How to send email messages in SmarterMail
How to send email messages in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
Let’s view our Inbox messages by clicking on the Inbox link
By placing your mouse over the Add toolbar icon, you can select an option. Since we want to create and send a new email message, we will select Message
Enter a recipient for this email by clicking in the To field and entering a Contact or email address
We’ll select an address that is already in our Contacts list
Select the text area and enter your message
Select any Carbon copy or Blind carbon copy email addresses then click the Subject field and enter a Subject there
You can format HTML messages using the format toolbar
Once you’ve completed composing your message, click the Send button
Once the email has been sent, you can review your sent emails by clicking the Sent Items link
Here you can review any messages that have been previously sent
You now know how to send an email message in SmarterMail
How to view email reports in SmarterMail
How to view email reports in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
Click the down arrow button to scroll down in the left navigation toolbar if the Report icon is not visible
Select the Reports toolbar icon
From the Reports page, you can view a number of report statistics including how many messages sent and received, SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) usage and errors
Message Traffic shows the number of incoming and outgoing messages, let’s click on the Message Traffic report link to view it
Here we can view the chart for incoming messages with dates and volume
Click the Message Data report link
You can generate reports using date ranges by selecting a starting From and ending To date
Here we can view the chart for data sent with dates and volume
Click on the SMTP Out Usage report link
Here we can view the chart for incoming messages with dates and volume
Here we can view the chart for outbound bandwidth usage with dates and volume
Additional reports include those for Spam and Virus reporting
You now know how to view email reports in SmarterMail
How to setup content filtering in SmarterMail
How to setup content filtering in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
Click the down arrow button to scroll down in the left navigation toolbar if the Settings icon is not visible
Click on the + sign to open the Filtering options
Next select Content Filtering
Click the New button to create a new filter
Click the From specific addresses checkbox
Select the Next button
Enter email addresses that you wish to filter in the From specific addresses text area
Click the Next button
Enter a Name for this content filtering rule
Select an action or actions by checking the appropriate checkboxes
Now click the Save button to save and create this content filtering rule
You now know how to setup Content Filtering rules in SmarterMail
How to setup spam filtering in SmarterMail
How to setup Spam Filtering in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
Click the down arrow button to scroll down in the left navigation toolbar if the Settings icon is not visible
Click on the + sign to open the Filtering options
Select the Spam Filtering option
Select the Override spam settings for this account radio button
Next select the Actions tab
Select an Action for each probability level
Select the Current Weights tab to view the existing settings
Now click the Save button
You now know how to setup Spam Filtering in SmarterMail
How to setup trusted senders in SmarterMail
How to setup Trusted Senders in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
Click the down arrow button to scroll down in the left navigation toolbar if the Settings icon is not visible
Click on the Trusted Senders option under My Settings
Click the New button to create a new Trusted Sender
Enter the email addresses or domains you wish to designate as trusted senders and then click the Save button
You now know how to setup Trusted Senders in SmarterMail
How to login to SmarterMail
How to login to SmarterMail
To login to SmarterMail, you need to open a browser and go to the URL provided by your webmail administrator
First enter your Email Address
Next select the language you would like to use for this session in the dropdown selector
Now select the Password field and enter the password provided by your webmail administrator
Checkmark the Remember me checkbox if you want to login automatically the next time
Next click on the Login button
Once logged in, you can view your My Today Page which contains a summary of Calendar, Unread Messages, RSS Items and Disk Space Limits
Click the Logout button to exit the application
You now know how to login to SmarterMail
How to open email messages in SmarterMail
How to open email messages in SmarterMail
The My Today Page summary shows there are two unread messages designated in a number of areas
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
To view and open any emails, we will view our Inbox by clicking the Inbox link
Here we can see the emails currently in our Inbox
If we select an email from those listed with a single click it will change its status from unread to read and change it from bold (unread) to normal text (read)
The currently selected email can be read in the Message preview area as well as perform a number of actions upon it like Reply, Reply All, Forward and Delete
By double-clicking on an email item we can open it in a new window
After opening an individual email we can read and take action upon it with the menu bar at the top of the email
You can change the way your email is viewed by clicking the View dropdown option
We’ll change the message content back to HTML from Text
Click on the Logout button to end the current session
You now know how to open and review email in SmarterMail
How to create contacts in SmarterMail
How to create Contacts in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
To create a new Contact, select the icon for Contacts in the left navigation toolbar
Existing Contacts will be listed here.
