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# 6.2. The Composer Window

## 6.2.1. Message Menu

Send (Ctrl-Return)

  Sends the message immediately.

Queue

  Queues the message in the outbox for sending it later.

Insert File...

  Inserts the selected text file into the message, starting at the cursor position.

Print... (Ctrl-P)

  Prints the current text.

Address Book...

  Opens up the address book.

New Composer... (Ctrl-N)

  Opens up a new Composer window.

Open Mailreader

  Opens up a new Mail Reader window.

Close (Ctrl-W)

  Closes this Composer window.

## 6.2.2. Edit Menu

Undo (Ctrl-Z), Redo (Ctrl-Shift-Z)

  Undo or Redo your steps of editing the current mail.

Cut (Ctrl-X), Copy (Ctrl-C), Paste (Ctrl-V)

  These items are for cutting, copying, and pasting text. They work like in most editors. Hint: You can also select text and drag it to a new position. If you hold down Ctrl while dragging the text, it will not be moved, but copied.

Select all

  Selects all of the text in your message.

Find... (Ctrl-F)

  Finds words, phrases, or expressions in the message.

Replace... (Ctrl-R)

  Lets you replace words, phrases, or expressions in your message with other words or phrases.

Clean Spaces

  This replaces multiple spaces with single spaces in the current selection.

Spelling...

  Uses KSpell to check the spelling in the body of your message. Note that you have to configure KSpell with Settings->Spellchecker... if you use it for the first time.

## 6.2.3. View Menu

This menu lets you toggle the display of the header fields (like Subject, Cc, Bcc, ...) in this Composer window.

## 6.2.4. Options Menu

Urgent

  Sets the priority of the message to Urgent.

Confirm delivery

  If you choose this option, you request a confirmation email once your message is successfully delivered to its destination mail server. This has to be supported on the receiver's side in order to work.

Confirm read

  If you choose this option, you request a confirmation email once your message is downloaded and read by its recipient. This has to be supported and enabled by the receiver's mail client in order to work.

Set Encoding submenu

  Set the charset encoding of this message. It will appear in the header of the outgoing mail.

## 6.2.5. Attach Menu

This menu lets you select attachment options.

Append Signature

  Appends your signature to the end of the message.

Attach Public Key / Attach My Public Key

  Attaches the corresponding PGP/GnuPG key to your message using the default encoding.

Attach...

  Attaches a file to the message using the encoding you select in the dialog.

Remove

  Removes the attachment that is selected in the attachment window.

Save...

  Saves the attachment that is selected in the attachment window to a file.

Properties...

  Displays the properties of the attachment that is selected in the attachment window.

## 6.2.6. Settings Menu

Show Toolbar

  If enabled, the Toolbar is visible (the Toolbar is the one with the icons to send the message etc.)

Show Statusbar

  If enabled, the Statusbar is visible (the Statusbar is the small one on the bottom which shows useful short messages)

Configure Key Bindings...

  Opens a window that lets you configure the keyboard shortcuts for many menu command.

Configure Toolbars...

  Opens a window that allows you to decide which icons appear in the toolbar.

Spellchecker...

  Allows you to configure KSpell, KDE's spellchecker.

## 6.2.7. Help Menu

These entries have the same meaning as the entries in the Mailreader window.

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