WebMail – Mobile View

In this article you will learn:

• How to find your way around the WebMail mobile interface
  • Selecting messages
  • Reading and writing emails
• Common Problems
• Frequently Asked Questions

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WebMail mobile interface

WebMail currently uses the modern responsive template Elastic.

The figure shows the layout of the mailbox user interface:

It contains the following elements:

1. Menu button opens the menu with items (see below). Close it by clicking the button in the top right corner of the menu.
   • Compose: Opens the interface for writing an email.
   • Email: Opens the interface for managing mailboxes.
   • Contacts: Opens the interface for managing contacts.
   • Settings: Opens the interface for Settings.
   • Dark mode or Light mode: Switches between the color variants of the display.
   • About: Shows information about the RoundCube version and plugins.
   • Logout: Logs out the currently logged-in user.
2. Folder button opens the folder menu (see below) and shows mailbox usage information at the bottom of the screen.
   • Inbox: Received emails that neither the user nor the system has sorted into other folders.
   • Drafts: Saved but unsent emails.
   • Sent: Sent emails.
   • Spam: Filtered unsolicited mail and messages marked as spam by the user.
   • Trash: Emails deleted by the user.
   • Other folders: Custom folders created following the guide WebMail – Sorting Mail.
3. The current folder name does not respond to clicks. To select a folder, use button 2.
4. Refresh button synchronizes WebMail with the mail server.
5. Message options button opens the menu for working with messages (see below). Close it by clicking the button close in the top left corner of the menu.
   • Reply: Opens the interface for writing a reply to one selected email.
   • Reply all: Opens the menu for writing a reply to the sender and all recipients of one selected email.
   • Forward: Opens the menu for forwarding one selected messages.
   • Delete: Moves selected messages to the trash.
   • Spam: Marks selected messages as spam.
   • Tags: Opens the menu for marking selected messages with tags.
   • Mark: Opens the menu for marking selected messages as read, unread, etc.
   • More: Opens another menu for less common actions with selected messages.
   • Select: Opens the menu for selecting emails.
   • Conversations: Opens the conversations menu.
   • Options: Displays the interface for managing column sorting, layout and the appearance of the email list.
6. You can filter mail using the search field. Click the envelope icon to quickly show only unread emails. To see more filtering options, click the button .
7. Apart from its dimensions, the email list behaves practically identically to the desktop version. Click an email to open it.
8. Click 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 browse through the individual pages of the current folder.

Selecting Emails

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

1. Open the folder you want to work with.
2. Click the button in the top right corner.
3. In the menu, select Select.
4. Click the arrow to open the next part of the navigation.

The selection menu contains:

• Selection: Turns the message selection mode with checkboxes on and off.
• All: Selects all emails in the folder (on all pages).
• Current page: Selects all emails on the current page.
• Unread: Selects all unread emails.
• Flagged: Selects all emails with the Flagged flag.
• Invert: Selects all unselected messages. A selection of read messages thus becomes a selection of unread ones, flagged becomes unflagged, etc.
• None: Clears all selections (but not the selection mode).

Writing an Email

You create a new email by clicking the blue pencil button in the bottom right corner of the mailbox, or by replying to or forwarding an email.

The interface contains the following elements:

• Use the button in the top right corner to open the message options menu, mainly:
  • Settings and attachments: Opens the interface for managing attachments, receipts and other settings.
  • Signature: Adds a signature to the end of the email (if set up according to the guide WebMail – Automatic Signature).
• In the field From field you can select the sender if you have multiple identities set up according to the guide WebMail – Alias Mailboxes (Identities). By clicking the pencil button you can manage identities.
• In the To field, enter or select from the contact list the recipient. Click the button + to change the recipient entry mode.
• Use the button in the header of the message field to switch from plain text mode to a formatted message.
• Using the buttons at the bottom of the interface, you can Save the message to drafts, or Send.

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Common Problems

Common problems with the WebMail mobile version include:

• Opening WebMail on a mobile phone resets the template on the PC

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Frequently Asked Questions

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