Palmone IIIx Handheld Handbook
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Chapter 5 Page 113 To open an e-mail item: nTap an e-mail item to open it. To close an e-mail item: nTap Done to close the e-mail item. Displaying full header information By default, Mail displays abbreviated header information, which comprises only the From: and Subj: fields. The full header provides complete information about the sender, receiver, and copied recipients, in addition to the subject and date the e-mail item was created. Mail uses the header type you select for all your e-mail items. To display full header information: 1. Open an e-mail item. 2. Tap the Complete Header icon. Tip:To redisplay the abbreviated header, tap the Abbreviated Header icon. Creating e-mail items You create e-mail items with your organizer the same way you create e-mail with your desktop E-mail application: you identify the recipient(s) of the e-mail item, define a subject, and create the body of the e-mail item. You create original e-mail items and replies in the New Message screen. All e-mail items must, at the very least, contain information in the To: and Subj: fields. Recipient Sender Time and date sent E-mail body SubjectHeader mode icons
Page 114 Communicating Using Your Organizer To create an e-mail item: 1. Tap New. Tip:You can also create an e-mail item by tapping New from the Message menu. 2. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient. Note:Enter the address as if you were entering it from your desktop E-Mail application. For example, network users sending an e-mail item to a user on the same network do not need to add Internet information, such as @mycorp.com. 3. To send a copy of this e-mail item to additional recipients, tap the CC: field, and then enter the e-mail addresses of the additional recipients, separating the addresses with a comma followed by a space. 4. Tap the Subj: field and enter a subject for your e-mail item. 5. Tap the Body: field and enter the text of your e-mail item. Tap New
Chapter 5 Page 115 Tip:If the address, CC, subject, or body exceeds the capacity of the screen display, tap the name of the field (for example, tap “To:”) to expand that field. Tap the Done button to return to the New Message screen. To reply to an e-mail item: 1. Tap an e-mail item in the Message List to display it onscreen. 2. Tap Reply. 3. Select whom you want to receive the reply: Sender only, All recipients, or someone who didn’t see the original e-mail item (Forward). 4. Select whether you want to include original text or comment original text. 5. Tap OK. 6. Enter the text of your reply. Tip:You have several options including setting the priority. See “Adding details to e-mail items” later in this chapter. 7. Tap Send to place your reply in the Outbox. Tap to return to New Message screen Tap the name of the field to open
Page 116 Communicating Using Your Organizer 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 Book. 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 identify a unique listing from your Address Book, your organizer completes the address for you. If not, the Lookup dialog box appears and lists all records that contain information in an E-mail field. Tip:You can also open the Look Up dialog box in the New Message screen by tapping Lookup from the Options menu or by using the Graffiti ® Command stroke /L. 5. Enter the first letter of the entry you want to find to scroll to the first entry that begins with that letter. If you write an additional letter, the list scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two letters. For example, writing an “s” scrolls to “Sanders,” and writing “sm” scrolls to “Smith.” 6. Tap an address to select it. 7. Tap Add. Tap Lookup
Chapter 5 Page 117 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 organizer 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 e-mail item and must be set for each item you create. Priority Flags an e-mail item as High, Normal, or Low priority. BCC Creates a blind carbon copy field in the New Message screen. Signature Attaches previously defined text as the closing of an e-mail item. See “Adding a signature to your e-mail item” later in this chapter. Confirm ReadRequests a confirmation telling you when the e-mail item was read. Confirm DeliveryRequests a confirmation telling you when the e-mail item was delivered. Tap here to enter address in field Tap to select
Page 118 Communicating Using Your Organizer 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 organizer can flag e-mail items with a specific priority only if your desktop E-Mail application supports this feature. 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. Tap here Tap here Tap to select priority
Chapter 5 Page 119 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 two-part process. First, you create your signature. Then you select the Signature option. To create a signature: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 3. Tap the Signature text field and enter the text of your signature. 4. Tap OK. BCC field Add signature text here
Page 120 Communicating Using Your Organizer 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 confirmation when your e-mail item is read: 1. In the New Message screen, tap Details. 2. Tap the Confirm Read check box to select it. 3. Tap OK. To receive a confirmation when your e-mail item is delivered: 1. In the New Message screen, tap Details. 2. Select the Confirm Delivery check box to select it. 3. Tap OK. Storing e-mail to be sent later When you send e-mail from your organizer, it actually stores the e-mail in the Outbox folder until the next time you synchronize your organizer 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 organizer 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 item, tap Send. 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 organizer 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.
Chapter 5 Page 121 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 want to retrieve. 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 organizer 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 organizer opens a dialog asking if you want to save the e-mail item. If you tap Yes, your organizer saves the item in the Draft folder. Tap here to display folder Tap here to select item Tap to edit item
Page 122 Communicating Using Your Organizer To save an e-mail item as a draft: 1. Create an e-mail item. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Message, and then tap Save Draft. To edit an e-mail item saved as a draft: 1. In the Message List, tap Draft from the pick list in the upper-right corner. 2. Tap the draft you want to display. 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 organizer 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 organizer, 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 to file the item and keep a copy in the Inbox. Tap here to select item Tap to edit item