EUDORA Pro 4'0'2 Setting Defaults

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EUDORA Pro 4.0.2Setting Defaults
Tips/Shortcuts
Sue Pysher 8/17/98 - pulled in screen captures
for defaults - Mac version needs to be checked
and this altered for accuracy - Mac notations are
from V. 3.0 - not 4.0 in here. Tips section
wasnt altered or added to from the Eudora Light
documentation yet

• College of Engineering
• Sue Pysher
• 3 EE West Building

L\trgdocs\eudora\eudora\eudora40\eudora-pc-trg\eu
d4dflt.ppt (8/98)
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SETTING DEFAULTSinEUDORA 4.0.2
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PLEASE NOTE
To set Eudora defaults PC users select
TOOLS/Options Mac users select
SPECIAL/Settings PC Mac users will NOT have
identical default settings (Mac users will
notice some default icons will be in different
location, and some PC defaults setting screens
are not available on the Mac version)
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Set Defaults (TOOLS/Options) (SPECIAL/Settings-on
Mac)
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Setting Defaults (contd)
Check Mail Every Minutes - set Eudora to
automatically connect to the server, check
for new mail and pull new mail messages
down Save Password - if checked no need to
enter password to load Eudora
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Setting Defaults (contd)
Leave Mail on Server - check this box if on
laptop or have remote computer mail remains on
server can be accessed at another computer
later
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Setting Defaults (contd)
Keep Copies of Outgoing Mail - check box to have
copy of all outgoing messages put in Out Mailbox
Default Signature - select the Signature
file set as a default for new messages (you can
then set for no signature within a mail
message)
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Setting Defaults (contd)
Be careful with these settings - this is a
default setting for ALL messages.
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Setting Defaults (contd)
MIME - this is the default setting for PCs for
file attachment transfers (PC) BinHex - default
setting for Macs for file attachment transfers
(Mac default) UUENCODE - this is new encoding in
4.0 for file attachment transfers (PC) Put Text
Attachment in Body of Message - if checked, this
would pull a text file attached to a message
directly into the message area not on
Macs Attachment Directory - this is the
directory where attached files sent to you get
copied--simply doubleclick directory change
directory
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Setting Defaults
Select Fonts for -Message -Printed
Message -Screen Setting can be changed by
clicking down arrow and changing selection
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Setting Defaults (contd)
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Setting Defaults (contd)
Preview Pane -You can uncheck box
Show message preview pane if you
dont want to see the message box at
bottom of message listing within mailbox
not an option on Macs
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Setting Defaults (contd)
If any of these options are ON (box checked),
that column is displayed in the mailbox windows
Check this to show lines between messages
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Setting Defaults (contd)
You can now send styled HTML text in addition to
plain text - Please be careful ! Older versions
of Eudora do NOT support the HTML styled text!
Other email systems may not support HTML
If you check this box, Eudora will prompt
you when you click SEND you can choose
plain/styled
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Setting Defaults (contd)
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Setting Defaults (contd)
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Setting Defaults (contd)
You can color code (label) your messages - give
your label a name, select a color. Once this is
set, you can select a message, rightmouse click,
and choose Change label to select the label/color
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Setting Defaults (contd)
Use an Alert - if this is checked, an
alert dialog box notifies you when mail is
received Open Mailbox - if checked, mailboxes
are automatically opened when new mail arrives
in them, and the first unread message of last
unread batch of msgs is selected Play a Sound -
check this box if you want to play a sound when
Eudora needs attention--to select a sound (.wav)
file, click on button below the Play a Sound
option. Select a sound Generate Filter Report -
If this is checked, a filter report is
generated when filters are used
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Setting Defaults (contd)
Mac users Start Eudora option is not an
option on Macs - Try something that requires
too much memory is an option on Macs
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Setting Defaults (contd)
These options control some of Eudoras
advanced network functions - they should NOT
be modified without first consulting with your
email Administrator.
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Setting Defaults (contd)
These options control the Eudora MAPI Server -
there should be no need to alter this screen
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Setting Defaults (contd)
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Setting Defaults (contd)
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Setting Defaults (contd)
These options control the Kerberos
authentication system. If your network uses
Kerberos for authentication, the appropriate
options are provided by your email administrator
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Setting Defaults (contd)
Switch Messages With section - you can set up
Eudora to use the arrow keys, Ctrl/, or ALT/
keys to switch among messages. Empty Trash When
Exiting - if this is checked, the Trash mailbox
will be emptied automatically when you exit
Eudora. Turbo Redirect - if this is checked, a
redirected message is created with the
specified recipient, the message is queued, and
original message is deleted
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TIPS SHORTCUTS
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Some Eudora Tips Shortcuts

