Compose

To compose and send new messages, click Compose in the Webmail menu or the main Runbox menu. By default, the Compose screen will open in a new window, much like a regular email client. You will see a number of fields and buttons, all of which are explained below.

"From" addresses

If you previously have set up one or more From addresses in Preferences, they will appear in the From drop-down menu. You can set up one From address per folder, as each folder has its own set of preferences. All From addresses will be selectable in the menu, but it will default to the address set up in the folder you were in when clicking Compose.

Recipient addresses

In the To field, enter the recipient's email address (or the recipients nickname - read more in Contacts Help), and in the CC field any email addresses to which you want sent copies of the message. Addresses entered in the BCC field will also receive copies, but the addresses will not appear anywhere in the transferred message.

You can enter multiple addresses or nicknames in all the fields by separating them with a comma or semicolon.

When typing in the recipient fields, nicknames from Contacts will appear as suggestions by the autocomplete function, letting you easily select the correct one instead of having to type out the entire nickname.

A quicker way to enter recipient addresses that have been previously added to Contacts is to select their nicknames in the list to the right, and clicking the << button next to the recipient field.

Subject

Entering a message subject is straightforward, but it's important to make the subject text relevant and descriptive in relation to the message content, since it will affect how the recipient interprets the importance of your message.

To add some context to the message subject it is sometimes helpful to use one of the common email subject abbreviations.

Attachments

To attach files from your local computer to the message, click [Browse...]. In the appearing dialog box, select the file you want to attach. Click [Attach] to upload the file to the server. A check box and the filename will appear on the "Attachments" line, enabling you to attach additional files as well as deselect attachments you've already uploaded.

You can also attach files that have been stored in your Files area on the server, by selecting the file from the drop-down menu and clicking [Attach].

Message content

The Message content field is where you type the contents of your message. The format of the message will initially be plain text or HTML depending on your settings in Preferences, but you can change the format at any time (see below).

The buttons above the content area work as follows:

• Update sign. appends the signature set in the Preferences for the current folder (if any) to the message.
• Spell check (only in plain text mode) checks the spelling of the message text (English only). Most common web browsers also provide spell checking capabilities.
• HTML editor/plain text switches between HTML and plain text mode.
• Save draft saves a draft of your message to the Drafts folder so you can open it later. A draft will also be automatically saved every 30 seconds to avoid data loss if your session times out or if you have problems with your internet connection or computer. When the message is sent, the corresponding draft will be deleted.
• Save template saves the message as a template in the Templates folder. A template works much like a draft, but can be re-used again and again and is not deleted when the message is sent. A template is useful if you write several messages where much of the content is the same.
• Send will send your message and save a copy of it in the Sent folder.