To create and send a new e-mail message,
- Display the Message menu and select "New Message."
- Enter the recipient's complete e-mail address at the "To:" prompt and press Tab.
- Enter the subject of the message at the "Subject:" prompt and press Tab.
- Enter your message and review it for accuracy.
- When you're finished, click "Send."
You can check your mail by choosing "Check Mail..." from the File menu. If you do not have any new mail, Eudora notifies you in an announcement box. If you do have new mail, Eudora lists the messages in your "In" mailbox. Click a message once to select it and twice to display it.
Note: If you are an on-campus user, you may want to set up Eudora to automatically check for mail. You can specify a time interval in the &"Checking Mail" section of the Settings box.
The five basic things you can do with a message once you've read it are outlined below. In each case, the action pertains to the message you are currently reading or the message that is currently selected in your list of messages.
Replying. If you want to reply to the message, display the Message menu and select "Reply." You'll see a new window, with the original sender's address in the"To:" field and the subject repeated. You'll also see the text of the message, with each line preceded by a ">". Delete whatever text you do not want to return to the original sender. Then, type your response below the message text and click "Send" when you're done to dispatch the reply.
Forwarding. If you want to forward the message, display the Message menu and select "Forward." You'll see a window with your address entered at the "From:" prompt. Type the e-mail address of the person you are forwarding the message to at the "To:" prompt. Again, the original message text is included, with a ">" at the beginning of each line. You can edit and add to this text, if you wish. Click "Send" when you're ready to forward the message.
Printing. To print the message on your local printer, display the "File" menu and select "Print."
Storing. When new messages arrive, Eudora places them in your "In" mailbox. If you wish to set up some other mailboxes, display the Windows menu, select "Mailboxes," and click "New." Then name the mailbox(es). The name(s) are added to the Mailbox menu. (You're also offered the option to "Make it a folder"--a folder being a collection of mailboxes. We suggest you avoid folders until you have more experience with Eudora). Click "OK" when you're done naming mailboxes.
To place the current message in an alternate mailbox, display the Transfer menu and select the mailbox, or create a new mailbox. To display an alternate mailbox, select it from the Mailbox menu.
Deleting. To delete the message, display the Message menu and select "Delete." This temporarily moves the message to a mailbox called "Trash." When you leave Eudora, the "Trash" mailbox is emptied. If you want to delete the message immediately, display the Special menu and select "Empty Trash."
When you're finished using Eudora, display the File menu and select "Exit."
Eudora allows you to do many other things that are not discussed here. For example, you can