• To highlight more than one message on your
  message list to transfer or delete, etc
• Highlight block of msgs Click first message, then
  SHIFT/click last message
• Highlight random msgs CTRL/click or
  COMMAND/click (Mac)
• To select all msgs fromthe same person on
  list ALT/click msg OPTION/click (Mac)

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Tips Shortcuts (contd)

• Transfer a copy of a message to more than one
  mailbox Hold SHIFT key down while you
  select Note OPTION key on Macs TRANSFER/
  from menu, select mailbox

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Tips Shortcuts (contd)

• Set a Priority Mark for yourself on a message
  that youve already receivedThis is a quick way
  to flag yourself that something is
  important.ON PCltSelect the message you want
  to set priority ongtFrom menu, select MESSAGE/
  Change / Priority, select priority Or use
  rightmouse click Priority/Status area, select
  PriorityON MACltSelect the message you want to
  set priority ongtHold mouse down on
  Priority/Status column, select Priority

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Tips Shortcuts (contd)

• Want to EDIT a mail message youve received to
  eliminate unnecessary header information, etc.
  within the message you want to save? While in
  message, click the pencil icon (this places you
  in Edit Mode), make your changes, then close out
  of message or transfer it - Eudora will ask you
  if you want to save changes, say YES.

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Tips Shortcuts (contd)

• Have a LONG message you want to send via mail?
  Use your word processing program to type it
  !!Type message in your favorite word processing
  program, save it out as a text file (FILE/Save
  As, under File Type area, select Text
  file)Then, go into Eudora and create a new mail
  message. Send the file as an attachment
  (Message/Attach File) OR Use FILE/Open
  file will pull up--copy paste text from file
  into a new message OR Copy
  your text from the word processing program and
  paste into Eudora mail message area

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Tips Shortcuts (contd)

• Want to send a message to someone (or yourself)
  at a later date? You can queue your message to
  be sent at a specific date/time!!Create a new
  mail messageOnce youre message if finished,
  hold down the SHIFT key as you touch the SEND
  button - this will bring up a dialog box where
  you can identify when you want the message to be
  sent - it will sit in your OUT mailbox until that
  date/time.
• This is a NEAT way to send yourself reminders of
  important dates or things to do.

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Tips Shortcuts (contd)

• Want to sort your messages in a different
  order?With your messages listed, simply click
  on any title above your messages to sort by
  that heading - this sorts your message in
  ascending order - hold the SHIFT key down and
  click to get descending order

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Tips Shortcuts (contd)

• Want to create skeleton messages that you can
  send over and over again?Use the STATIONERY
  feature in Eudora to create message
• Go into a NEW MESSAGE (or an existing message)
• Type your message and any information re
  Subject, etc.
• FILE/Save As Stationery (extension will be .sta
  for name)
• This saves the file in a Stationery folder
• To USE the Stationery file and send it to
  someone
• Select TOOLS/Stationery (or click tab on left
  window)
• The stationery files appear where your mailbox
  listing normally appears (to left of your screen)
• Doubleclick on stationery file you want -
  complete the message, etc., then click SEND

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