Setting up Squirrel Mail

SquirrelMail is a program that will allow users to view their e-mail from anywhere with Internet access.

Logging In

To begin, click on 'Manage My Account' and the click on 'Check Web Mail'

You will need to log in with your Email Account password and User name and click Login. (NOTE: Your Username is your FULL email address and the password is the password you setup for the email address.)

Once you've successfully logged in, you will be given a choice of 'Neo Mail' and 'Squirrel Mail', click on 'Squirrel Mail'. Neo Mail is an alternative web mail program you can use.

Reading Mail

Note: The bold-typed blue messages are the ones that have not been read.

To read your mail, click on the Subject of the message. Once you've read the message, you have a number of options (other than the standard option links at the top of the page). These are:

• Message List – Choosing this option will take you back to your Inbox message list.



• Delete – Choosing this option will allow you to delete the message and return you to your message list.



• Previous/Next – Choosing either of these options will move you to the next full-text message in either direction from your message listing.



• Forward/Reply/Reply All – Choosing any of these options will respond to the message respectively. Reply All will include all names on the From and Cc lines in your message.



• Full View Header – This link will show the various servers this email passed through to get to your inbox.



• View Printable Version – This link will open a new window showing the message in a printable format. Choose Print or Close Window to return to the original view of the message.



• Delete & Prev/Delete & Next – These links will delete the message you are currently reading and move you to the previous message or the next message.

Tools

The link tools at the top of the folder page will allow you to Compose Email, manage an address book, manage personal folders, configure your screen view, search for mail by text, and use the SquirrelMail calendar. These options appear at the top of most screens within SquirrelMail.

Compose A New Email

Click Compose to create a new Email message.

Within this window, you can select from several options to create an Email:

• Type the recipients email address in the To: field.



• You can click on the Addresses button (right above the message box, not the link in blue at the top of the screen) if you know the person is listed in your address book. After you've found the person's name, choose which place you want their address to appear in your email, i.e.: To, Cc, or Bcc. After selecting the person you want, click Use Addresses.



• Type a subject for the Email in the Subject: field.



• Choose a priority for the Email from the pull down menu. The choices are High, Normal, and Low with the default being Normal. Choosing High or Low will result in the Email being presented to the recipients with a different look. You do not need to change this field.



• You may or may not choose to receive a message when the recipient has received or read the Email. Check the appropriate box for these selections.



• Move your cursor to the inside of the message box to type the Email.



• You can also attach a document to send with the email by typing a file location in the Attach: field. If you do not know the exact location of the file, choose Browse to find the file on your computer. Once found, click Add to add the file to be sent with the message.



• When complete, click Send, Save Draft, or Check Spelling.
  • If you choose Send, your message will be sent and you will be returned to your Inbox.
  • If you click Save Draft, the message will be saved to a Draft folder. You can access this anytime by clicking on the Drafts folder at the left, listed beneath INBOX.
  • If you choose Check Spelling and there are spelling errors, you will receive a message box as shown below. The word error will be depicted with asterisks within the document and there will be choices for the correct word spelling. You can chose from several options within the spell check option.

Note: If you want to include all the names in your address book in your Email, choose All at the top of the correct column. You will see a check mark next to every name in the respective column.

SquirrelMail Options

The Options link allows you to set up your SquirrelMail many ways. Click Options from the links at the top of the page.