VNCmail App User Manual¶
Updated till 3.0 version
Getting started¶
Install the VNCmail app¶
Search for VNCmail: email communication in the Play Market or App Store and install the application.
After you have installed VNCmail, you can:
- Compose, send, and receive emails.
- Plan appointments and manage files.
- Organize your email by tagging, starring, and deleting.
- Auto-complete contact names as you type from your VNCcontacts+.
Log in to VNCmail app¶
Before logging in to the VNCmail app, ensure that you use the proper URL. For this, tap "Change server URL" on the login page, enter the appropriate URL, and tap "Change".
- On your phone, open the VNCmail app.
- Enter your credentials in the respective fields.
- Tap LOGIN.
Change the profile photo¶
The profile picture related to your email address can be changed from your account. Recipients who also have a VNCmail account and your company users can see your profile photo.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Tap the profile icon.
- On the Profile Information page, tap your profile picture.
- Tap UPLOAD and select a photo from your library or take a new photo with your camera.
- After uploading the picture, you can crop the picture, and change the position and size.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Review the profile information¶
To review your profile information:
Buttons (1) that launch some actions in a corresponding VNC product:
- Create a ticket
- Create a task
The profile section displays general information (2) about you:
- Profile. Profile data include your full name, birthdate, timezone, company, contact information, etc.
- HR data. HR data includes information like marital status, private email, engagement type, etc.
- Activity. This section displays chat and email activity.
- Account. Account data includes your profile name, security encryption type, projects, and more.
Access Help Center¶
- In the upper right corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
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Navigate to About and select one of the following options:
- Vesion&Changelog. The version number of VNCmail you're using.
- Help/Manual/FAQ. A comprehensive user guide providing step-by-step instructions on how to use VNCmail and answers to basic questions about VNCmail.
- VNC Service Desk. Adding a support request.
Access "Legal Notice"¶
- In the upper right corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
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Navigate to About > Legal Notice and select one of the following options:
- Terms of use. A "Terms of Service" agreement provides details about the relationship between VNC and users. It sets forth clauses that embody the rules, requirements, restrictions, and limitations that a user must agree to to use the VNClagoon products and apps.
- Data privacy policy. Data Privacy Policy provides details about what type of information is collected and tracked on the website, how the information may be used, and with whom the information may be shared.
- Imprint.
Go to other VNClagoon products¶
You can go to another VNClagoon product from VNCmail if you have a subscription to the product. It means that you do not need to open the product URL in a browser and enter your credentials to log in.
Log out¶
Main preferences¶
In the Main Preferences, you can control the time zone, language, theme, and more.
Change the time zone¶
You can change the time zone in VNCmail so that it matches your current location.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Main preferences.
- From the Time zone dropdown, select your time zone.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize the language¶
The Language option allows you to select the language that you want to use. It is possible to set up 2 languages: English and German.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Main preferences.
- From the Language dropdown, select the language you want to use.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Change the background theme¶
The Theme option allows you to select the background colors for your mailbox interface. VNCmail is the default.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Main preferences.
- From the Theme dropdown, select the theme you want to use.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Change the compose direction¶
The Compose direction option allows you to change the direction of your typing composition from right to left.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Main preferences.
- From the Compose Direction dropdown, select the compose direction you would like to view.
- Check the box next to Show direction buttons in compose toolbar if you want to display this feature in the toolbar to be able to customize.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize search settings¶
You can choose to automatically include the Spam, Trash, and Share folders in any search you perform. By default, these folders are not searched.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Main preferences.
- Under the Search section, select which folders you want to include in any search you perform.
- Check the box next to Show advanced search language in search toolbar to show search string details in the search field.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Account preferences¶
Account preferences allow you to update your account name, add a signature to your email, grant people (delegates) access to your account, and more.
Update your account name¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Account.
- Under the Primary account settings section, edit the name in the Account name field.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
You should see the notification stating that Preferences saved.
Change your default email account¶
You can change what appears in the “From” field of emails.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Account.
- Under the Settings for sent messages section, enter a name in the Name field and select the account you want to use as the default account from the Email dropdown menu.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
You should see the notification stating that Preferences saved.
Change your reply-to address¶
You can add a reply-to address. Replies to emails sent from this address will be delivered to the reply-to address instead.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Account.
- Check the box next to Set the "Reply-to" field of email messages to.
- Enter a username in the Name field and select a required email address from the Email dropdown menu.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
You should see the notification stating that Preferences saved.
Add a signature to your emails¶
To add a signature to your email, follow the instructions from the "Signatures" subsection.
Delegate access to your account¶
You can make someone your delegate and grant them additional permissions to read, create, or send emails in your mailbox.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Account.
- Tap Add Delegate.
- Type the account name of the person whom you want to designate as your delegate.
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Customize the permission settings:
- Messages sent with Send on Behalf permissions include both the delegate's and your names.
- When a message is sent with Send As permissions, only your name appears.
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Tap OK.
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You can also customize Delegate send settings by selecting a required option:
- Save a copy of sent messages to my Sent folder
- Save a copy of sent messages to delegate's Sent folder
- Save a copy of sent messages to delegate's Sent folder and my Sent folder
- Don't save a copy of sent messages
Add an external email address¶
You can add an external email address and send emails from this email address.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Account.
- Under the Accounts section, tap Add account.
- Under the External account settings section, add the email address and give it a name.
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Set the account to pull your mail server either by POP3 or IMAP and supply the username, password, server name, port, and encryption.
- Post Office Protocol (POP) is a simple protocol that only allows downloading messages from your Inbox to your local computer.
- Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is much more advanced and allows you to see all the folders on the mail server.
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(Optional) Set a custom "Reply-to" address and a customized signature as well.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
You should see the notification stating that Preferences saved.
Add a persona¶
The ** Add Persona** feature allows you to create a separate email identity to manage different types of emails. For instance, you can create a business persona for your business email and a personal persona for your personal email.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Account.
- Tap Add Persona.
- Give the persona a name
- In the From field, type the name and email address. The name and email address you type are shown in the From field of outgoing emails sent using this persona.
- (Optional) Check the box next to Reply-to and enter the name and email address. Replies sent to these emails are automatically directed to the Reply-to address.
- (Optional) Set a customized signature.
- Select when this persona should be used using the When replying or forwarding messages sen to checkboxes and input fields.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
You should see the notification stating that Preferences saved.
Mail preferences¶
The Mail Preferences page provides many ways to change and customize your VNCmail display.
Change the frequency of checking email¶
You can adjust how often VNCmail checks for new emails.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
- Under the Check new email section, select a preferred option.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
You should see the notification stating that Preferences saved.
Customize the default mail search¶
You can specify which messages are displayed when you open your mailbox.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
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Under the Default Mail Search section, enter the search keyword, followed by a: (colon) and folder, tag, or a saved search name. The following table lists some examples to enter in the text box:
- in:inbox (default)
- is:unread To display only unread messages.
- tag:
> To display email messages that are tagged with specific tags. - in:
To display messages that are sent to a specific folder via an email filter.
Change how email is displayed¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
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Under the Display email user names section, select how the email sender name will be displayed in your mailbox:
- First name
- First name, last name
- Email only
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Under the Message Preview section, check the box next to Display snippets of messages in E-Mail list to preview an email before you open it.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Turn on automatic forwarding¶
You can automatically forward or redirect your email.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
- Under the Forward a copy to section, specify an address to forward your email to.
- If you don't want a copy of the original message to remain in your mailbox, check the box next to Remove a local copy of message.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Add alternate email address for notifications¶
You can customize settings to get a notification message on your additional email address.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
- Under the Send a notification message to section, specify an address to get a notification message.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize arrival notifications¶
When receiving a message you can set how you want to be notified.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
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Under the Arrival notifications section, set how you want to be notified:
- Show a popup notification. When a new email arrives, a message pops up.
