5.4.1. Sending a new E-Mail

In order to compose an E-Mail, you can do the following:

How to send a new E-Mail:

  1. Click the New icon in the toolbar.

  2. Enter the recipient's E-Mail address in the To field of the sidebar. Press Enter.

    If there are several recipients, repeat the action. As an alternative, you can enter the name of a distribution list.

    In order to delete a recipient, click the Delete icon .

    Tip: While entering the E-Mail address, several matching suggestions are displayed. How to accept a suggestion:

    1. Accept a suggestion by using the cursor keys or the mouse.

    2. Press Enter.

  3. Enter a subject.

  4. Enter the E-Mail text.

    In order to compose the E-Mail in text format, select Text below Text format.

    In order to compose the E-Mail in HTML format, select HTML. A formatting bar appears. How to format the text:

    1. Select the text content.

    2. Click an element in the formatting bar.

  5. You can use additional functions: send copies, select sender address, add attachments, add signature, add vCard, request delivery receipt or set the priority

  6. Click on Send.

Result: The E-Mail is sent.

How to use additional functions when sending E-Mails:

  1. If you want to send copies of the E-Mail to other recipients, do the following:

    • If the recipients are to see who gets a copy of the E-Mail, click on Copy (CC) to. Enter the E-Mail address of the copy's recipient.

    • If you want to prevent the recipients from seeing who gets a copy of the E-Mail, click on Blind copy (BCC) to. Enter the E-Mail address of the blind copy's recipient.

    If there are several recipients, you can enter the name of a distribution list.

    In order to hide the input fields, click on Copy (CC) to or on Blind copy (BCC) to. The addresses entered will be kept.

  2. If you have set up external E-Mail accounts, you can use those addresses as sender addresses. To do so, proceed as follows:

    • Click on Sender.

    • Select an E-Mail address from the list.

    In order to hide the list, click on Sender.

    Note: Depending on the folder selected, a defined sender address will be preset.

  3. If you want to add attachments to the E-Mail, click on Attachments. Click on Select file. Select one or more files.

    In order to delete an attachment, click the Delete icon .

    In order to hide the input fields, click on Attachments. The attachments added will be kept.

    Tip: You can also add an attachment by dragging and dropping a document from a file browser or the desktop on to the E-Mail window.

  4. If you have set up signatures, you can attach a signature to the E-Mail text. To do so, proceed as follows:

    • Click on Signatures.

    • Select a signature from the list.

    In order to hide the list, again click on Signatures.

  5. In order to display additional options, click on More in the side bar. You can use the following options:

    • set the priority

    • attach your business card

    In order to hide the options, click on Options. The settings will be kept.