Using mail.umich.edu for E-Mail on the Web, continued

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U-M Information Technology Central Services * S4297 * July 2002

Reading Attachments

Messages with attachments are not identified as containing attachments in your INBOX. Sometimes, though, you can guess that an attachment might be included from the size of the message. Particularly large messages are likely to contain attachments.

Attachments are listed on the Part(s) line of a message.

WARNING! Attachments may contain viruses. We recommend that you not download or open unsolicited attachments. Also, we recommend that you keep up-to-date antivirus software installed on your computer. Antivirus software is included on the Blue Disc and can be downloaded at no charge from the Virus Busters web page.

Sending Attachments

  1. Compose your message as you normally do.
  2. In the Attachments section at the very bottom of the message (you may need to scroll down to see it), click the Browse button.
  3. Screen shot of the Browse button.

  4. Navigate among your files, select the file you want to attach, and click Open. The file pathname (if you use a Windows computer) or the file name (if you use a Macintosh computer) will be listed in the Attachments field.
  5. Click Attach.
  6. Screen shot of the Attach button.

  7. At the very top of the message, look for confirmation that the file has been attached successfully:
  8. Screen shot of the confirmatiaon of successful attachment.

    Also, the attachment will be listed below the Attachment field at the bottom of the message.

    Screen shot showing an attachment listed at the bottom of a message.

    Repeat Steps 2-5 to add more attachments.

To remove an attachment, first select it by clicking the checkbox next to it, then click the Remove Selected link.

Screen shot showing how to remove an attachment.

Using Mail Folders

Your incoming mail goes to your INBOX. You can keep all your mail there, or you can create additional folders to organize your mail. Because the folders you create with mail.umich.edu are stored on an ITCS e-mail server, they are also available to you if you use Pine or Mulberry.

To create a new folder

  1. Click the Folders icon in the icon bar at the top of the window.

    Screen shot of Folders icon.

  2. From the Choose Action pop-up menu, select Create Folder.

    Screen shot showing selection of Create Folder.

  3. In the dialog box, type a name for your folder, then click OK.

    The new folder will be added to your list of folders.

To delete a folder

WARNING! When you delete a folder, you delete the folder and all the messages inside it. Once the contents of a folder are deleted, they cannot be retrieved.

  1. Click the Folders icon in the icon bar at the top of the window.
  2. Click the checkbox next to the name of the folder(s) you want to delete. You can select more than one folder.
  3. Screen shot showing where to put the checkmark.

  4. From the Choose Action pop-up menu, select Delete Folder(s).
  5. Screen shot showing selection of Delete Folder(s).

  6. In the dialog box asking if you want to delete that folder, click OK.
  7. In the dialog box telling you that all messages in that folder will be deleted and asking if you are completely sure you want to delete the folder, click OK.

    The folder, and everything inside it, will be deleted.

To move a message to a folder

From Your INBOX (or Other Folder)

  1. Check the checkbox next to the message that you want to move.
  2. From the Move|Copy pop-up menu, select the folder to which you want to move the message.
  3. Click either Move or Copy (to the left of that menu).

    Screen shot showing steps for moving or copying a message to a folder from within your INBOX.

From Within the Message

  1. From the Move|Copy pop-up menu, select the folder to which you want to move the message.
  2. Click either Move or Copy (to the left of that menu).
  3. Screen shot showing steps for moving or copying a message to a folder from within the message.

CAUTION! All your mailboxes are stored on the e-mail servers. Moving a message from one mailbox to another will not reduce the amount of space you are using or keep you from going over quota if your mailbox is full. (See Your E-Mail Quota.)

To open a folder

From the Folders pop-up menu (upper right corner of the page), select the folder you want to open. It will open.

Screen shot showing selection of a folder from the Folders pop-up menu.

NOTE: Mail.umich.edu cannot store mail in your IFS home directory. If you have mail stored there, you will need to use Pine to view or move it.


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