group of 
adjacent 
messagesDrag the stylus along the left of the message icons. To select 
another group, lift the stylus and select the next group of 
messages. 
If you selected the setting 
Delete Msgs on Server in 
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the trash auto-empties all deleted e-mail older than one week. See “Emptying 
the trash” later in this chapter for more information. 
IMPORTANTIf you delete a message on the server, you cannot retrieve it and view it 
again later.
To delete messages before a certain date:
1.Tap the Menu icon  , and then select Delete Old from the Message menu.
2.Tap the Folder pick list and select the folder that contains the messages you 
want to delete.
3.Tap the Older than pick list, and then tap One Week, One Month, or Choose 
Date.
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If you tap Choose Date, you can select a date from the calendar.
4.Tap Delete.
5.(Optional) Tap Also delete message(s) on server if you want to delete the 
message from the server now.
6.Ta p  O K .  
Emptying the trash
Deleted e-mail accumulates in the Trash folder and takes up space on your 
handheld. To increase memory, you should empty the trash regularly. If you want 
to automatically empty the trash, you can set a preference to empty the trash 
immediately or empty any e-mail older than a certain number of days. 
To empty the trash:
1.Tap the Menu icon  , and then select Empty Trash from the Message menu.
NOTEIf Auto-Empty Mail from Trash is selected in VersaMail Preferences, a 
message asks if you want to delete the trash. 
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2.(Optional) Tap Details to see how many messages are in the trash and whether 
the messages are set to be deleted on the server.
3.If you want to delete messages from the handheld as well as from the server, tap 
Both. A message asks if you want to update the server now. 
To delete the message from only the handheld now, tap Handheld. 
NOTEMany e-mail providers, such as Yahoo, have size restrictions for mail storage. 
If your mailbox on the server becomes full, messages are returned to the senders. 
To have the trash emptied automatically:
1.Tap the Menu icon  , tap Options, and then select Preferences.
2.Tap Advanced.
By default, Auto-Empty Mail from Trash is selected, and the time interval is set 
at Older Than 1 Week.
3.Tap the pick list, and select how often you want the e-mail messages 
automatically emptied from the trash. 
– Immediately
– Older Than 1 Day
– Older Than 3 Days
– Older Than 1 Week
– Older Than 1 Month
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Marking messages as read or unread
You can mark messages as read or unread. When you tap a message to read it, it is 
automatically marked as read.
To mark messages as read or unread:
1.Tap the folders pick list and select the folder you want.
2.Tap the icon next to the message you want to mark.
3.Tap Mark Read or tap Mark Unread.
TIPTo mark multiple messages, tap the bullets next to the messages you 
want, tap the Menu icon  , and then select Mark Read or Mark Unread.
 
4.For IMAP accounts only: Tap Handheld to mark the messages as read or unread 
on your handheld. Tap Both to mark the messages on both the handheld and the 
server.