Sending Emails

Learn how to send a new email and about the options available for customizing the email content.
How to send a new email:
    .1Click on New email.If you work in another app and you do not want to leave that app, you can use the More actions icon  in the button for creating objects.
    .2Enter the recipients' email addresses in the To field.
  • Matching suggestions will be displayed during input. To accept a suggestion, click on it. To accept the first suggestion, press Enter.
  • To select contacts from an address book, click the Select contact icon  on the right side of the input field.
    .3To send a copy to other recipients, click on CC or BCC on the upper right side.
  • If the recipients are to see who gets a copy of the email, enter the recipients in the CC field.
  • If the recipients are not to see who gets a copy of the email, enter the recipients in the BCC field.
    .4Enter a subject. Enter the email text.
    .5Click on Send.
Tip:
  • Depending on the configuration, you can recall the sending of an email within a short time frame. To do so, click on Undo next to Send in the display area.In the Compose & Reply section of the mail settings, you can configure this behavior.
Options:
  • With drag and drop you can move the recipients between the fields To, CC and BCC.
  • In the Advanced settings section of the mail settings, you can determine that each outgoing email will also be sent as blind copy to a specific email address.
  • To format the email text or to enter images, use the formatting bar below the text.
  • If the formatting bar is not displayed, click the Options icon  in the button bar. Enable HTML. Enable the Show toolbar icon  in the button bar.In the Compose & Reply section of the mail settings, you can define default values for the font style, size and color.
  • To enter images at the current cursor position, drag one or several images from a file browser or from the desktop to the email text input field.To remove an image, use the context menu.
  • You can use further options by clicking the Options icon  in the button bar:
  • attach your signature
  • set the priority
  • attach your vCard
  • request a read receipt
User interface:
  •  The email editing window 
Subordinated actions:
  •  Automatically Adding Contacts or Resources from an Address Book  Selecting the sender address when sending  Specifying a reply address when sending  Adding attachments when sending  Adding attachments from existing emails when sending  Sending attachments as link when sending 
Related topics:
  •  Further Functions for Sending Emails  Using AI functions when composing emails  Mail Settings 
Parent topic:  Email