Webmail Direct: Create and Use an Address Book

The Webmail Direct Address Book

The address book allows you to save e-mail addresses, mail addresses, telephone numbers, etc. in a central location. You can also use the address book to create mailing lists for a group of correspondents. Note: Webmail Direct allows you to import address books from the Mozilla, Netscape, Outlook Express, and Pine mail programs.

How to create an entry for one correspondent

To open the address book and create an entry for one correspondent:

On the Webmail Direct menu bar, click Address Book. You will see a Contacts window like the one below:

Click the Add Contact button. You will see a window like the one below:

In the Add/Edit Contact dialog box, type the first and last name of your correspondent. Also type his or her full e-mail address and any other information you care to add.

Click Done. You will see a window with the address you have just added. In this window, you can edit or delete the entry.

Click Add Contact to add another name or click Inbox on the Webmail Direct menu bar to return to your Inbox.

How to create a mailing list

In the Address Book Contacts window, click Groups on the menu bar. You will see the Groups page.
Click Add Group. You will see a window like the one below:

The Add/Edit Group window shows a list of all the contacts you have added to your address book. You can click a letter in the alphabetical list to see only contacts whose last names begin with that letter. You can also select a category (Commercial, Personal, Professional, Unfiled) from the Category drop-down box to see only contacts in a specific category. To add a group:
1. Type a name for the group in the text box at the top right of the page. You can use the group name in place of an e-mail address in the Webmail Direct compose window.
2. After you have typed the group name, click the Set button.
3. To add contacts for the group, select a name (or names by holding down the CTRL key) in the Contacts box and click the Add button to move the name(s) to the Group Name box. (Click Remove to move names from the Group Name box back to the Contacts box.)
4. When you have finished adding contacts, click Done. You will again see the Groups page.

Use the address book

The address book allows you to save e-mail addresses, mail addresses, telephone numbers, etc. in a central location. You can also use the address book to create mailing lists for a group of correspondents. If you have created an address book, you can use it when you compose messages. Note: Webmail Direct allows you to import address books from the Mozilla, Netscape Outlook Express, and Pine mail programs.

Use the address book from the Compose window

In the Compose window:

Click the Address Book button. You will see a window like the one below:

Click To, Cc, or Bcc next to the address you want to use, according to how you want to send e-mail to the person. Then click Back to Compose.

You will see a message showing the name(s) you have selected. You can change how you want to send e-mail in this window if necessary. Click Back To Compose again. You will see the Compose window with the name(s) and address(es) you have selected.

Compose the message as usual.

How to send to a mailing list

To send to a mailing list from the Compose window:

On the Address Book Contacts menu bar, click Groups.

You will see a list of the groups you have created.

Click To, Cc, or Bcc next to the name of the group you want to use, according to how you want to send e-mail to the group. Then click Back to Compose.
You will see a message showing the group(s) you have selected. You can change how you want to send e-mail in this window if necessary. Click Back to Compose. You will see the Compose window with the group name(s) you have selected.

How to use the University of Delaware directory

To send mail to someone using the University directory:

On the Address Book Contacts menu bar, click Find Contacts. You will see a window like the one below:

From the Find In pull-down list, select University of Delaware directory and click the Select button. You will see a window like the one below:

Type the last name or e-mail address of the person you are searching for and click the Find Now button. You will see a list of the people with the name you typed.

Locate the name you want to use and click To, Cc, or Bcc next to the name, according to how you want to send e-mail to the person. Then click Compose.
You will see a message showing the name you have selected. To add more addresses to your e-mail, click the Back to Address Book button and repeat the process. When you finish adding names, click Compose. You will see the Compose window with the name(s) you have selected.