Mozilla Messenger Interface

Figure 10.8. Mail Client Interface

Mail Client Interface

Tool-Bar. This is where the main action buttons lie. See Table 10.1

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 Tool-Bar. It contains buttons to launch 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.

Note

Not all buttons may be enabled at all times. For example, the Reply-To buttons will not be enabled if no message is selected in the messages list.

Table 10.1. Mozilla Messenger's Toolbar Buttons

ButtonKeyboard ShortcutFunction
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. A message-compose window will pop up with some fields already set.

Ctrl-L

Forward (send to a third party) the selected message. You will need to fill in the To field in the message-compose window.

 

Move the message to another folder. You can create different folders to better manage your messages. More on that later.

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 File->Empty Trash 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.