To write a new email message, from the Browse Email screen, press
MENU 
then select
New Message [

N]. The Compose screen opens:

- Compose your message:
- From field - If you have set up external email accounts, then you can choose what address you want to use to send the message. To open the pop-up menu with your addresses, scroll to highlight the From field, then press the TRACKBALL.
- To field - Start typing the first or last name of a contact in the To field, and the Email application will communicate with the Address Book and offer you completion suggestions (based on your existing Address Book contacts). The suggestions appear in a pop-up menu. Use the TRACKBALL to highlight, then press to select one of the address suggestions, or you can type a new one directly in the To field.
Hint: If you want to select one of the suggestions and add another "To" field in one step, press comma (,) when selecting the suggestion (instead of the TRACKBALL).
To create a new line so you can add more recipients, do one of the following:
- type a semicolon (;)
- type a comma (,)
- press MENU
+ RETURN key - press MENU
then select Add To
- CC and BCC fields - Optional fields you can display by opening the Compose menu and selecting Add CC or Add BCC. You cannot show both BCC and CC fields; only one or the other. To create a new line so you can add more recipients, press the comma (,) key or press MENU
+ RETURN key. You can also add a new CC or BCC line by pressing MENU
then selecting Add CC or Add BCC. - Subject field - Type your subject line; a subject line can be up to 256 characters in length. Message body - Type your message body; the message body can be up to 256K. To open the Edit Text menu, press MENU
then press the TRACKBALL [
].
- Signature - Edit or use the default message you set up in Settings > Accounts > Signature; keep your signature to four lines.
- To send your message, scroll to highlight the Send button, then press the TRACKBALL. Or you can press MENU
then select Send [
M]. - To discard your message, press CANCEL
, then CANCEL
again on the confirmation screen.
Note about attachments: You cannot attach files to emails you compose on your device (except for photos), but you can forward emails with attachments.
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