- Flash the browser title. When a new email arrives in the Inbox, the browser flashes until you open the Mail folder.
- Play a sound. You are notified by a beep when a new email arrives in the Inbox.
Set read receipt preferences¶
You can set your preferences for messages that are flagged with a return receipt request.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
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Under the Read Receipt section, set your preferences:
- Never send a read receipt. This is the default. When a message is received with a return read receipt request, the request is ignored. The recipient is not aware of the request.
- Always send a read receipt message. A return read receipt message is automatically sent when the message flagged for return read receipt is opened.
- Ask me. Recipients are asked if they want to send the return receipt.
Configure the "Message from me" section¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
- Under the Messages from me section, select where to place messages sent by you.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Automatically delete duplicate emails¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
- Under the Duplicate Messages section, check the box next to Automatically delete duplicate copies of the same message when received.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize swipe actions¶
In the VNCmail app, the default swipe actions are "Move to" and "Delete", these can be changed to other favorite actions.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
- Tap SWIPE ACTIONS.
- Under the Right swipe/ Left swipe section, tap CHANGE.
- Select a preferred option.
Customize options for composing messages¶
Use Composing messages settings to change options for messages that you create.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
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Under the Composing messages section, select the options for how you want to manage composing messages:
- Automatically save drafts of messages while you are composing. While you compose your message, a copy will be saved in your Draft folder.
- Mandatory spellcheck before sending a message. Check the box to enable mandatory spellcheck of your emails before they are sent.
- Save a copy to Sent folder. This is enabled by default. You can deselect this option.
- Use keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+Enter" to send message. You can select to use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Enter to send a message. If you enable this option, be aware when using this keyboard shortcut to complete your message before using it.
- Use quick reply.
- Always show quoted text. Select whether to show the quoted text in the body of your reply.
Change how the original message appears in replies and forwards¶
When you reply to or forward an email message, the original message is included above the new message.
You have the option to exclude the original message, including the original message as an attachment, or change the appearance of the original message by using indention or indention prefixed with a vertical line.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
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Under the Email Reply section, select whether to include the original text in the body of your reply message:
- Include last message only. (default)
- Include original message as an attachment.
- Include original message.
- Don't include original message.
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Under the Email Forwarding section, select how to include the original text of a message when you forward a message:
- Include last message only. (default)
- Include original message as an attachment.
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Under the Prefix section, select the prefix to use for reply messages and forwarded messages.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize the spam settings¶
You can identify email addresses that you always want to block messages from being added to your Inbox and email addresses you want to make sure are always added to your Inbox and not sent to Spam.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
- Under the Block messages from section, enter the email address in the field and tap the plus icon.
- If you blocked someone by mistake, you can unblock them by tapping their email address in the blocked email address list and then the Remove button.
- Under the Allow messages from section, you can identify email addresses you want to make sure are always added to your Inbox and not sent to Spam.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Configure the POP access behavior¶
If you are set up to use a POP client, you can configure the POP access behavior when messages are downloaded.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Mail preferences.
- Under the Message downloads section, select whether to download all mail or only new mail.
- If you want to include the emails that are in the Junk folder, check the box next to Include Junk folder messages.
- Under the Incoming Deleted Messages section, select whether to remove all incoming deleted messages or leave them.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Filters¶
You can manage your incoming and outgoing mail using filters to move an email to a specific folder, delete, mark, or automatically redirect to another address.
Create a filter¶
Filtering allows you to define rules for managing your incoming and outgoing emails.
You can filter your incoming and outgoing emails to sort them into folders, automatically tag them, forward them, or discard them. For example, you can create a rule as follows:
- All emails from your project manager goes into the "Management" folder.
- All emails from the "corporate-events" mailing list are tagged with the "Events" tag.
To create a filter, do the following:
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Filters.
- Tap Add filter.
- Give the filter a name.
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Tap the any dropdown and select a grouping preference:
- Any means that if any of the conditions in the filter are met, apply the action.
- All means that all of the conditions in the filter must be met to apply the filter action.
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Tap the subject dropdown and select the field to use in the condition.
- Tap the contains dropdown and select the “operator” to use in the condition.
- In the blank box, enter the text or number to be used to compare with that of incoming messages.
- If you need to create additional conditions, tap Add Condition and repeat steps 4 through 8.
- Tap the Keep In Inbox dropdown and select the actions you want to set for your filter.
- If you need to create additional actions, tap Add Action and repeat step 10.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Edit a filter¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Filters.
- Tap the pencil icon
next to the filter you want to edit.
- Edit the filter.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Delete a filter¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Filters.
- Check the box next to the filter you want to remove.
- Tap Remove Filter.
Run a filter¶
Once a filter is created, the emails undergo filter processing and are classified accordingly. However, the email messages received before the filter was created will not be processed. To process the previously received email messages in a particular folder, using a newly created filter, you can use the Run Filter option.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Filters.
- Check the box next to the required filter.
- Tap Run Filter.
- Select the folder whose emails you want to classify with this filter.
- Tap OK.
The email messages in the selected folder will be processed according to the filter parameters and classified.
Make a filter inactive¶
You can turn a filter off. If a filter is inactive, it is ignored. Making a filter inactive allows you to keep it for later use rather than deleting it.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Filters.
- Switch off the toggle next to the filter you want to make inactive.
Signatures¶
An email signature is a text that is automatically inserted at the end of an email message you send. An email signature can contain images, links to the social media pages of your organization, and clickable call-to-action. You can even add your corporate logo as an image in your Signature. You can also provide your recipients with your job title, organization details, and contact details.
Add a signature¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Signatures.
- Tap Add Signature.
- Give the signature a name.
- (Optional) If you want to format the signature text in plain text, check the box next to Format As Plain Text.
- Enter the details of the signature in the text box. If you uncheck the box next to Format As Plain Text, you can add an image, change the text style, or create links to your signature text.
- (Optional) If you want to attach a contact as vCard to your signature, type the account name in the field.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize a signature¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Signatures.
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Under the Using Signatures on Primary Account select:
- which signature you want to apply for new emails from the New Messages dropdown menu
- which signature you want to apply for replies and forwards from the Replies & Forwards dropdown menu
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If you want to use a signature on the persona, repeat step 3 under the Using signatures on persona.
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Under the Signature Placement section, select the place of the signature in emails.
- Above included messages if you want to add your signature at the end of your reply and before the included messages.
- Below included messages if you want to add your signature at the end of the message.
Edit a signature¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Signatures.
- Tap the pencil icon
next to the signature you want to edit.
- Edit the signature.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Delete a signature¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Signatures.
- Check the box next to the filter you want to remove.
- Tap Remove Signature.
Out of office¶
The "Out of office" option allows composing an auto-reply message for received emails if you are out of the office. When people send you an email message, they'll receive an email response containing what you have written in your "Out of Office" message.
Enable an "Out of Office" reply¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Out of office.
- Toggle on Send auto-reply message.
- Enter an auto-reply message in the text box below.
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Under the External senders section, select one of the following options:
- Send standard auto-reply message if you want to send the "Out of Office" message to all the senders.
- Send custom message to those not in my organization if you want to compose an individual message to the senders who are not in your organization.
- Send custom message to those not in my organization and address book if you want to compose an individual message to the senders who are not in your organization and contact list.
- Don't send an auto-reply message to an external sender if you don't want to send the "Out of Office" message to senders who are not in your organization and contact list.
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Toggle on Auto-reply custom period and select the start and end date. When the end date has passed no reply will be sent anymore.
