Eudora e mail instructions

E-Mail OverviewWhat You Will Learn

• Menu Controls

• Send and check e-mail

• Use your address book and its functions

• Attach files

• Add a signature to end of all e-mails you send.

• Configure options

E-Mail OverviewContinued

• Format received messages

• Shortcuts

• Including an active URL in a message

• Setting up a mailbox for saved messages

• Checking your e-mail from home

Use the File menu to Check Mail (Ctrl M) or Print (Ctrl P)

Use the Message Menu to send a New message, reply to a message, forward a message, or attach a file to a message

The New Message To & Forward To command allows you to send a message to pre defined groups from the recipient

list in the address book

Attach File will allow you to choose a file you have saved in your network folder, disk, or CD that you want to

send to a recipient

Shortcut

The Special menu allows you to Make an Address Book Entry (Ctrl K) This allows you to place an address from a

received e-mail into your address book

The Tools menu allows you to view your Address Book, set a Signature that

will run at the end of every message you send, and control Options

The Options menu allows you to tell the machine whose e-mail you want to

see. Be sure you are in the Getting Started Category, type in your address

and name in the spaces provided.

Be sure the Hosts category has mail.ucs.misd.net in the SMTP box

Change many settings in the Checking Mail Category. The Check for mail &

Leave mail on server are most popular.

The Attachments Category shows you where files e-mailed to you are stored

on your computer

The Fonts & Display Category allows you to change the appearance of

messages

To send an e-mail select New Message from the Message menu

Type in the e-mail

address of the recipient

Type the subject & write your message

To see messages in your Mail box double click the In icon

To send an attached file click the paper clipped icon after filling out necessary

address information & typing your message.

Choose the file location and specific file from the network or hard drive (remember where your own e-mail

attachments are downloaded to)

An attached file will appear as a hyperlink when sent. The recipient

must be able to open files of the type you send.

If you are tired of the weird text breaks in a message…

Go to the Edit menu, scroll down to message

plug-ins, and choose unwrap text

The message should clean up nicely like this.

The Address Book can be accessed by this icon.

To add a new recipient or group to your address book that has not sent you a message right click

on the Eudora nicknames and choose New or click the New button at the bottom of the list of

nicknames.

Name the entry and decide to put it on the recipient list or not.

Type the address or addresses you want associated with that nickname in the

space provided

Select your recipient and click To: to send a new message or double click the nickname. You could also choose Cc: or Bcc: to send a copy of the message

to another individual or group.

Shortcuts• Ctrl + 0 Open Out mailbox

• Ctrl + 1 Open In mailbox

• Ctrl + ’ Paste as quotation

• Ctrl + , Finish nickname

• Ctrl + A Select all

• Ctrl + C Copy

• Ctrl + D Delete

• Ctrl + E Send or Queue

• Ctrl + F Find dialog

• Ctrl + H Attach document

Shortcuts• Ctrl + J Filter messages

• Ctrl + K Make nickname

• Ctrl + L Address Book

• Ctrl + M Check mail

• Ctrl + N New message

• Ctrl + O Open file

• Ctrl + P Print

• Ctrl + Q Exit Eudora

• Ctrl + R Reply

• Ctrl + S Save

Shortcuts• Ctrl + T Send queued

messages

• Ctrl + V Paste

• Ctrl + W Close message

• Ctrl + X Cut

• Ctrl + Y Directory Services

• Ctrl + Z Undo

• arrows Move from one message to another in a mailbox (depends on your Miscellaneous Options).

Shortcuts• enter Select the outlined button in

any dialog, alert, or window, or open the selected messages or URL.

• esc Stop any operation currently in progress.

• F1 Display Help.

• page up, page down Scroll up or down through the window.

Including a URL in a Message

• To include a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in a message, enclose it with less than and greater than signs to ensure that your recipient’s application can identify it as a URL.

• For example, <http://www.eudora.com/>. The URL is automatically highlighted as an active URL in the recipient’s message window.

If multiple teachers use a computer & you want to save your messagesChoose Eudora and right click

mouse..select New

Type in desired mailbox nameSelect if you want it a folder or mailbox

You can drag messages from the In box into your folder or mailbox

Paulette Murphy 03:19 PM 3/4/02

Paulette Murphy 03:19 PM 3/4/02

Try This!

• E-mail your neighbor and me a message.

• Be sure to save and attach a file to it.

• Include a link to the ULI homepage.

• Add a signature.

To get E-mail from home

• Go to http://mail.ucs.misd.net:8383

• You will be connected to the server and be able to read old messages left on the server as well as new messages. Those messages will be retrievable from school on Monday as long as you do not delete them.