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Webmail
login screen
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Entering
the Webmail Environment
First,
point your web browser to:
http://webmail.willamette.edu
This
will bring you to the Webmail login screen. Enter
your Willamette username and password, and click
LOGIN.
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The basics of using Webmail will be obvious
to experienced email users. Webmail functions
very similarly to other web-based email
clients such as Hotmail and Yahoo.
Webmail
is laid out in two main sections called
frames. In the left frame is the
folder list, which contains all of your
currently subscribed folders. The folder
list is visible at all times, no matter
which section of Webmail you are currently
viewing.
After you log in, the right frame
will display a list of messages in your
INBOX. However, if you click on a specific
message in your INBOX, or a different mail
folder from the left frame, or one of the
menu options at the top of the right frame,
then the contents of the right frame will
change according to what action you have
chosen.
The
menu bar at the top of the right frame contains
links to most of the Webmail options and
preferences. This menu bar is visible at
all times, no matter what other contents
are displayed in the right frame.
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Reading
Email Messages
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In
the right frame, a list of messages
from the current folder is displayed.
To view a specific message, click
on its subject (underlined).
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To
view the contents of your INBOX, click on the
word "INBOX" in the left frame. Or choose
another mail folder by clicking on its name in
the folder list.
A
list of messages from your INBOX (or whatever
folder you chose) should now be displayed in the
right frame. To view a specific message from the
list, click on the subject line of that message.
(The subject line should appear underlined, indicate
that it is a hyperlink).
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The
shaded area below the menu bar contains
message header information and message
options. The white area below that
contains the content of the message
itself.
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The
shaded area located just below the menu bar contains
the message header, with information such
as subject, date, who the message was sent from,
and who it is being sent to.
It
also contains several message options:
Message
List takes you back to the list of messages
in the current mail folder.
Delete
will delete the current message.
Previous
takes you to the previous message in the list
of messages for the current folder.
Next
takes you to the next message in the list.
Forward
allows you to forward the message to another email
address.
Reply
allows you to reply to the sender of the current
message.
Reply
All allows you to reply to all recipients
of the current message (if there were multiple
recipients).
View
Full Header allows you to view more detailed
message header information.
View
Printable Version takes you to low-graphics
version of the current email message so it will
be easier for you to print.
At
the bottom of the right frame, just below the
content of your message, you'll notice a link
that says Download this as a file. Clicking
on this link will allow you save this message
to your hard drive in plain text format.
In
the shaded area below the content of your message,
there is a drop-down menu labeled Move to:.
Use this menu to move the current message to a
different mail folder. Choose the name of a folder
from the list in the drop-down menu, then click
Move. You message is automatically moved
to the folder you selected.
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Writing
and Sending Email Messages
To
write a new email message, click on Compose
in the menu bar.
The
composition screen should now be displayed in
the right frame.
Type
the recipient's email address in the To:
field. If you are sending to more than one recipient,
then addresses must be separated from one another
by a comma (,). You can type additional addresses
into the CC: field (carbon copy), or the
BCC: field (blind carbon copy).
Type
the subject of your message in the Subject:
field.
You
can set Priority:, or select Reciept:
if you wish - these items are optional.
Next,
you should see a row of four buttons. These buttons
provide additional message options.
Signature
allows you attach your personalized signature
to the current message. In order to use this feature,
you must have a signature already created. You
can do this by clicking on Options in the
menu bar, then selecting Personal Preferences.
Addresses
allows you to choose recipients from your Address
Book.
***Note: There are two different
items labeled Addresses -- one is a link
located in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
The second is a button located near the middle
of your screen.
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Clicking
on the Addresses link in menu bar
allows you to add, edit, or delete addresses
in your Address Book, but it will not allow
you to choose addresses to use in the current
message composition.
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The
Addresses link in the menu bar allows
you to add, edit, or delete addresses
from your Address Book.
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Clicking
on the Addresses button allows
you to choose addresses from your Address
Book to use as recipients in the To:,
CC:, or BCC: fields of the
current message composition, but it will
not allow you to add, edit, or delete
addresses in your Address Book.
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The
Addresses button in the center of
your composition screen allows you
to choose addresses from your Address
Book to use in your current message.
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Send
allows you to send the message to the recipient(s)
you specified in the To:, CC:, or BCC: fields.