- (Optional) If you want to block your Calendar during your "Out of Office" period, toggle on Show free/ busy as and then select to show yourself in the Calender either as Out of Office or Busy.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
By default, all your "Out of Office" messages will be saved in your Sent folder.
Edit an "Out of Office" reply¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Out of office.
- Edit the "Out of Office" reply's details.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Disable an "Out of Office" reply¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Out of office.
- Toggle off Send auto-reply message.
Appointment notifications¶
In VNCcalendar, all notifications for appointments are sent to the email address configured for email notification. By default, your primary email address is set as the email notification address. You can also change the email address if required.
Enable email reminder¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Appointment Notifications.
- Under the Notify section, enter an email address to which you want to receive the appointment notifications.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Keep in mind that you need to check the box next to Email under the "Remind" section when creating a new appointment.
Import/Export¶
The Import/ Export feature allows you to export all your account data, briefcase folders, calendars, and contacts to your computer as a backup. In addition, you can use the Advanced settings option to export specific account data.
- The account data is saved as a tar-gzipped (tgz) file so that it can be imported to another account on the desktop.
- When you export individual contact folders, they are saved as .csv files; individual calendar folders are saved as .ics files.
Import your account data¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Import/Export.
- Under the File section, tap Browse and select the required file to upload.
- Under the Destination section, tap All folders to select a folder where you want to import the file.
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Under the Resolve duplicates section, select how you want to deal with emails and contacts:
- Ignore. Duplicate files are not resolved. All files are added back and the existing version of an item is kept.
- Modify. Existing contacts and calendar data are updated, not replaced.
- Replace. Items that have changed since the account data was exported are reverted to the version in the exported file. Old items are added back. New items that have been added to your account since the exported file was created are retained.
- Reset. When this is selected, all items of the selected type under the selected folder are removed before importing new items.
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(Optional) Check the box next to Advanced Settings, if you want to import specific types of data from the tgz file. Select specific types of items from the saved tgz file to import under the Data Types section. When you tap Import only those item types are imported.
- Tap Import.
Export your account data¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Import/Export.
- Under the Type section, select Account.
- Under the Source section, make sure that All folders is displayed.
- Tap Export.
The account data is saved as a tgz file.
Export specific data¶
To export specific data, you can use the Advanced Settings option.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Import/Export.
- Under the Type section, select Account.
- Under the Source sextion, tap All folders and select the folder to export. All data under that folder is exported.
- (Optional) Check the box next to Advanced settings.
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Under the Data type section, select a required application.
- If the Source is All folders, the data types field can be used to filter data by folder type. If the source is a specific folder, the data type does not matter.
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Under the Date section, select the start and end date. Only data between these dates are exported.
- To search for specific information, use the Search filter field. Only data that matches that query is exported.
- Under the Other section, check the box next to Only export content files, exclude metadata if you want that the data being exported will be imported into a non-VNCmail account.
- Tap Export.
Export a calendar¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Import/Export.
- Under the Type section, select Calendar.
- Under the Source section, tap Calendar and select the calendar that you want to export.
- Tap Export.
The calendar is saved as a .ics file.
Export contacts¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Import/Export.
- Under the Type section, select Contacts.
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Select the contact format to export the contact file:
- Outlook 2003 contacts
- Outlook contacts
- Thunderbird
- Account contacts (this keeps the contact information in the same format it is in)
- Windows Live Contacts
- Yahoo contacts
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Under the Source section, tap Contacts and select the contact list to export.
- Tap Export.
The contacts file is saved as a .csv file.
Trusted Addresses¶
The "Trusted Addresses" option allows you to:
- Create the list with trusted email addresses (it means that the emails from addresses added to the trusted list are sent to the inbox without any spam checks)
- Delete trusted email addresses from the list.
Add email to "Trusted Addresses" list¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Trusted Addresses.
- Enter an email address in the field.
- Tap the plus icon next to the email address.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
The given email address will be added to the "Trusted Addresses" list.
Delete email from "Trusted Addresses" list¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Trusted Addresses.
- Select the required email address from the list.
- Tap Remove at the bottom.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Sharing¶
The Sharing option allows you to give specific internal and external users access to folders in your account. You specify which items to share and the level of access.
Share a folder¶
You can share your mail folders, address books, calendars, and task list folders. You invite a user to share, and the user can accept or decline the invitation.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Sharing.
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Under the Folder type section, tap the Mail Folder dropdown menu and select the type of the folder:
- Mail Folder
- Calendar
- Contacts Folder
- Task Folder
- Briefcase
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Tap Share.
- Select the folder that you want to share.
- Under the Share with section, select whether you want to share with external guests or other users of VNCmail.
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Depending on with whom you share, do the following:
- For Internal users, enter the user’s email addresses. Under the Role section, select the access privileges.
- For External guests, enter the user’s email addresses. External guests are sent an email message with a link to the shared item. They create a display name and password the first time they go to view the shared item.
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Set the sending parameters:
- Do not send mail about this share. If you do not want the users to get the notification message when you share a folder with them.
- Send standard message. If you want the users to get the notification message when you share a folder with them
- Add note to standard message. If you want to add a note to the notification message. If you select this option, you should fill in the appeared Message field
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Tap Share.
Change permissions to a shared folder¶
You can change the share permissions that you have assigned to a user.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Sharing.
- Under the Folders shared by me section, tap the pencil icon
next to the required folder.
- Change the privileges. You can temporarily disable access to a shared folder without revoking the share privileges by selecting None.
- Choose whether you want to inform the user via email.
- Tap Share.
Revoke the access to a shared folder¶
You can remove user access to a shared folder.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Sharing.
- Under the Folders shared by me section, tap the cross icon
next to the required folder.
- Tap Revoke to confirm.
Accept an invitation to a shared folder¶
There are 2 ways to accept a shared folder.
Way 1. Using the "Accept" button in an email.
- Open a notification email.
- Tap Accept.
- (Optional) Change the folder name and select a color to highlight the folder.
- Choose whether to send a confirmation to the person who sent the invitation.
- Tap Yes.
Way 2. Navigating to "Preferences > Sharing".
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Sharing.
- Select Show folders shared with me by the following user.
- Enter the name of the user, whose shared folder you want to accept.
- Tap Find Shares.
- Tap Accept in the Action column next to the required folder.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of accepting an invitation to a shared folder.
Calendar prefeneces¶
The Calendar option allows you to choose which day of the week Calendar starts with, customize the work week and hours, change appointment settings, and more.
Change calendar view¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
-
From the Default View dropdown menu, select a preferred option:
- Day View - if you want a calendar to display a present day;
- Work Week View - if you want a calendar to display 5 days of the week;
- Three Day View - if you want a calendar to display 3 days of the week;
- Month View - if you want a calendar to display a current month;
- List View - if you want a calendar to display the appointments list.
Change view settings¶
You can choose which day your calendar week starts.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
- From the Start week on dropdown menu, select a preferred option.
Change appointment visibility¶
You can change appointment visibility on the Calendar.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
- From the Default appointment visibility dropdown menu, select Public or Private.
- Specify whether the mini-calendar is displayed at the bottom of the Overview pane by checking/ unchecking the box next to Always show the mini-calendar.
- Specify whether the week numbers are displayed on the mini-calendar by checking/ unchecking the box next to Show Calendars with week number
- When the Automatically add received appointments to calendar box is checked, email invitations sent to your Inbox are automatically added to your calendar. You can accept or decline the invite from either the Inbox or Calendar. When this is not checked, the appointment is added to your calendar when you click Accept or Tentative.
- Specify whether a previously declined meeting is saved to your calendar by checking/ unchecking the box next to Show declined meetings.
