Palmone VII Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual
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Chapter 6 Page 163 To select HotSync options: 1. Click the HotSync icon Ô in the Windows system tray (bottom- right corner of the taskbar). 2. Choose Custom. Tip:You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in Palm Desktop software. 3. Select Mail in the list box. 4. Click Change. 5. Click one of the following settings: Synchronize the files: Synchronizes the mail on your handheld and your desktop E-Mail application. Desktop overwrites handheld: Replaces the mail on your handheld with the mail in your desktop E-Mail application. You should use this option only if, for some reason, the two inboxes get out of sync. This setting applies for only one HotSync operation and then reverts back to the default setting. Do Nothing: Turns off communication between your handheld and desktop E-Mail application. This setting applies for only one HotSync operation and then reverts back to the default set- ting. Note:Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation. Thereafter, the HotSync Action reverts to the default setting.
Page 164 Managing Desktop E-Mail and Beaming Information To change your Mail setup options: 1. Click the HotSync icon in the Windows system tray. 2. Choose Custom. Tip:You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in Palm Desktop software. 3. Select Mail in the list box. 4. Click Change. 5. Modify your settings as needed. 6. Click OK. Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application After you enable and configure Mail, you need to perform a HotSync operation to synchronize Mail with your desktop E-Mail application. For a complete explanation of HotSync technology, see Chapter 7. Opening the Mail application on your handheld To open Mail: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap the Mail icon . Viewing e-mail items The Message list displays a list of your incoming e-mail items, who sent them, and the date they were received. E-mail items you’ve read have a check next to them. High-priority e-mail items appear in bold. Previously read
Chapter 6 Page 165 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 handheld 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: field. Recipient Sender Time and date sent E-mail body SubjectHeader mode icons
Page 166 Managing Desktop E-Mail and Beaming Information 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. Tip: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. When you enter more than one address in the To: field, separate the addresses with commas or spaces, or enter each address on its own line. 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 6 Page 167 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 168 Managing Desktop E-Mail and Beaming Information 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 handheld 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 a “c” scrolls to “Carter,” and writing “ch” scrolls to “Chu.” 6. Tap an address to select it. 7. Tap Add. Tap Lookup
Chapter 6 Page 169 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 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 170 Managing Desktop E-Mail and Beaming Information 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. 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. Tap here Tap here Tap to select priority
Chapter 6 Page 171 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 172 Managing Desktop E-Mail and Beaming Information 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. You won’t receive a confirmation unless the e-mail application to which you send mail also supports this feature. 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 item, tap Send.