Eudora 3.0.1 E-mail Quick Reference Card


Desired Action:

Buttons to Click:

(Also menu choices, keys to press, & input.)


Mail Window Options:

Create a new message(See Editor Window Options.) Click on the New Message button, or choose New Message from the Messagepull-down menu, or press [Ctrl - N].
Send current message Press [Ctrl - T], or choose Send Queued Messages from the File pull-down menu.
Queue current message Press [Ctrl - E], or choose Queue Message for Delivery from the Message pull-down menu.
Send queued messages Press [Ctrl - T], or choose Send Queued Messages from the File pull-down menu.
Check for or receive new messages(See Reviewing Messages Options.) Press [Ctrl - M], or choose Check Mail from the File pull-down menu.
Open your In, Out, Trash and Custom Mailboxes(See Reviewing Messages Options.) Choose the desired mailbox from the Mailbox pull-down menu.
Open the Address Book for editing(See Address Book Options below.) Click on the Address Book icon, or choose Address Book from the Tools pull-down menu, or press [Ctrl - L].
Close current window Choose Close from the File pull-down menu, or press [Ctrl - W].
Open text file Choose Open text file from the File pull-down menu, or press [Ctrl - O].
Print Click on the Print button, or choose Print from the File pull-down menu, or press [Ctrl - P].
Exit Eudora Choose Exit from the File pull-down menu, or press [Ctrl - Q].

Editor Window Options:

Specify the recipient of the message Type a valid e-mail address or nickname in the To: field, or click on the Address Book icon to select from the Address Book.
Specify recipient(s) of copies of the message Type a valid e-mail address or nickname in the Cc: field, or click on the Address Book icon to select from the Address Book.
Specify recipient(s) of blind copies of the message Type a valid e-mail address or nickname in the Bcc: field, or click on the Address Book icon to select from the Address Book.
Add attachments to the message(See Attachments Window Options.) Choose Attach File from the Message pull-down menu, or press [CTRL - H]. The Attach File window will open.
Editing functions (delete, linefeed, etc.) Use standard MS Windows editing functions including Cut, Copy, & Paste
Abort the message Close the Edit Message window, then on Save Changes window, select No.

Reviewing Messages Options:

Select a message to read Click on a message summary in the mailbox with the mouse or use the up and down cursor keys to highlight it. Then double click.
Delete a message Click on a message summary in the mailbox with the mouse or use the up and down cursor keys to highlight it. Then press the Delete key.
Reply to current message Click on the Reply button, or press [CTRL - R]. Edit then send as a normal message.
Forward a copy of the current message Click on the Forward button, enter a valid e-mail address or nickname, and click on Send.
Find/Search text Choose Find.. Find from the Editpull-down menu, or press [Ctrl - F].
Save or view an attachment Click on the Open button when the attachment part is highlighted while reading a message.

Address Book Options:

Add a new nickname entry Click on the Add button in the address book. Fill in the name and fields and click OK to accept it.
Edit a address entry Click on the necessary fields in the address book.
Delete an address entry Click on the Del button when the entry is highlighted.

Attachments Window Options:

Specify a file to attach Press [Ctrl - H] to view a window to find a file, select a file. Click on the Attach button to add it to the list.
Remove an attachment from the list Click on the name of the file in the 'Attachments:' field, then press delete.

Getting On-line Help:

Context sensitive help Press [F1] at any time.
Help topics Choose Topics from the Help menu.

Notes:

Eudora e-mail is a client running on a PC. You will need to know your SMTP and POP server addresses to use it.

Since Eudora runs in the MS Windows environment, you can use all the usual selection functions in list boxes, edit boxes, etc. It is assumed you know how to do this.