The email editing window

This window is used when creating or editing an email.
In order to open the window, do one of the following:
  • Click on New email.
  • Select an email. Click the More actions icon in the detail view. Select a reply or forward function.
  • Select an email draft. Click the Edit draft icon  or the Edit copy icon in the toolbar.
Content
  • Addresses
  • From. Shows your sender address. If clicking on it, a menu with several functions opens:
  • Select another sender address
  • Show names. Defines whether the real name is displayed.
  • CC, BCC button. Opens the CC or BCC input field.
  • AW button. Opens the Reply to input field.Your email reply will be sent to the email addresses entered in this input field.
  • To input field. Matching suggestions will be displayed during input. To accept a suggestion, click on it. To accept the first suggestion, press Enter.If clicking on To, CC, BCC or one of the Select contacts icons  a window for selecting contacts from an address book opens.
  • Email content
  • Subject input field. Enter your email's subject in this field.
  • If the email has attachments, the attachments will be displayed as preview or list.
  • Input field for the email text.To format the text or to add images, click the Options icon  in the button bar. Enable HTML. Enable the Show toolbar icon  in the button bar.
  • Send. Sends the email to the recipients entered.
  • Button bar
  • An icon for showing or hiding the formatting options.
  • Add file icon  Opens a menu with functions for adding attachments.
  • Add local file. Adds local files.
  • Add from Drive. Adds files that are saved in the Drive app.
  • Attachments from selected email. Adds the attachments of the email selected in the list view.
  • Depending on the configuration: Enable encryption icon Encrypts the email. A function bar will be displayed above the email text. If clicking on Options, a menu with encryption options opens:
  • Insert template icon Opens a menu for adding or creating text templates.
  • Options icon  Opens a menu with further functions:
  • add signature to email text, edit signature
  • set priority, add vcard, request read receipt
  • define the email's text format: plain text, HTML
  • save the email as draft and close the editing window
General description of the user interface:
  •  The editing window⁠ 
Related topics:
  •  Sending Emails⁠  Sending encrypted emails⁠