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Change Mail settings

The function allows you to change the behavior and the layout of Mail to your needs.

1. Click on the Toolbar to open the Settings form.

2. Change settings for the Mail application in 4 tabs: General, Return Receipts, Layout and Delegation.

i. In the General tab, change basic information.

Details:

FieldDescription
Select a Default Account Set the default account if you use multiple accounts.
Number of conversations per page Select the number of conversations which will be displayed per page from the list: 10, 20, 30, or 70 messages.
Automatically check messages every Select the time interval to automatically check the system, including 6 available options: Never, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes and 1 hour.
Compose message with Select the editor type for composing messages, including Rich Text and Plain Text.
Reply to message with

Select the message type to reply, including

- Original message as attachment: Reply to messages with attachments.

- Original message text quoted: Reply to messages with text only.

Forward message with

Select the message type to reply, including

- Original message as attachment: Forward messages with attachment.

- Original message text quoted: Forward messages with text only.

Save sent messages in the 'Sent' folder Tick this checkbox to save sent messages in the 'Sent' folder.

ii. In the Return Receipts tab, set options to specify what the Mail application should do when it gets a "Return Receipt" request. It means that you can determine whether to send a notification of having read the message to the sender or not.

Details:

FieldDescription
Ask me when someone requests a return receipt If you receive a message with the Return Receipt request, the Mail application will show a pop-up message for you to decide sending a notification of having read the message to the sender or not.
Never send a return receipt The Mail application will ignore all Return Receipt requests from senders.
Always send a return receipt If you receive a message with the Return Receipt request, the Mail application will automatically send a notification of having read the message to the sender without asking for your permission.

iii. In the Layout tab, personalize the Mail layout by ticking another checkbox corresponding to your desired layout. The Horizontal Split type is set by default.

iv. In the Delegation tab, delegate your account to any registered user in the system as follows:

3. Click Save to accept your changes.