Psion Revo Palmtop Computer Instructions Manual

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Types of message
The Folders view displays both Email and SMS
messages, displayed as follows:
High priority email message.Normal priority email message.Low priority email message.SMS message.
Writing messages
You can write a new message while working “off-line”,
then save it to a Local folder on your Revo so you
can send it when you next connect. Save messages in
the Draft folder, if you want to edit them before
sending; or save them in the Outbox folder, if you
want to send them when you...

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Creating an email
To write a new email: 
1.Tap the New button on the Toolbar and select
Email, or use the command on the Message
menu. Email displays the “Message editor” in
which you can write your message.
2.To enter the email address(es) of the recipients
of your message, use the following lines:
·To: main recipient(s) of your message.
·CC: recipient(s) you want to send a “carbon
copy” of the message to.
·BCC: recipients you want to send a “blind
carbon copy” of the message to.Note: You...

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Creating an SMS message
To write a new SMS message: 
1.Tap the New button on the Toolbar and select
SMS, or use the command on the Message
menu. Email displays the “Message editor” in
which you can write your message.
2.Enter the mobile phone number for the recipient
of your message on the To: line.Note: You can insert a mobile phone number from
your Contacts address book by tapping Address on
the Toolbar, or using the command on the Edit
menu.3.Type in your message at the bottom of the...

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Sending messages
When you’re ready to connect to your mailbox or
phone and send messages, make sure all the
messages you want to send are in the Outbox folder.Note: Before sending messages, make sure that your
mobile phone, or modem, is ready to communicate
with your Revo.
To send messages:
1.Move to the Outbox folder to display the
messages you want to send.
2.Tap the Send button on the Toolbar, or select
Send from outbox on the Transfer menu, then:
·Select All to send all the messages in...

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Note: If you are sending email messages, but are not
connected to the Internet, your Revo displays details
of the Internet connection to use. Make sure these
settings are correct before proceeding. Once
connected to your mailbox, the email message(s) are
sent.
Your Revo sends email messages from your Outbox
to your service provider, who delivers them to their
recipient. SMS messages are sent from the Outbox to
the SMS service centre, which delivers them to their
recipient. Copies of...

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Receiving messages
To receive incoming messages, connect to your
Remote mailbox to see emails, or synchronize with
your mobile phone to transfer SMS messages.Note: Before connecting to your mailbox or phone
to receive messages, make sure that your mobile
phone, and/or modem, is ready to communicate with
your Revo.
Receiving email
To connect and receive your email: 
1.Tap the Open mailbox button on the Toolbar
(and select the name of your account if
required), or use the Open commands on...

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2.When you have connected to your mailbox, you
can see all the emails it contains by tapping on
the Remote mailbox icon 
 (with your account
name shown next to it). The subject and details
of each email are displayed, with unread
messages displayed in bold.
3.To read the emails in your Remote mailbox, you
must transfer (or “download”) them to the Local
Inbox on your Revo. Highlight the email(s) you
want to read from the mailbox then:·To copy the email(s) to your Local Inbox, tap the
Copy...

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Receiving SMS messages
You can transfer SMS messages you’ve received (or
written) on your phone to your Revo.
·To transfer all SMS messages from your phone
to your Revo, select SMS then Synchronise with
phone from Transfer menu.
Your Revo displays a summary dialog showing how
many messages have been transferred. Messages are
transferred as follows:·SMS messages you have received on your phone
are moved to the Inbox folder on your Revo,
and are deleted from the phone.
·SMS messages you’ve...

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Viewing messages
Messages you’ve transferred from your Remote
mailbox, or mobile phone, are displayed in the Local
Inbox. Unread messages are displayed in bold. If a
paperclip symbol 
 is displayed next to an email, the
message includes a file “attachment” (see ‘Attaching
files to emails’ later).
To view a message:
1.Select the message you want to read and tap on
it or press Enter.
2.Once you’ve read the message you can:
·Reply to or forward the message by using the
Reply/f’ward button on...