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If the
kontact package is not installed, the
Kontact buttons on the left won't show. |
Toolbar. This is where the main action
buttons lie. See Table 8.1, “KMail's Toolbar Buttons”.
Messages List. Where information
(subject, date, sender, etc.) about messages stored in the
currently selected folder is displayed.
Message View Pane. Where the currently selected
message's contents are displayed.
Folders List. Where all folders
are listed. The default folders are inbox
(incoming messages), outbox
(unsent
templates), sent-mail
(already sent
messages), trash
(deleted messages) and
drafts
(draft messages).
Kontact Buttons. KMail is now a
component of Kontact. On the left of the interface you
have buttons to access Kontact's components.
The following table shows the most
important buttons available in KMail's toolbar, their
equivalent keyboard shortcuts and a brief explanation of the
functions they provide.
Table 8.1. KMail's Toolbar Buttons
Button | Keyboard Shortcut | Function |
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Ctrl-N
| Compose a New Message. You will need to complete
the To and Subject
fields in the message-compose window.
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|
Ctrl-L
| Get new messages for all defined e-mail
accounts. Keep this button pressed to display a list of all
defined accounts; select the one you want to get mail from in
order to retrieve messages only for that
account.
|
|
R
| Reply to the author of the selected message. A
message-compose window will pop up with some fields already
set.
|
|
F
| Forward (send to a third party) the selected
message. You will need to fill in the To
field in the message-compose window.
|
|
D
| Delete the selected messages. Deleted messages
are moved to the Trash folder. You can
recover messages moved into the trash
folder, but deletion from the Trash folder
cannot be undone: be careful!
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![[Note]](images/note.png) | Note |
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Most of those buttons have a
little black arrow on their bottom right corner. That means that a
menu with additional related actions can be displayed by pressing
the mouse button a little longer. |