- Under the Invitation Response section, specify whether meeting invites messages in your Inbox are moved to the Trash folder when you reply to the invite by checking/ unchecking the box next to Delete invite on reply.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Forward invites to an appointment¶
You can forward invite emails you receive to one or more users that you have shared your calendar with.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
- Under the Forward Invites section, enter the email address you want to forward the appointment invite.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize reminders for appointments¶
You can change the default reminder time (the default is 5 minutes) and set the type of notification to receive.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
- Under the Show reminders section, tap the 5 minutes before dropdown and select the time before which you want to receive the reminders.
-
Select how you want to be notified:
- Show reminders for past-due meetings.
- Play a sound. If enabled, you will be notified by a beep.
- Flash the browser title. If enabled, browser will flash until you open the Mail tab.
- Show a popup notification. If enabled, information about the appointment will display.
Change default appointment duration¶
By default, when you create a new appointment, the appointment duration is 60 minutes. However, you can increase or decrease the default appointment duration.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
- Under the Default Appointment Duration section, click the 60 minutes dropdown and select the preferred option.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize the work week and hours¶
You can select the days and times of the week you work. You can also customize work hours by day. This information displays in your free/busy view.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
- Under the Work week section, check the box next to the days of the week you work.
- Under the Work hours section, select the times you work.
- (Optional) If you need to customize working hours for each working day, select Custom and then click CUSTOMIZE.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize the options for appointments creation¶
You can specify whether to create new appointments using the Quick Add Apponitement dialog box.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
- Under the Creating Appointments section, check the box next to Use the Quick Add dialog when creating new appointments if you want to have the possibility to create a new appointment by clicking the required date. It means that if you open a calendar and click any date, you should see the Quick Add Dialog.
- Check the box next to Show time zone for the start and end time when creating an appointment if you want the time zone to be displayed while creating an appointment.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Customize appointment permissions¶
Users, for whom you want to customize appointments permissions, should be present in this mail system. You can use a full email address or just a username.
The free/ busy feature allows others to see appointment times scheduled on your calendar. The free/busy feature is on by default, but you can limit who can see the information.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
-
Under the Permissions section, select the Free/ Busy option that you want to set for this calendar:
- Allow both internal and external users to see my free/busy information. This is the default. Anyone can see your free/ busy times.
- Allow only users of internal domains to see my free/busy information. Only internal users can see your free/busy time on your calendars.
- Allow only users of my domain to see my free/busy information. Only internal users of your domain can see your free/busy time on your calendars.
- Don't let anyone see my free/busy time. Your free/busy time cannot be seen.
- Allow only the following internal users to see my free/busy information. Only internal user addresses you list on this page can see your free/busy times.
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(Optional) If you select the Allow only the following internal user to see my free/busy information option, you should enter a user's email address in the field below. If you want to add several email addresses, start typing a user's email address/ username and tap them.
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Under the Invites section, specify who can invite you to meetings.
- Allow both internal and external users to invite me to meetings. This is the default. Anyone can invite you to meetings.
- Allow only internal users to invite me to meetings. Only internal users can invite you to meetings.
- Don’t let anyone invite me to meetings. Nobody can invite you to meetings.
- Allow only the following internal user to invite me to meetings. Only internal user addresses you list on this page can invite you to meetings.
-
(Optional) If you select Allow only the following internal user to invite me to meetings, you should enter a user's email address in the field below. If you want to add several email addresses, start typing a user's email address/ username and tap them.
- If you limit who can invite you to appointments, you can check the box next to Send auto-reply to users who are denied from inviting me.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Enable Apple iCal¶
Apple iCal can be configured to access your calendars using the CalDAV protocol. When this is enabled, shared calendars are displayed in the iCal Accounts Delegation tab on an Apple Mac computer. When this is disabled, all shared calendars display in the Calendars list.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Preferences > Calendar.
- Under the Apple iCal section, check the box next to Enable delegation for Apple iCal CalDAV client.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Managing emails¶
Each email, in message or conversation view, has an individual line that displays the following columns of information:
- Conversation indicator. Conversations that include multiple messages are marked in the message list by a triangle expand/ collapse icon
.
- Status. Bold text indicates that a message has not been read.
- From. Email sender name.
- Attachment indicator. A paper clip
means that a message has an attachment.
- Subject. Brief description of the email message.
- Snippets. The email's first words as a preview.
- Count. Number of messages in the conversation.
- Received. Date or time the message was received.
- Marked. A star
means that a message is marked as important.
Change email message view¶
You can see your email messages as individual messages or as conversations.
- Open the VNCmail app.
- In the upper right corner of the message list, tap the down arrow
.
-
Select one of the following options:
- View by conversation. Conversation view displays all messages in the same thread with the same subject line. The count of messages within the Conversation appears next to the subject. Each conversation consists of the original message and all replies. Conversations containing unread messages have a bold subject.
- View by message. The traditional view displays a list of messages with the most recent message displayed first. Unread messages have a bold subject. The information displayed on one line includes the sender, attachment presence, subject line, and the time the message was received.
Sort messages in the message list¶
You can sort your messages by From, Subject, Size, Date, Attachment, Star, Priority, or Status.
- Open the VNCmail app.
- In the upper right corner of the message list, tap the down arrow
.
- Select Sort by and then a preferred option.
Group messages in the message list¶
You can group emails by Date, From, Size, Ascending, and Descending.
- Open the VNCmail app.
- In the upper right corner of the message list, tap the down arrow
.
- Select Group by and then a preferred option.
Preview an attachment¶
File preview allows you to view attachments in VNCmail without downloading them to your computer.
- Open an email.
- To quickly preview a file, tap it. A preview window will open.
Composing emails¶
Compose an email¶
You can compose and send your email as soon as you write it, or you can compose a draft and return to it later to finish and send.
- Tap the plus icon
at the bottom.
- Enter the email address in the To field.
- Enter the title of the email in the Subject field.
- Enter your message.
- When you are finished, tap checkmark
at the bottom.
Mark the priority level of an email¶
You can indicate a message’s level of importance. For example, when you want people to know your message needs urgent attention, set the message as high importance.
- Tap the plus icon
at the bottom.
- Compose your email as you normally would.
- In the upper right corner of the compose toolbar, tap the kebab menu icon
.
-
Select Priority from the dropdown menu and then one of the following options:
- High priority
- Normal priority
- Low priority
The recipient sees the message priority flag in their mailbox and the message.
Add CC and BCC addresses¶
The abbreviations CC: and BCC: stand for carbon copy and blind carbon copy, respectively.
- CC: allows you to send a copy of a message to someone interested but is not the primary recipient. All CC'ed recipients see the entire mailing list when they read the message.
- BCC: allows you to send a copy of a mail message to someone without specifying their address in the copies of the message sent to other recipients.
To add CC or BCC* addresses, do the following:
- Tap the plus icon
at the bottom.
- In the To address box, type your primary recipient’s email address. You can separate multiple addresses by pressing the Enter key.
- Tap the down arrow and enter the email address of recipients who’ll receive a copy of the email in the CC field.
-
Enter the recipient you’d like hidden in the BCC address field.
- The main recipient of your email can’t see who else has been added. However, each BCC recipient will know that they’ve been BCC’ed to this email.
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Compose your email as you normally would.
Spell check an email message¶
You can check the spelling of the email message before you send it out.
- Tap the plus icon
at the bottom.
- Compose your email as you normally would.
- In the upper right corner of the compose toolbar, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Spell Check from the dropdown menu.
- Words that are not spelled correctly or are unknown will be highlighted.
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Tap a highlighted word and do one of the following:
- Choose one of the suggested corrections.
- Tap Ignore to ignore suggestions.
- Tap Add to add the word to your spell-check dictionary.
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To accept your changes and close the spell checker, tap Resume editing.
Add attachments to an email¶
When you compose an email message, you can attach files from your computer, email, and contacts in your address books.
