Please note that outgoing messages, including replies and forwards, are limited to a maximum length, which is determined by your Web browser and your own particular computer system. On Windows 95 and Windows NT computers, text areas (the large text boxes where you type your messages) are limited to approximately 30K. Other systems have much higher limits. If you have difficulty editing a large message, try making the message smaller or including large documents as attachments instead. (These limitations do not apply when reading incoming messages.)

Creating new messages
To create a new message:

1. Click the WRITE MAIL button in the navigation bar to bring up a   page.
2. Enter the recipient’s email address in the TO field.
   You can also send copies of the message by entering additional recipients in the CC and BCC fields. (BCC, or "blind carbon copy," sends a copy without the other recipients knowing about it.)
3. Type the text of your message in the text box.
4. Click the SEND! button.

Using spell check
Once you have composed your message, you can check it for spelling errors. Web Mail has a powerful spell check feature that can locate misspelled words and suggest alternatives.

To check a message for spelling errors:

1. After you finish typing your message, click the SPELL CHECK button.
   Web Mail scans your message for words it does not recognize. When it finds one, it displays the word in red, along with the sentence in which it was found. At this point, it gives you the option to do one of the following:
   • Type a replacement
   • Select a replacement from a list
   • Keep the word’s current spelling
2. To correct a misspelled word, you can either
   • Select a replacement from the CHOOSE SUGGESTION menu
   • Type a replacement in the ENTER NEW SPELLING field.
   Once you have chosen a replacement, either
   • Click the REPLACE button to change the current instance of the word
   • Click the REPLACE ALL button to change all instances in your message
3. If you do not wish to change the word’s spelling, click the IGNORE button. If you do not wish to be prompted for future instances of the word, click the IGNORE ALL button.
   The spell check continues until it reaches the end of the message. When all of the words in your message have been checked, you receive a message that spell check is complete. Web Mail presents you with the following options:
   • Sending the message
   • Returning to the Write Mail page
   • Checking the spelling again
4. Continue:
   • To send the message, click the SEND! button.
   • To return to the message, click the RETURN TO MESSAGE button.
   • To run the spell check again, click the CHECK AGAIN button.

Sending HTML-formatted messages
You can embed HTML formatting tags in your outgoing message by selecting the SEND AS HTML check box, located above the message body. Note that not all email programs are able to interpret HTML. Your recipients may have difficulty reading your messages if they do not use email software that supports HTML.

Saving copies of outgoing messages
If you don’t have the SAVE OUTGOING MAIL option enabled in your mail settings, you can save a copy of any outgoing message by selecting the SAVE COPY IN SENT FOLDER check box, located above the message body. Messages that are sent with this check box selected are saved in your Sent folder.

Replying to messages
To reply to a message you’re currently reading:

1. Click the REPLY or REPLY ALL button.
   The REPLY button replies to the sender. The REPLY ALL button replies to all the original recipients of the message.
   A REPLY TO SENDER or REPLY TO ALL page appears, with the sender, subject, and other header information already filled in. The text of the message to which you are replying appears in the message text box on this page.
2. Type your reply into the text box.
   You can also edit the sender’s message or delete it entirely.
3. Click the SEND! button at the top of the message page to send your reply.

Forwarding messages
To forward the message you’re currently reading to another email address:

1. Click the FORWARD button.
   A FORWARD MESSAGE page appears, with the subject and forwarded message text already filled in.
2. Type the email address(es) of the recipient(s) to which you want to forward the message in the TO, CC, and BCC fields.
   You can also add text or edit the original message on this page.
3. Click the SEND! button at the top of the message page to forward the message.

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