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To write a new email message, from the Browse Email screen, press MENU Compose a New Message  - Sidekick then select New Message [Compose a New Message  - Sidekick N]. The Compose screen opens:
Compose a New Message  - Sidekick

  1. 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 Compose a New Message  - Sidekick + RETURN key
    • press MENU Compose a New Message  - Sidekick 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 Compose a New Message  - Sidekick + RETURN key. You can also add a new CC or BCC line by pressing MENU Compose a New Message  - Sidekick 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 Compose a New Message  - Sidekick then press the TRACKBALL [Compose a New Message  - Sidekick Compose a New Message  - Sidekick ].
    • Signature - Edit or use the default message you set up in Settings > Accounts > Signature; keep your signature to four lines.
  2. To send your message, scroll to highlight the Send button, then press the TRACKBALL. Or you can press MENU Compose a New Message  - Sidekick then select Send [Compose a New Message  - Sidekick M].
  3. To discard your message, press CANCEL Compose a New Message  - Sidekick , then CANCEL Compose a New Message  - Sidekick 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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