- Tap the plus icon
at the bottom.
- Compose your email as you normally would.
- In the upper right corner of the compose toolbar, tap the paperclip icon and select a file from your device.
- Tap checkmark
at the bottom.
The file names will be displayed in the header. To remove an attachment, tap the cross icon next to the attachment before you send the email message.
Save an email as a draft¶
You can save your message as a draft to be completed and sent at a later time. Draft messages are saved in your Draft folder until you send them or delete them from the folder.
- Tap the plus icon
at the bottom.
- Compose your email as you normally would.
- In the upper right corner of the compose toolbar, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Save Draft from the dropdown menu.
The draft message is saved to the Drafts folder.
Organizing emails¶
Move an email to a folder¶
There are 2 ways to move an email to a folder.
Way 1. Using the folder icon.
- Tap and hold an email you want to move to another folder.
- At the top tap the folder icon
.
- Select the folder from the list or use the search field.
- You can also create a new folder by tapping + New folder. Give the folder name and pick a color to sort your folders in an organized manner. There is also a way to add a custom color by tapping an additional menu icon
next to the swatches palette.
- Tap Move.
Way 2. Using the kebab menu icon.
- Open the email you want to move to another folder.
- In the upper right corner of the reading pane, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Move to folder from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of moving an email to a folder.
Mark an email as read/ unread¶
If you want to remember to read an email message later, you can mark it as unread. You can also mark email messages as read without opening them.
There are 2 ways to mark an email as read/ unread.
Way 1. Using the envelope icon.
Way 2. Using the kebab menu icon.
- Open the email you want to move to mark as read/ unread.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Mark as read/unread from the dropdown menu.
Mark an email as favorite¶
You can mark emails as favorites to make them easy to find. Favorite emails save in the Starred folder.
When you mark an item as a favorite, it appears as a favorite in your account only. It doesn't appear as a favorite for anyone else.
There are 3 ways to mark an email as a favorite.
Way 1. Using the star icon.
- On the far right of a conversation/ email entry, tap the star icon
and it will turn yellow, confirming that you've marked the email as a favorite.
- To unmark an email as a favorite, tap the star icon again.
Way 2. Using the kebab menu icon.
- Tap and hold an email you want to mark as a favorite.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Add star from the dropdown menu.
- To unmark an email as a favorite, click the kebab menu icon again and select Remove star from the dropdown menu.
Way 3. From the Reading Pane.
- Open the email you want to mark as a favorite.
- In the upper right corner of the reading pane, tap the star icon
and it will turn yellow, confirming that you've marked the email as a favorite.
- You can also tap the kebab menu icon
in the upper right corner of the reading pane and then select Add star from the dropdown menu.
- To unmark an email as a favorite, click the star icon again.
Mark an email as spam¶
Emails, marked as spam, are stored in the Spam folder.
There are 2 ways to mark an email as spam.
Way 1. Using the kebab menu icon.
- Tap and hold an email you want to mark as spam.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Mark as spam from the dropdown menu.
Way 2. From the Reading Pane.
- Open the email you want to mark as spam.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Mark as spam from the dropdown menu.
Delete an email¶
When you delete an email message, it stays in the Trash folder for 30 days. After that time, it is impossible to recover this message.
There are 2 ways to move an email.
Way 1. Using the trash bin icon.
Way 2. From the Reading Pane.
- Open the email you want to delete.
- At the top, tap the trash bin icon
.
- You can also tap the kebab menu icon
in the upper right corner of the reading pane.
- Select Trash from the dropdown menu.
Delete an email permanently¶
If you don't want an email message to stay in your trash, you can delete it permanently. When you empty the Trash folder, you can't recover them.
Way 1. Using the trash bin icon.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Emails > Trash.
- Tap and hold the email you want to delete permanently.
- At the top, tap the trash bin icon
.
- Confirm that you want to delete the email permanently, tap DELETE in the modal window.
Way 2. Using the "Empty Trash Now" option.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Emails > Trash.
- Tap Empty trash now to delete all emails in the Trash folder.
- Confirm that you want to delete the emails permanently, tap EMPTY in the modal window.
Perform bulk actions on emails¶
Bulk actions allow you to complete certain operations on multiple emails at the same time.
- Tap and hold any email.
- Select other emails.
- At the top, select the action you want to perform. Some of these actions include Delete Email, Mark As Spam, Move to folder, Mark as read/ unread, Add star, Remove star, Add tag, Remove all tags and much more.
Replying to and forwarding emails¶
Reply to an email¶
There are 2 ways to reply to an email.
Way 1. Using the "Reply" and "Reply All" options.
- Open the email you want to reply to.
-
At the bottom of your reading pane, select one of the following options:
-
Enter the email content.
- Tap checkmark
at the bottom.
The Answer email option allows you to send the new message to the original sender. Attachments are not included.
The Answer all participants option allows you to send the new message to the original sender and all other recipients on the To and CC lines. Attachments are not included.
Way 2. Using the arrow and kebab menu icons.
- Open the email you want to reply to.
- To reply to only the email sender, tap the arrow icon
in the upper right corner of your Reading Pane.
- To reply to all the participants, tap the kebab menu icon
in the upper right corner of your Reading Pane and then select Reply All.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of replying to an email.
Forward an email¶
To send the message to someone, not on the To or CC lines, select Forward.
There are 2 ways to forward an emails.
Way 1. Using "Forward" option.
- Open the email you want to forward to someone.
- At the bottom of your reading pane, tap Forward.
- Tap To, Cc, or BCC to add a recipient, and then type the recipient’s name or email address in the box.
- Check the subject of the email message. The subject line for a Forward is automatically set to show “Fwd:” in front of the original message subject. You can change this by simply typing in the subject box or you can leave it as is.
- Enter some notes in the field.
- Tap checkmark
at the bottom.
Way 2. Using the kebab menu icon.
- Open the email you want to forward to someone.
- In the upper right corner of your reading pane, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Forward from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of forwarding an email.
The Forward option allows you to choose new recipients. Any attachments included in the original message are automatically included when you forward a message.
Redirect an email¶
Any received email messages can be redirected to another email address. Messages that are redirected will appear to come from the original sender. When the recipient replies to a message that has been redirected, the reply will be sent to the original sender.
- Open the email you want to redirect.
- In the upper right corner of your reading pane, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Redirect from the dropdown menu.
- Enter a required email address in the field.
- Tap OK.
Print an email¶
You can print individual email messages or all messages inside a conversation.
- Open the email you want to print.
- In the upper right corner of your reading pane, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Print from the dropdown menu.
- A preview of your email message will open in a new window.
- Choose the printer options you want.
- Tap Print.
Folders¶
Create a folder¶
Folders provide a way to organize email messages.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Folders.
- Tap the plus icon
at the bottom.
- Type a name for the folder.
- Choose the desired color from the palette.
- Tap CREATE.
Rename a folder¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Folders.
- Tap and hold the folder you want to rename.
- Select Rename Folder from the dropdown menu.
- Change the name.
- Tap RENAME.
From here, you can also change the color of a folder.
Delete a folder¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Folders.
- Tap and hold the folder you want to delete.
- Select Delete Folder from the dropdown menu.
- Confirm that you want to delete the folder, tap DELETE in the modal window.
Empty a folder¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Folders.
- Tap and hold the folder you want to empty.
- Select Empty Folder from the dropdown menu.
- Confirm that you want to empty the folder, tap OK in the modal window.
Move a folder to another folder¶
VNCmail organizes folders in chronological order (from oldest to newest), except for the Inbox, Drafts, Sent Items, and Deleted Items folders, which appear first. VNCmail allows you to nest folders inside other folders so that you can group similar folders.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Folders.
- Tap and hold the folder you want to move.
