Toolbar. This is where the main action buttons lie. See Table 9.1, “Mozilla Messenger's Toolbar Buttons”.
Messages List. Where details (Subject, Date, Sender, etc.) about messages stored in the currently selected folder are shown.
Message View Pane. Where the currently selected message's contents are displayed.
Folders List. Where all folders are listed. For each defined account, the default folders are Inbox (incoming messages), Drafts (messages drafts), Templates (messages templates), Sent (already sent messages) and Trash (deleted messages).
Left bottom Toolbar. It contains buttons to launch other Mozilla suite applications: Navigator, Messenger, Composer and Address Book.
The following table shows the most important buttons available in Mozilla Messenger's interface, their equivalent keyboard shortcuts and a brief explanation of the functions they provide.
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Not all buttons may be enabled at all times. For example, the buttons will not be enabled if no message is selected in the messages list. |
Table 9.1. Mozilla Messenger's Toolbar Buttons
Button | Keyboard Shortcut | Function |
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![]() | Ctrl-M | Compose a new message. You will need to complete the To and Subject fields in the message-compose window. |
![]() | Ctrl-T | Get new messages for the selected account. Pressing Ctrl-Shift-T will retrieve mail for all defined e-mail accounts. |
![]() | Ctrl-R | Reply to the author of the selected message. A message-compose window will pop up with some fields already set. |
![]() | Ctrl-Shift-R | Reply to the author and all the original recipients of the selected message. |
![]() | Ctrl-L | |
![]() | Move the message to another folder. You can create different folders to better manage your messages (see the section called “Folders and Filters”). | |
![]() | Del | Delete the selected messages. Deleted messages are moved to the Trash folder. If you want to delete messages permanently, open the Trash folder, select the message(s) and press Del again (you can also use the -> menu). Please note that deletion from the Trash folder cannot be undone! Messages in the Trash folder can be recovered by moving them to a different folder before emptying the Trash. |