WebMail - Mobile view

In this article you will learn:

• How to navigate the WebMail mobile interface
  • Selection of messages
  • Reading and writing emails
• Common problems
• Frequently Asked Questions

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WebMail mobile interface

WebMail currently uses a modern responsive Elastic template for the mobile interface.

In the picture you can find a diagram of the mailbox user interface:

It contains the following elements:

1. Menu button opens the menu with the items (see below). Close it by clicking on the button in the top right corner of the menu.
   • Write: Opens the interface for writing an email.
   • Email: opens the mailbox management interface.
   • Contacts: opens the contact management interface.
   • Settings: opens the settings interface.
   • Dark Mode or Light Mode: Toggles between different display options.
   • About the program: Displays information about the RoundCube version and plugins.
   • Log out: Logs out the currently logged in user.
2. Folder button opens the folders menu (see below) and displays information about how full the mailboxes are at the bottom of the screen.
   • Incoming Mail: incoming emails that have not been sorted by the user or the system into other folders.
   • It's spelled out: Saved but unsent emails.
   • Sent: Sent emails.
   • Spam: Filtered junk mail and messages marked as spam by the user.
   • Trash: Emails deleted by user.
   • Other folders: custom folders created according to the WebMail - Mail Sorting instructions.
3. The name of the current folder does not respond to clicks. Use the 2 button to select the folder.
4. The restore button synchronizes WebMail with the mailserver.
5. Message options button opens the menu for working with messages (see below). Close it by clicking on the button Close in the top left corner of the menu.
   • Reply: opens the message writing interface with a reply to one selected email.
   • Reply All: Opens a menu for writing a message with a reply to the sender and all recipients of one selected email.
   • Forward: Opens a menu to forward one selected message.
   • Delete: Moves the selected messages to the trash.
   • Spam: Marks selected messages as spam.
   • Labels: opens a menu for labeling selected messages with labels.
   • Mark: Opens a menu to mark selected messages as read, unread, etc.
   • More: opens another menu for less common activities with selected messages.
   • Select: Opens a menu for selecting emails.
   • Conversations: opens the conversations menu.
   • Options: Displays the interface for managing the column sorting, layout, and form of the email dump.
6. Use the search box to filter your mail. Click on the envelope icon to quickly filter only unread emails. To see more filtering options, click the button.
7. The email listing behaves virtually identical to the desktop version except for the dimensions. Click on an email to open it.
8. Click on the blue round button in the bottom right corner to quickly open the interface for writing a new message.
9. Use the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen to navigate through the pages of the current folder.

Selection of emails

If you need to select emails to work with, follow these steps:

1. Open the folder you want to work with.
2. Click on the button in the top right corner.
3. Select Select from the menu and click on the arrow to open the next section of the navigation.

In the selection menu you will find:

• Select: toggles the message selection mode on and off with checkboxes.
• Everything: Selects all emails in the folder (on all pages).
• Current page: selects all emails on the current page.
• Unread: selects all unread emails.
• Marked: Selects all emails with the Marked flag.
• Flip it over: Selects all unselected messages. This will select the unread ones from the read selection, the unmarked ones from the marked ones, etc.
• Nothing: Cancels all selections (but not the selection mode).

Writing an email

To start a new email, click on the blue pencil button in the bottom right corner of your inbox, reply or forward the email.

The interface contains the following elements:

• Click in the top right corner to open the message options menu, especially:
  • Settings and attachments: opens the interface for managing attachments, delivery notes and other settings.
  • Signature: adds a signature to the end of the email (if set according to the WebMail - Auto Signature instructions).
• In the Sender field, you can select a sender if you have multiple identities set up, following the instructions in WebMail - Alias mailboxes (identities). Click the pencil button to manage the identities.
• In the Recipient field, type or select the recipient from the contact list . Click the + button to change the recipient entry mode.
• Use the button in the header of the message box to switch from plain text to formatted messages.
• You can use the buttons at the bottom of the interface to save the message to your mailbox, or Send.

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Common problems

Common problems with the mobile version of WebMail include:

• Opening WebMail on mobile resets the template on PC

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Frequently Asked Questions