- Select Move Folder from the dropdown menu.
- Select the destination folder.
- You can also create a new folder by tapping + New folder. Give the folder name and pick a color to sort your folders in an organized manner.
- Tap Move.
Share a folder¶
Folder sharing allows you to share an entire folder of email messages with your organization members and external users. You can also specify the level of sharing you want to grant to shared folders. For instance, you can give a user read-only permissions and other users edit permissions.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Folders.
- Tap and hold the folder you want to share.
- Select Share Folder from the dropdown menu.
- Under the Share with section, select whether you want to share with external guests or other users of VNCmail.
-
Depending on with whom you share, do the following:
- For Internal users, enter the user’s email addresses. Under the Role section, select the access privileges.
- For External guests, enter the user’s email addresses. External guests are sent an email message with a link to the shared item. They create a display name and password the first time they go to view the shared item.
-
Set the sending parameters:
- Do not send mail about this share. If you do not want the users to get the notification message when you share a folder with them.
- Send standard message. If you want the users to get the notification message when you share a folder with them
- Add note to standard message. If you want to add a note to the notification message. If you select this option, you should fill in the appeared Message field
-
Tap Share.
Change access to a shared folder¶
You can change the share privileges that you have assigned to a user.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Folders.
- Tap and hold the folder you want to change access to.
- Select Edit Properties from the dropdown menu.
- Under the Sharing for this folder section, you see the names that share the folder. Tap the kebab menu icon
next to the name to change.
- Select Edit to change the privileges. You can temporarily disable access to a shared folder without revoking the share privileges by selecting None.
- Choose whether you want to inform the user via email and tap Share.
- Tap Save.
Remove access to a shared folder¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Folders.
- Tap and hold the folder you want to remove access to.
- Select Edit Properties from the dropdown menu.
- Under the Sharing for this folder section, you see the names that share the folder. Tap the kebab menu icon
next to the name to change.
- Select Revoke.
- Select whether to send a standard message or to add a note to your message and then tap Revoke.
- Tap Save.
Create a subfolder¶
To help keep your emails organized, you can create subfolders.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Folders.
- Tap and hold the folder where you want to create a subfolder.
- Select New Folder from the dropdown menu.
- Type a name for the folder.
- Choose the desired color from the palette.
- Tap CREATE.
Tags¶
Tags have the same purpose as folders but provide additional flexibility. One email can have multiple tags. In addition, different emails in different folders can also be grouped using a common tag. Using tags effectively helps you avoid unnecessary clutter in the inbox.
You can create any tag and apply it to emails, documents, and calendars.
Create a tag¶
You can create as many tags as you want, assign them colors, and then apply them to anything in VNCmail — emails, documents, and calendar events.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Tags.
- Tap the plus icon
at the bottom.
- Type a tag name in the Tag Name field.
- Select a desired color for it.
- Tap CREATE.
Edit a tag¶
You can rename or change the color of a tag you created.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Tap Tags.
- Tap and hold the tag you want to edit.
- Select Edit Tag from the dropdown menu.
- Make your changes.
- Tap SAVE.
Apply a tag¶
Any number of tags can be applied to a single message.
There are 2 ways to add a tag to an email.
Way 1. Using the "Add tag" option.
- Tap and hold the email to which you want to apply a tag.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Add tag from the dropdown menu.
-
Select one of the following options:
- Tap the Add new tags tab if you want to create a new tag. Type the name of the tag and assign a color associated with it.
- Tap the Select from existing tags tab if you want to quickly add tags for the email from the current list.
Tags will appear under the Tags section in the left pane. Select a tag to filter your inbox to only display emails that have that tag.
Way 2. From the Reading Pane.
- Open the email to which you want to apply a tag.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Tags from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of applying a tag.
Tag multiple emails at once¶
- Tap and hold the emails to which you want to apply a tag to. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the messages/ conversations list view.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Add tags from the dropdown menu.
- Follow steps 4 through 5 from the "Apply a tag" subsection.
Search for emails with a specific tag¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Tags.
- Tap a required tap.
- All messages with the selected tag are displayed in the Content pane.
Remove a tag from an email¶
There are 2 ways to remove a tag from an email.
Way 1. Using the "Remove all tags" option.
- Tap and hold the email where you want to delete a tag. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the messages/ conversation list view.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Remove all tags from the dropdown menu.
Way 2. From the Reading Pane.
- Open the email where you want to delete a tag.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Tags from the dropdown menu.
- Click the cross icon next to the tag you want to remove from an email.
- Tap checkmark
at the bottom.
Delete a tag¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Tags.
- Tap and hold the tag you want to delete.
- Tap Delete Tag.
- Confirm that you want to delete the tag, and tap YES in the modal window.
Calendar¶
The VNCmail calendar allows you to manage your events and schedules. You can share calendars, create different personal calendars, and use the QuickAdd dialog to organize your work while collaborating with your colleagues.
Create a calendar¶
In addition to the default VNC mail calendar, you can create other calendars to keep track of the different types of functions. For example, you can create a separate calendar for your personal appointments.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Calendars from the dropdown menu.
- Tap the kebab menu icon again and then select New Calendar from the dropdown menu.
- Type a name for the calendar.
- Choose the desired color from the palette.
- Check the box next to Exclude this calendar when reporting free/busy/times if you do not want the calendar activities to be viewed by others.
- Tap CREATE.
You can check the created calendar in the "Calendars" list.
Change the calendar time period¶
There are 2 ways to quickly switch between Day, Work Week, Week, Month, or List views.
Way 1. From the Calendar Preferences.
To change the calendar time period, refer to the "Change calendar view" section, for the step-by-step guide.
Way 2. From the Calendar toolbar.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
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Select a preferred option:
- Day view is one day's events.
- Work Week view shows from Monday to Friday events.
- Week view shows seven days of events.
- Month view shows a month's events.
- List view shows each event over a designated period. Each appointment is shown on a vertical line in the Content pane for the selected calendars. In the List view, multiple appointments can be selected at once. You can delete, move, and tag appointments on local calendars.
Share a calendar¶
You can share the calendar you created, and you can set different access permissions for each calendar.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Calendars from the dropdown menu.
- Tap and hold the calendar you want to share.
- Select Share Calendar from the dropdown menu.
- Under the Share with section, select whether you want to share with external guests, the public, or other users of VNCmail.
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Depending on with whom you share, do the following:
- For Internal users, enter the user’s email addresses. Under the Role section, select the access privileges.
- For External guests, enter the user’s email addresses. External guests are sent an email message with a link to the shared item. They create a display name and password the first time they go to view the shared item.
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Set the sending parameters:
- Do not send mail about this share. If you do not want the users to get the notification message when you share a calendar with them.
- Send standard message. If you want the users to get the notification message when you share a calendar with them.
- Add note to standard message. If you want to add a note to the notification message. If you select this option, you should fill in the appeared Message field.
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Tap Share.
Revoke a calendar share¶
To revoke a calendar share, refer to the "Revoke the access to a shared folder" section, for the step-by-step guide.
Share your free/ busy status with other users¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Calendars from the dropdown menu.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Send Free & Busy Link As from the dropdown menu and then select to send the information as either HTML, ICS, or an ICS Event.
- In the compose window that opens with the calendar link in the text area, enter the email address and the title of the email.
- Tap the send button
at the bottom.
Accept an invitation to a shared calendar¶
There are 2 ways to accept a shared calendar.
Way 1. Using the "Accept" button in an email.
The instruction to accept a shared calendar is the same as for a folder. So, refer to the "Accept an invitation to a shared folder" section for the step-by-step guide.
Way 2. Using the "Find Shares" option.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Calendars from the dropdown menu.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon again.
- Select Find Shares from the dropdown menu.
- Select the calendar shared with you.
