======Mail tab======
The Mail tab within [[version 4 webmail|VPOP3 webmail]] enables you to manage your sent and received messages.

As you can see from the screenshot, the page is divided into three main sections:
|[[Webmail Menu|Menu bar]]  ||
|[[#Mail toolbar|Mail toolbar]]  ||
|[[Webmail tabs|General tab bar]]  ||
^ [[#Mail folders|Mail folders]] ^ [[#Selected folder messages|Selected folder messages]] ^
^ ::: ^ [[#Selected message display|Selected message display]] ^
|  [[Webmail status bar|Status bar]]  ||

{{:reference:vpop3v5_webmail_mail_tab.png?800|Mail tab - VPOP3 Version 5 Webmail}}
=====Page structure=====
====Mail toolbar====
The Mail toolbar contains the following buttons:
  * **New Message** -> Launch a tab to compose a new message
  * **Reply** -> Launch a tab to compose a reply to the selected message
  * **Reply All** -> Launch a tab to compose a reply to all recipients and the sender of the selected message
  * **Forward** -> Launch a tab to forward the selected message
  * **Resend** -> Launch a tab to resend a verbatim copy of the selected message
  * **Edit Draft** -> Launch a tab to resume editing the selected draft message. //Displayed in place of **Resend**//
  * **Delete** -> Delete the selected message(s) - Send to Deleted Items / permanently delete from Deleted Items folder
  * **Mark As Spam** -> Quarantine the selected message
  * **Download** -> //Version 5+// - Downloads a **.eml** format copy of the email to the user's web browser
  * **Open** -> //Version 5+// - Launch a tab to view the message in 'fullscreen'
  * **Refresh** -> Refresh the Mail tab - check for any changes, i.e. any new messages, any messages/folders that have been affected by another user or email client. 
  * **Search** -> Perform a keyword search to filter the displayed messages
 
====Mail folders====
The left panel forms a tree structure to display the various mail folders. Subfolders are stored within branches. Any branch of the tree can be opened/closed by pressing the +/- icons next to the parent folder.

====Selected folder messages====
The top-right panel is a grid containing fields: **From**, **Subject**, **Date**, read, flagged, with attachments, **Size**. By default, 50 messages are displayed at a time, with page navigation options made available once enough messages are present.

====Selected message display====
The bottom-right panel displays the currently selected message.
It contains a header bar, which provides the most commonly required header information: Subject, From, To, Date.
An Options button enables you to:
  * **Show Headers** -> Launch a dialogue box with the full message headers
  * **Print Message** -> Output a printer-friendly display of the message and launch the printer options dialogue

Underneath, the message appears, with vertical and horizontal scrollbars, if required.
Further boxes may appear if:
  * The message has attachments
  * Images have been blocked


=====Performing actions=====
====Moving messages====
There are three ways to move a message to a different folder:
  - Drag and drop
    - Select the message(s) you wish to move
    - Left-click and hold the mouse button down, over a selected message
    - Drag the mouse to the left, over the desired new folder. The mouse cursor should be accompanied by a tick icon.
    - Let go of the mouse button
  - Right-click context menu
    - Select the message(s) you wish to move
    - Right-click on a selected message
    - Left-click on "Move to folder"
    - Select the target folder
    - Left-click on "Move to folder" 
  - Message menu
    - Select the message(s) you wish to move
    - Left-click on the "Message" option in the Menu bar
    - Left-click on "Move to folder"
    - Select the target folder
    - Left-click on "Move to folder" 
====Copying messages====
To copy messages, you may either use the Right-click context menu or Message menu options above, but you must select "Copy to folder" in place of "Move to folder".
   

====Marking messages read/unread====
There are three ways to change the read status of a message:
  - Right-click context menu
    - Select the message(s) you wish to mark
    - Right-click on a selected message
    - Left-click on "Mark Read"
    - Right-click and choose "Mark Read" again to alternate the read status
  - Message menu
    - Select the message(s) you wish to move
    - Left-click on the "Message" option in the Menu bar
    - Left-click on "Mark Read" or "Mark Unread" as appropriate
  - Read 'circle' icon
    - The fourth grid column contains a blue circle that is filled blue for unread messages and see-through for read messages
    - Click on the circle icon for a message to toggle its read status 

 
====Flagging messages====
There are two ways to flag/unflag a message:
  - Right-click context menu
    - As per marking a message as read, but use "Mark Flagged" in place of "Mark Read"
  - Flagged 'star' icon
    - The fifth grid column contains a star that is filled yellow for flagged messages and see-through for unflagged messages
    - Click on the star icon for a message to toggle its flagged status