The buttons displayed at the top of the Staff Mail for window enable
you to create, organize, and reply to intra-office messages.
To use these options, select a message in the Message panel and click
one of the buttons.
Click the icon for a description of the Staff Mail function
buttons.
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Compose
New Message
This option is available from any folder and enables you to create
a new mail message to send or save as a draft to be mailed later. |
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Reply
to Author
Select this option to answer the staff member who sent this message
to you. This option is available when you select a specific message
in the Message panel from either the Inbox or Deleted Items folders.
The text of the original message is not included in the reply.
Reply messages are displayed as Re: (subject) in the Subject line. |
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Reply
to All
Select this option to respond to all staff members listed on the
message. This option is available when you select a specific message
in the Message panel from either the Inbox or Deleted Items folders.
To include additional recipients or exclude recipients, click
the To: line to display the Select Recipients window. The text
of the original message is not included in the reply. Reply messages
are displayed as Re: (subject) in the Subject line. |
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Forward
Message
Select this option to send this message to another staff member.
This option is available when you select a specific message in
the Message panel from either the Inbox or Deleted Items folders.
The text of the original message is included, and you can type
additional text also. Forwarded messages are displayed as Fwd:
(original subject) in the Subject line. |
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Remove
Message
Select this option to remove a selected message and place it in
the Deleted folder. This option is available when you select a
specific message in the Message panel from any folder. If the
message is in the Deleted folder when you select this option,
the software displays a prompt, asking you to verify that you
want to permanently delete the message. |
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Print
Message
Select this option to print the selected message. This option is
available when you select a specific message in the Message panel
from any folder. |
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Mark
as Read
Select this option to change the message status to Read. This option
is only available when you select a specific unread message in
the Message panel from either the Inbox or Deleted Items folders
and read it in the Preview pane. NOTE:
Viewing a message by reading it in the Preview pane does not mark
the message as having been read. |
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Mark
as UnRead
Select this option to change the message status to Unread. This
option is only available when you select a specific read
message in the Message panel from either the Inbox or Deleted
Items folders. |
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Mark
All as Read
Select this option to change the message status of all messages
in the folder to Read. This option is only available when you
select unread messages
in the Message panel from either the Inbox or Deleted Items folders. |
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Mail
Options
This option is available from any folder and opens the OrthoTrac
Mail Options window, where you can change your mail preferences.
Changes do not take effect until the next time Staff Mail is opened. |