- Tap Add.
You will now see the shared calendar in your Calendars list with the name and color that you chose. Now, when you go to add an appointment, you can choose which Calendar should hold it. The new appointment will have the same color as the calendar that holds it.
Edit a calendar information¶
By using the "Edit calendar properties" option, you can rename the calendar and change the color associated with it. You can also share your calendar with someone.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Calendars from the dropdown menu.
- Tap and hold the calendar you want to edit.
- Select Edit Properties from the dropdown menu.
- Make your changes.
- If you need to share the calendar, tap ADD SHARE and follow the steps from the "Share a calendar" subsection.
- Tap SAVE.
Move a calendar to another calendar¶
You can move appointments from one calendar to another.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Calendars from the dropdown menu.
- Tap and hold the calendar you want to move to another calendar.
- Select Move menu option that appears.
- Select the destination calendar.
- Tap Move.
You can create a calendar and move the calendar there. For this tap NEW, enter the calendar name into the field, select a required color for it, and tap CREATE. Then tap this calendar and tap Move.
Delete a calendar¶
If you don't need a calendar anymore, you can delete it.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Calendars from the dropdown menu.
- Tap and hold the calendar you want to move to delete.
- Select Delete menu option that appears.
- Tap DELETE to confirm that you want to delete the calendar.
The deleted calendar is moved to "Trash".
Appointments¶
You can create single or recurring appointments and meetings. While creating an appointment you can see if attendees are free before inviting them, reserve equipment, and write a message that is sent with the invite.
Create an appointment¶
Appointments are activities that you schedule in your calendar that do not involve inviting other people or reserving resources. You can turn an appointment into a meeting by adding attendees.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap the appointment icon
at the bottom.
- Enter a title.
- Under the Time section, set the appointment start time, end time, and timezone. If the appointment is going to last the whole day, switch the All day toggle.
- Under the Repeat section, select whether make it a repeating appointment or not.
- Under the Project section, determine how your availability for this appointment should be shown and select the calendar for this appointment.
- Switch on the Private toggle if you want to hide some of the appointment details from others in your organization.
- Check the box next to Email if you want to be reminded of the appointment by email. To configure an email address, go to Preferences > Notification.
- Under the Calendar section, select a calendar, in which you want to create the appointment.
- Under the Notify me section, select the reminder notice for when to be reminded of the appointment start time.
- Add a description or attach documents to the appointment.
- Tap SAVE.
You should see the created appointment in the calendar.
Create a meeting¶
Meetings are appointments that include other people. When you create a meeting, you select attendees and resources and send an email invitation to them.
Setting up a meeting involves the above initial steps for setting up a regular appointment. Once you've got the basics set up you can go ahead and set the details needed to create the meeting invitation.
- Follow the steps above 1 through 10 to create an appointment.
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Type the attendee’s name or email address in the Attendees field. As you type, names in your Contact lists that match appear. If some attendees are not required to be at the appointment, but you want to invite them, type email addresses in the Optional participants field.
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Under the Location section, describe the location of the meeting, such as giving an address, building number, and floor number. You can also click Suggect location to display the suggested location.
- Under the Equipment section, type the equipment you want to reserve.
- Under the Scheduler section, tap Show. You will see a graphic representation of each invitee's free, busy, and tentative time. The meeting time you've entered will be shown as a green bar (beginning of the meeting) and a red bar (end of the meeting). Now that you can see everyone's availability, you can adjust the time and/or date of the meeting to a mutually available one.
- Click SAVE.
Emails will be sent to the invitees.
Add an appointment with Quick Add¶
The QuickAdd option makes it easy to quickly create an appointment for yourself.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap any time on a calendar.
- Enter the title.
- If you need to add participants, add a description, or attach documents, tap More details to open the New Appointment page.
- Tap the checkmark
at the bottom.
Edit an appointment information¶
You can change the appointment information that is on your calendar. You can move the appointment to another calendar, mark the message as private or public, add some notes to the Description field, or change the reminder time.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap the appointment you want to edit.
- Tap the pencil icon
at the bottom.
- Make your changes to the appointment.
- Tap SAVE.
Re-invite attendees to an appointment¶
As the organizer of an appointment, you can resend a meeting invitation.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap and hold a meeting you organized.
- Select Re-invite Attendees.
The invitation is immediately re-sent to all attendees.
Create an appointment copy¶
There are 2 ways to create a new appointment based on an existing one.
Way 1. From the Calendar page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap and hold a required appointment.
- Select Create a Copy from the dropdown menu.
- Review the appointment information. Make your changes to the appointment as needed.
- Tap SAVE.
Way 2. From the appointment page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap the appointment you want to copy.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Create a Copy from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of creating an appointment copy.
Forward an appointment¶
If you want to invite someone to an appointment you haven't organized, you can forward the meeting to them. When the recipient receives the appointment request, it appears to come from the appointment organizer.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap and hold a required appointment.
- Select Forward from the dropdown menu.
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In the To field, type the attendee’s name or email address. As you type, names in your Contact lists that match appear.
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Tap SEND.
Move an appointment to a calendar¶
VNCmail supports the use of multiple calendars, each with its own color scheme, to let you keep separate schedules for different functions.
You can move appointments from one calendar to another when necessary. Appointments keep the same date, time, and other properties when moved between calendars.
There are 2 ways to move an appointment to another calendar.
Way 1. From the Calendar page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap and hold a required appointment.
- Select Move from the dropdown menu.
- Select the calendar to which you want to move the appointment to.
- You have the option to create a new calendar for the appointment by tapping New at the bottom left. Type the calendar name in the field, assign a color associated with it, and tap CREATE. The calendar should appear in the calendars list and you will be able to select it to move the appointment.
- Tap MOVE.
Way 2. From the appointment page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap the appointment you want to move to another calendar.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Move from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of moving an appointment to a calendar.
Add a tag to an appointment¶
Appointment tags allow you to highlight important information about appointments. You can easily add a tag to an appointment.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap and hold a required appointment.
- Select Tag Appointment from the dropdown menu.
- You can use a current set of appointment tags or create new ones.
- Click the checkmark
at the bottom.
Print an appointment¶
There are 2 ways to print the appointment details.
Way 1. From the Calendar page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap and hold a required appointment.
- Select Print from the dropdown menu.
- In the Print dialog box, choose the printer options you want, and tap Print.
Way 1. From the Calendar page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap and hold a required appointment.
- Select Print from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of printing an appointment.
Delete an appointment¶
There are 2 ways to delete an appointment from your calendar.
Way 1. From the Calendar page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap and hold a required appointment.
- Select Delete from the dropdown menu.
- Tap DELETE to confirm that you want to delete the appointment.
Way 1. From the Calendar page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Calendar.
- Tap and hold a required appointment.
- Select Delete from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of printing an appointment.
Briefcase¶
Briefcase allows you to upload files and save them in your mailbox, and then gain access to these files whenever you sign in to your account from any device.
- You can share your Briefcase folders with others who can view and make any changes to the files.
- You can create multiple Briefcase folders and then upload documents from your computer, save attachments sent with your email messages, and create new files.
- A file in Briefcase is a copy of an original, whether it's on your computer or attached to your email. Any changes you make to a file in your Briefcase will not change the original.
Create a briefcase folder¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- In the upper right corner, tap Folder.
- Tap the plus icon
at the bottom.
- Type a name for the folder.
- Choose the desired color from the palette.
- Tap CREATE.
You can check the created briefcase folder in the "Briefcase folders" list.
Edit a briefcase folder¶
By using the "Edit briefcase folder properties" option, you can rename the briefcase folder and change the color associated with it. You can also change the sharing parameters.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- In the upper right corner, tap Folder.
