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Eudora 5.1

Getting Started

Messages

The Eudora Window

Checking for Mail




1. To receive incoming mail, select Check Mail from the File

menu, press Ctrl + M, or click the Check Mail

button.

2. If you are prompted to enter a password, enter

the password in the space provided and click the OK button.




3. The New Mail or No New Mail dialog box will appear, telling

you that you have new mail or do not have new mail. If you do
not want this dialog box to appear again, check the Dont show
alerts for New Mail or No New Mail again box. Click the OK
button when you are done.

Checking for Mail Automatically

Eudora can automatically check for incoming mail messages.
1. To set up automatic checking, select Options from the Tools
menu.
2. Select Checking Mail from the Category list box.
3. In the Check for mail every __ minute(s) box, enter the
number of minutes you want between mail checks.
4. Make changes to mail checking options, as desired.
5. Click the OK button when you are done.












Title Bar displays the name of the program and

information about the active item.
Menu Bar contains all tools for use with Eudora.

Changing your Password

Toolbar contains shortcuts for common Eudora actions

and tools.
Tabbed Window contains tools for working with
mailboxes, files, signatures, stationery, and personalities.
Message Window displays the contents of the active
mailbox.
Message Preview Pane displays the contents of the
selected message.
Task Status and Task Errors displays task status and
progress, as well as task errors.
Status Bar displays information about a button when you
position the mouse pointer over the button.

1. To change your password, select Change Password from the

Special menu.
2. If you have more than one personality, you will need to select a

personality from the drop down list.

3. Enter the current password for that personality in the
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Opening and Closing a Message

Setting up a New Personality

To open a message, double-click the message as it appears in the

Message window. To close a message, select Close from the File
menu or press Ctrl + W.

1. To create a new personality, select Personalities from the

Tools menu, or click the Personalities

tab.
Right-click an empty area of the Personalities window.
Select New from the pop-up menu.
Click the Create a brand new email account button.
Click the Next button.
Follow the directions provided to create your new personality.
Click the Next and Back buttons to move forward and
backward through the steps.
7. When you are done, click the Finish button.
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Previewing a Message
You can preview your message without opening it in a separate
window. Click once on the message as it appears in the Message
window. The message text will appear in the Message Preview
pane. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move up and down
through the messages in the Message window.

Printing a Message

Changing Personality Settings

1. To print a message, click once on the message you want to

1. To make changes to the personality settings, right-click the

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Password box.
Click the OK button.
Enter a new password in the Password box.
Click the OK button.
Verify the password by entering the password again.
Click the OK button.

print.

personality as it appears in the Personality window.

Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
Make changes, as desired.
If you want Eudora to check for incoming mail for this
personality, be sure the Check Mail box is checked.
Click the OK button when you are done.

2. Select Print from the File menu, press Ctrl + P, or click the

Print

button.

3. Make changes to the print options, as desired.

4. Click the OK button.

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