We will create a new contact so click on the New button
Select and enter a Display Name
Next select the First Name field
Then enter this contact’s Last Name
Now enter the Email Address for this contact
Enter any other infomation you wish for this contact. We will enter a Home Page
Click on the Date Selector icon to choose a date for the Date of Birth
Click on the Contact Info tab to fill in information there
Click the Work Info tab
Click the Additional Info tab
Click the Categories tab
Now click the Save button to save this new contact
Here we can see the new contact listed
You now know how to create new Contacts in SmarterMail
How to create appointments in SmarterMail
How to create Appointments in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
To create a new Appointment, select the icon for Calendar in the left navigation toolbar
Let’s move the calendar ahead one day by clicking the forward arrow
Here we see the Daily appointments view. You can change the current view by selecting any of the other calendar view tabs
To create a new appointment for the current day select a time and click on it or click on the New button
Select a Subject and enter it here
Let’s select the Attendees for this appointment/meeting. Click on the Attendees link
Select the attendees by checkmarking each one and then clicking the OK button
Select a Start and End date and time using the date and time selectors
Enter the Location information for this appointment
We’ll select a time for our Reminder next
Checkmark Enable to be sent an Email Notification reminder
Click on the Recurrence Information tab to select a recurring appointment
To add descriptive information for this appointment, click on the Description tab
To select a category, click on the Categories tab
Now click on the Save button to save this appointment
Here we can see our new appointment listed
Click on the All Appointments tab
Select the Daily, Weekly or Monthly tab to view appointments in those formats
You now know how to create Appointments in SmarterMail
How to create tasks in SmarterMail
How to create Tasks in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
To create a new task, select the icon for Tasks in the left navigation toolbar
Let’s create a new task by clicking on the New button
Select the Subject field and enter it here
Next select a Start and Due date and time using the date and time selectors
Select a time to be reminded before the task Start time
Click and select the Priority dropdown
Select the Description tab and enter a description for this task
Now click the Save button to save the new task
The new task will be displayed in the list of tasks
You now know how to create new Tasks in SmarterMail
How to create RSS feeds in SmarterMail
How to create RSS Feeds in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
To create a new RSS Feed, select the icon for RSS Feeds in the left navigation toolbar
Click the New button to create a new RSS Feed
Select and enter a Name for this feed
Next enter the URL for the new RSS Feed
Now click on the Save button
Here we can see the feed that we just entered, and on the left, we can see the Name we gave this feed along with the number of items contained in it (in parentheses)
Click the feed name on the left to open the listing
Here we can view the 7 listings in this feed
Click on the Root Folder to take us back to the main RSS Feeds listing
You now know how to create a new RSS Feed in SmarterMail
How to read saved RSS feeds in SmarterMail
How to read saved RSS Feeds in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
To open a RSS Feed to read, select the icon for RSS Feeds in the left navigation toolbar
Click the name of the feed you wish to open and view
Click the Refresh button to refresh the current listing
Here you can view the contents of the feed item as well as select additional links
You now know how to read saved RSS Feeds in SmarterMail
How to create new folders in SmarterMail
How to create new folders in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
Select the Actions menu dropdown and then click on New Folder
Select and enter a Folder name
Click the Save button
Select and right-click the Building Project folder
Select New Folder
By default Building Project will be the selected Parent folder. Enter your new Folder name, this will be a sub-folder of the Building Project folder
Click on the Save button
Our Building Project folder now displays a + sign designating a sub-folder. Click the + sign to expand the view and display our sub-folder
You now know how to create new folders in SmarterMail
How to modify settings in SmarterMail
How to modify Settings in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
Click the down arrow button to scroll down in the left navigation toolbar if the Settings icon is not visible
From the User tab in Account Settings, you can edit the Display Name, Reply-To Email, Time Zone, and enter a Backup Email Address
Now click the Webmail tab
Here you can make changes like your Initial Page on Login, Display format, etc.
We will change the Delete Action dropdown to Move to Deleted Items Folder
Next click the Compose tab
Let’s change the default settings for new emails we will compose by changing the Compose Font to Arial
Now click on the Forwarding tab
Here we can have SmarterMail forward messages to another email address by entering an email address and optionally enabling deletion of messages after being forwarded
Click on the last tab, Plus Addressing
Next click the Save button to save all your changes
Plus Addressing allows you to filter emails without first having to create content filter rules as well as allowing you to use special email addresses if you do not want to give out your real email address
You now know how to modify settings in SmarterMail
How to create an autoresponder in SmarterMail
How to create an Auto-Responder in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
Click the down arrow button to scroll down in the left navigation toolbar if the Settings icon is not visible
Under My Settings click the Auto-Responder option
First enable your auto-responder by checking the Enable auto-responder checkbox
Now click on the Auto-Responder Message tab
Enter a Subject and Message content for your auto-responder email
Now click the Save button to save and enable our auto-responder
You now know how to create an Auto-Responder email in SmarterMail
How to import emails and contacts from another email service in SmarterMail
How to import emails and contacts from another email service in SmarterMail
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into your SmarterMail account
Click the down arrow button to scroll down in the left navigation toolbar if the Settings icon is not visible
Click on the + sign for Advanced Settings to make its options available
Next select Mailbox Migration
Select the Account Type to be imported from
After selecting an Account Type, click on the Next button
Next select the items to import by checking the appropriate checkboxes
Click the Next button
Enter the account credentials for the email service you will be importing data from
Next you can test the connection by clicking the Test Connection button
After a successful test click on the Next button to proceed with the import
Finally to begin the process click the Start button
The import will process and refresh this page every 5 seconds until completed. Click the Close button after completion
Our email now reflects the imported records as can be viewed by the email count indicators
We can open our Inbox to view our imported emails
You now know how to import emails and contacts from another email service account in SmarterMail