- Tap and hold the folder you want to edit.
- Select Edit Properties from the dropdown menu.
- Make your changes.
- If you need to customize the sharing parameters, tap ADD SHARE and follow the steps from the "Share a briefcase folder" subsection.
- Tap Save.
Share a briefcase folder¶
Folder sharing allows you to share an entire folder with your organization members and external users. You can also specify the level of sharing you want to grant to shared folders. For instance, you can give a user read-only permissions and other users edit permissions.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- In the upper right corner, tap Folder.
- Tap and hold the folder you want to share.
- Select Share briefcase folder from the dropdown menu.
- Under the Share with section, select whether you want to share with external guests or other users of VNCmail.
-
Depending on with whom you share, do the following:
- For Internal users, enter the user’s email addresses. Under the Role section, select the access privileges.
- For External guests, enter the user’s email addresses. External guests are sent an email message with a link to the shared item. They create a display name and password the first time they go to view the shared item.
-
Set the sending parameters:
- Do not send mail about this share. If you do not want the users to get the notification message when you share a briefcase folder with them.
- Send standard message. If you want the users to get the notification message when you share a briefcase folder with them
- Add note to standard message. If you want to add a note to the notification message. If you select this option, you should fill in the appeared Message field.
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Tap SHARE.
Add a file to a briefcase folder¶
When you upload a file, it copies from your personal computer to your mail account. This makes the file available any time you log into your account.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Select the folder where you want to upload a file.
- Tap the upload icon
at the header.
- Enter a message in the Notes field if you need to add some notes.
- Tap BROWSE to find the file to upload.
- Select a required file and then tap UPLOAD.
The files are displayed in the briefcase.
Create a document in a briefcase¶
You can create a document in Briefcase using the rich-text format tools.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Tap the document icon
at the bottom.
- Enter a document name in the File Name field.
- Compose a message.
- Tap the save icon
.
- Enter the note in the text box and then tap the checkmark icon
.
Work with a file in a briefcase¶
Sort files¶
You can sort files by different attributes in ascending (A-Z) or descending (Z-A) order.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
-
Select Sort by from the dropdown menu and one of the following sorting options:
- Name ascending. Select to sort items in ascending order A-Z.
- Name descending. Select to sort items in descending order Z-A.
- Date ascending. Select to sort items in order that the oldest ones come first and the most recent ones last.
- Date descending. Select to sort items in order that the most recent ones come first and the oldest ones last.
- Size ascending. Select to sort items in order that the smallest ones come first and the largest ones last.
- Size descending. Select to sort in order that the largest ones come first and the smallest ones last.
Rename a file¶
There are 2 ways to rename a file in a briefcase folder.
Way 1. From the "Briefcase" start page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Select the file you want to rename. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the files/folders list view.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Rename from the dropdown menu.
- Rename the document.
- Tap RENAME.
Way 2. From the file detail page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Open a file you want to rename.
- In the upper right corner of the file list, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Rename from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of renaming a file in a briefcase folder.
Edit a file¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Select the file you want to edit. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the files/folders list view.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Edit from the dropdown menu.
- Edit the document.
- Tap SAVE.
Add a tag to a file¶
There are 2 ways to add a tag to a file.
Way 1. From the "Briefcase" start page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Select the file you want to add a tag to. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the files/folders list view.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Add tags from the dropdown menu.
-
Select one of the following options:
- Go to the Add new tags tab if you want to create a new tag. Type the name of the tag and assign a color associated with it.
- Go to the Select from existing tags tab if you want to quickly add tags for the email from the current list.
Tags will appear under the "Tags" menu in the left pane, below your briefcase folders. Select a tag to filter your documents to only display files that have that tag.
Way 2. From the file detail page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Open a file you want to add a tag to.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Add tags from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of adding a tag to the file.
Move a file¶
There are 2 ways to move a file into another briefcase folder.
Way 1. From the "Briefcase" start page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Select the file you want to move. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the files/folders list view.
- Tap the folder icon
.
- Select a destination folder.
- You can also create a new folder by tapping CREATE NEW FOLDER. Give the folder name, pick a color, and tap CREATE.
Way 2. From the file detail page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Open a file you want to move.
- Tap the folder icon
.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of moving a file into another briefcase folder.
Download a file¶
There are 2 ways to download a file from a briefcase folder.
Way 1. From the "Briefcase" start page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Select the file you want to download. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the files/folders list view.
- Tap the download icon
.
Way 2. From the file detail page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Open a file you want to download.
- Tap the download icon
.
Delete a file¶
There are 2 ways to delete a file in a briefcase folder.
Way 1. From the "Briefcase" start page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Select the file you want to delete. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the files/folders list view.
- Tap the trash bin icon
.
- Tap DELETE to confirm that you want to delete the file.
Deleted files are stored in the "Trash" folder.
Way 2. From the file detail page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Open a file you want to delete.
- Tap the trash bin icon
.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of deleting a file in a briefcase folder.
Delete a file permanently¶
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Tap the down arrow next to Briefacse and select Trash.
- Select the file you want to delete. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the files/folders list view.
- Tap the trash bin icon
.
- Tap DELETE to confirm that you want to delete the file.
Send a file from a briefcase¶
Send a file as an attachment¶
There are 2 ways to send a file as an attachment to an email directly from Briefcase.
Way 1. From the "Briefcase" start page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Select the file you want to send as an attachment. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the files/folders list view.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Send As Attachment(s) from the dropdown menu.
- Add the recipient’s email address and complete the email message.
- Tap the send icon
.
Way 2. From the file detail page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Open a file you want to send as an attachment.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Send As Attachment(s) from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of sending a file as an attachment.
Send an email with a link to a file¶
There are 2 ways to send an email that has a link to a file in Briefcase. The recipient must have appropriate share permission to work with the file. Any modifications made to a linked file are reflected in the file in your Briefcase folder.
Way 1. From the "Briefcase" start page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Select the file you want to send as an attachment. Once selected, a toolbar will appear at the top of the files/folders list view.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Send Link(s) from the dropdown menu.
- Add the recipient’s email address and complete the email message.
- Tap the send icon
.
Way 2. From the file detail page.
- In the upper left corner, tap the hamburger menu icon
.
- Navigate to Briefcase.
- Open a file you want to send as an attachment.
- In the upper right corner, tap the kebab menu icon
.
- Select Send Link(s) from the dropdown menu.
- The further steps are the same as for the first way of sending a file as an attachment.
Advanced search¶
In VNCmail, you can use the search box at the top of the page to search for email messages, briefcases, or appointments. Also, the option allows searching in shared items too.
Search emails¶
- Open the VNCmail app.
- In the upper right corner, tap the magnifier icon
.
- Enter a search request.
- Tap Enter/ Return on your keyboard.
A list of results will show.
Search briefcases and calendars¶
- Open the VNCmail app.
- In the upper right corner, tap filter icon
.
- Tap the down arrow
next to the Emails and select Briefcase.
- Enter a search request.
- If you need to search in shared items, check the box next to Include shared items.
- Tap Enter/ Return on your keyboard.
Refine your search results¶
Filters allow you to narrow the scope of a search query to eliminate irrelevant information and help you find the exact content you're looking for.
- Unread. Search for anything that is currently marked as “unread”.
- Starred. Search for anything that is currently marked as “starred”.
- All times. Search for anything that was sent from a certain date range or a specific date.
- To. Search for anything that you sent to a certain email address.
- From. Search for anything that was sent from a certain email address.
- Folder. Search for anything within a certain folder.
- Attachment type. Search for anything that has a specific type of attachment like audio, video, image, documents, or achives.
- Status. Search for anything that has a specific status like "has attachment", "sent by me", "replied", "forwarded", or "draft".
Search results will be highlighted in yellow.