Options
The Options page allows you to customize the emails that you send.
You may change your name, email address and the language used for
prompts and labels. You can also select the general settings and
enter a signature that will appear on all your emails.
In addition to these general options, the Advanced options button
provides a link to more detailed options to customize your messages.
These options can make managing your Web Mail Check easier to use and
track. Advanced Options should be used with care because in some
instances they can permanently change your email configuration.
Your Name (required)
The name entered here will be the name attached to your email. For
example, if "Bill" was entered in the name field here, the email
would be delivered as "From: Bill" instead of from the name used
for logging into the Home Page of the WebMail.
Note: This field may not be left blank. It must be completed
the first time you use the Web Mail Check program. It may be
changed at any time.
Your Email Address (required)
This address will show on your emails as the address from which
your message was sent. Your Web Mail Check address will default
here. You may change the default to reflect another email address.
General Settings
These settings will be used when you reply to a message that was sent
to you. Place a check in the checkboxes to turn the options Place
a checkmark in the checkbox to turn the option on and display
the option in the reply field.
Quote original message when replying
The original message that was sent to you will display in the
message box for the recipient’s reference.
Automatically save sender’s address when replying
The sender’s email address will be automatically entered in the
To: window. The sender’s name and address will be automatically
added to the Address Book if it does not already reside there.
Show the following fields when composing messages
You may choose whether or not to include these items in the header
on your Compose page:
From:
The name of the sender. The default will be the Name entered in
the Options above. If changed here, this will be used as the
From: name when the email is delivered.
Reply-To:
This address will be used when the receiver replies to your WebMail
message. The default will be your email address. You may redirect
the reply by typing in another address.
CC:
A copy of the message will be sent to this address. CC: is symbolic
for carbon copy.
BCC:
This will send a blind carbon copy of the message to the recipient.
The BCC recipient’s address will not display on the original
recipient’s message header.
Priority:
Priority levels may be assigned to a message. The email will be
delivered with a priority symbol to indicate the importance of the
message.
Address Book
The Address Book provides a convenient place to store names and
addresses for easy retrieval. To add a name to the address book,
type the name and address of the recipient in the window.
* A nickname may be entered to represent a single recipient or a
group of recipient names and addresses
-Type the name and address of your recipients in the window.
Adding an Entry to the Address Book
Type the name and address of the recipient in the address window.
Click the Save Changes button when you are finished adding names.
You will return to the Inbox.
sallysmith1@MyDomain.com
Adding a nickname to the Address Book
Nicknames provide a quick and easy way to enter recipient’s names
and addresses when sending mail. A nickname may be entered for a
single recipient or a group of recipients.
Type the nickname followed by a colon (:) then enter the name and
address of the recipient.
Sally:ssmith@MyDomain.com
By assigning a nickname to a group, such as "sales" in our example,
your message will be sent to all of the names and addresses defined
for that nickname. In this example, a message sent to "sales" will
be sent to the three salesmen in the sales group.
sales:bobjones@mystorecompany.com, jim@myabccompany.com,
jessie@abccompany.com
Retrieving an Entry from the Address Book
Names from the Address Book may be accessed when composing or
replying to an email message. Address Book entries may be entered
in any of the recipient windows, such as To:, CC: or BCC:.
To select a name or nickname from the Address Book, click the down
arrow in the Insert recipient window then click the name of the
window into which it should be entered.
Click Insert Recipient to retrieve the listings in the address book
Notice the nickname "sales" appears in the listing, not the
individual names and addresses in the sales group.
Select the window to enter the recipient
Only the nickname appears in the list
