Alcatel OneTouch 983 Smart Manual page 27

• If you do not want to send the mail out right away, you can touch Menu
key then Save draft to save copy. To view the draft, press the Menu
key from Inbox screen and touch Go to labels, then select Drafts.
• If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can press the Menu key
then touch Discard.
To add a signature to emails, press the Menu key from inbox screen, and
touch More\Settings, then touch an account to set Signature.
To receive and read your emails
When a new email arrives, you will be notified by a ringtone or vibration,
and an icon will appear on Status bar.
Touch and drag down the Status bar to display the Notification panel, touch
the new email to view it. Or you can also access the Gmail Inbox label and
touch the new mail to read it.
If you want to go back to the Inbox label while reading a new message, you
can press the Back key or press the Menu key and touch Go to inbox.
You can search for an email by sender, subject, label, etc.
• from inbox screen, press the Menu key and then touch Search.
• enter the keyword you want to search for in the searching box and touch
search icon.
To reply or forward emails
When viewing an email, you will see three icons offering further options at
the centre of the conversation.
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• Reply/Reply all Touch to enter text-inputting mode, enter the
message you want to reply, then touch Send to send
this message to one single recipient or all people in
a mail loop.
• Forward Touch to forward the message to another person.
You are required to enter the new recipient's email
address and then touch Send.
Managing Gmails by Labels
To conveniently manage conversations and messages, you can organize
them using a label.
To label a conversation when reading a conversation's messages, press the
Menu key, touch Change labels and select the label to assign to the
conversation.
To view conversations by labels when viewing your inbox or another
conversation list, press the Menu key and touch Go to labels. Touch a
label to view a list of conversations with that label.
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