Composing a Message

To compose a message, either click on "New"   button on the toolbar.

The new message window will appear. Complete the address, subject line, and body text as needed. It is important to type the full email address of the recipient in the To: field, for example type joanat@stedwards.edu rather than just the user name.

You can use the TO button to select a contact from your personal Contacts or from the Global Address List which is a searchable list of all St. Edward's faculty, staff and student email addresses.

If you supply a first and last name that is not in the form of a valid Internet address (name@domain.com), a confirmation dialog appears advising you that the address does not appear to be valid. You can choose to send the mail anyway, even though it may not be deliverable.

Enter the body of the message in the text box below Subject.

To check the spelling in the message, click Spell Check.

Sending Attachments

To attach files, click on “Add Attachment” on the toolbar.

Click on "Browse" to select the file you want from your hard drive. Next, click on “OK” once you have made your selection. The file should then be listed. To attach more than one file, repeat the process. To remove a file you selected, click on "Remove". When all the files you want to attach are listed, you could send the email.

Replying to an E-mail in Web Mail

Reply or Reply to Sender:
By clicking on "Reply" or “Reply to Sender”, you will be able to write a reply to the sender of the message. The message you are replying to will be quoted in the response. If you don't want your replies to be quoted, you can specify this in the Options menu.

Reply to All:
The reply will automatically be addressed to everyone in the To: and Cc: fields of the original message. The original message will be quoted in the response. If you don't want your replies to be quoted, you can specify this in the Options menu.

Forwarding an E-mail in Web Mail

Forward or Forward Inline:
Forwarding allows you to pass the email you are reading along to someone else.  You will be taken to a new content pane screen, and the full text of the message you are forwarding will be inserted into the new message. You can then address the message and write anything additional.

Forward as Attachment:
Forwarding as an attachment allows you to pass the email you are reading as an attachment to someone else. You will be taken to a new content pane screen, and the message will be attached. You can then address the message and write anything additional.

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