Sending Email from the Web
April 15, 2003
T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual
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•
Browse and Attach File
buttons - if you want to attach a file from your local desktop or laptop computer’s
hard drive, click the
Browse
button to open your local file selection dialog box. You can select up to 36
files (including photos), for no more than 3 MB. Click
Attach
once you’ve selected a file.
•
Message body
– Type your message; there are no limits to how long a message body can be.
•
Signature
– Edit or use the default signature. Signatures can be up to 256 characters and it is
recommended that you limit yourself to four lines. Set your default signature on the Accounts page, as
described in
Device Account
on page 178.
3
To
send
the message, click
Send
.
4
To
save
the message as a draft, click
Save as Draft
. You’ll be returned to your Inbox. You can click Drafts in
the sidebar at any time to complete and send the message, or discard it.
5
To
discard
the message, click
Cancel
. You’ll be returned to your Inbox.
Attach Photos and Files to a Message
You can attach up to 36 files (including photos) to each new email message, not to exceed 3 MB. (Note that
these limits do not apply to messages with attachments that you forward.) If you have selected the Email setting
to
Save copies of outgoing messages in Sent folder
, then your attachments will be saved with the copy of
your message.
Attach Gallery Photos to a Message
1
From the New Message page, just above the Message field, click
Attach
Photos
button.
2
Your Photo Gallery appears. Check each photo you want to attach. (
Note
: If you want to attach a digital
photo you’ve taken with a stand-alone camera, then follow the instructions in
Attach Files to a Message
on
page 174.)
3
When finished selecting, click
Send Checked
.
4
Your New Message page reappears, with the photo name(s) listed in the
Attachments
field.
5
If you want to select more Photos, click
Attach
Photos
to repeat the photo selection process. If you try
to add more files than the space and number limits allow, you’ll receive a message letting you know. Also, as
you add attachments, you’ll be able to see, just below the
Attachments
field, how much space they take up:
6
From the New Message page, if you want to remove any of the attached photos, check the photo name(s)
and then click
Remove Checked
.
7
When you’ve finished composing your message, click
Send
. If you change your mind and do not want to
send the message, click
Cancel
.