How to use the general E-Mail settings:
Click the
icon in the menu bar. Click on .You can also click on
in the App Launcher.The Settings window opens.
Click on
in the left pane.Depending on the configuration, the following settings are available:
Layout. Defines the layout of the list view and the detail view in the display area.
Contact pictures, checkboxes, simple. Defines whether contact images, checkboxes or none of these elements will be displayed in the list view.
show text preview. Defines whether the first words of the mail content will be displayed in the email list view.
Show date and time. Defines whether not only the date of receipt but also the time of receipt will be displayed in the email list view.
Show message size. Defines whether an email’s size will be displayed in the email list view.
Colour quoted lines. Specifies whether original messages are highlighted and introduced with a vertical line. This option assumes that the original mail text is not attached but appended to the E-Mail.
Use fixed-width font for text email messages. Specifies whether a fixed-width font is used when displaying a plain text E-Mail.
Mark as read. Defines the period after which an email will be automatically marked as read when selecting the email.
Immediately. The email will immediately be marked as read.
After 5 seconds, after 20 seconds. The email will be marked as read after the period defined.
Never. The email will not automatically be marked as read.
Special folders.
show folder with all unseen messages. Defines whether the folder is displayed in the folder view.
show folder with all flagged messages. Defines whether the folder is displayed in the folder view.
Inbox categories. See Working with inbox categories
See Using signatures
Default sender address. Specifies the pre-set sender address for new email messages.
Note: The sender's name is displayed in front of the sender address. If you enter a name in the
input field in the account settings, this name overwrites the preset sender name.Format email messages as. Defines the format in which email messages are sent:
HTML. The email will be sent with HTML markup. You can format the email text.
Plain text. The email text will be sent as plain text without formatting.
HTML and plain text. The email will be sent with HTML markup and additionally as plain text.
Default font style. Defines the preset font style for E-Mail text in HTML format.
Undo send. Defines whether email messages will be sent immediately or with a short delay.
Without delay. The email will be sent immediately. You cannot undo the sending of the email.
5 seconds, 10 seconds. The email will be sent with the delay selected. You can undo the sending of the email within this time frame.
See Use templates
Add new rule. See Using E-Mail Filters
Vacation notice. See Sending a vacation notice automatically
Auto-forward. See Automatically forwarding email messages
Allow HTML formatted email messages. Specifies whether or not displaying HTML messages is allowed.
Show requests for read receipts. Defines whether a return receipt is displayed if a received E-Mail includes a receipt confirmation request.
Permanently remove deleted email messages. Defines whether deleted E-Mail messages will be removed permanently or whether they will go to the trash folder.
Warning: Permanently removed E-Mail messages can not be restored.
Select newest read message automatically at start. Defines whether the most recent read message will be selected automatically when starting the app.
Automatically collect contacts in the "Collected addresses" folder while sending E-Mail messages. Defines whether new E-Mail addresses are automatically collected in the folder when sending a new E-Mail.
Automatically collect contacts in the "Collected addresses" folder while reading E-Mail messages. Defines whether new E-Mail addresses are automatically collected in the folder when reading a new E-Mail.
ask for mailto link registration. Defines whether the groupware can ask for a mailto link registration.
Insert the original Email text into a reply. Specifies whether the original email text is appended to an email reply.
confirm recipients when replying to a mailing list. Defines whether you have to confirm the recipient when replying to a mailing list.
Append vCard. Specifies whether your contact data will be attached to a new email in the vCard format.
Forward email messages as. Specifies how an E-Mail text is sent when forwarding the E-Mail.
Inline. The text is sent within the new E-Mail text.
Attachment. The text is sent as attachment to the new E-Mail.
Always add the following recipient to blind carbon copy (BCC). To send each outgoing E-Mail as blind copy (BCC) to an E-Mail address, enter the wanted E-Mail address in this field.
Change IMAP subscriptions. See Subscribing to shared or personal E-Mail folders
Related topics:
Parent topic: E-Mail