Type your message in the message section below the header. When finished you can
click on the postmark icon in the tool bar or from the Menu choose MESSAGE SEND (if
you close the message it no longer asks you if you want to send.

The postmark will be displayed in the message header.

Sent messages will be displayed in the mailbox with a bold Tonext to the message.

Reply Special gives you options to change who gets the message.

Reply with Quote allows you to leave the original message in the reply which can help
in responding to specific points in a message.

Forward - takes a message sent to you and allows you to forward it to someone else.

Send a message to a list of people

You can send messages to more than one person at a time. You can add names to the
To:section of the message header

You can also add names to the Cc:

Send a message to a conference or public forum

A conference or a public forum sends a message to a large group of people. The
message is sent the same as to individuals and the icon for a conference will show
next to the name.

A message to someone with an Internet Address

Internet addresses must show the e-mail user and the server where their e-mail resides. i.e. userid@erols.com. Our FirstClass e-mail address is userId@fc.fcps.k12.va.us.

A personalized e-mail address list

You have an address book in FirstClass where you can store mailing lists to send
messages to groups of people. The message will go to each persons mail box rather
than where with a conference, the message goes to a special interest group.

Download an attached file

Attached files are opened the same way. Double click on the attachment and you will
be asked where you want to save the file. Navigate to the place to save the file
(otherwise it will automatically be saved in the download folder in FirstClass)
and SAVE the file.

If you want to automatically open an attachment, hold the OPTION key for Mac and the
CTRL key for PC and the file will open when downloaded if you have the appropriate
software.

First Class5.5. Competencies

Reggie Kopecky, February, 1999