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nextcloud-docs/user_manual/groupware/mail.rst
Christoph Wurst 7efbe2fa19 feat(usermanual): Mail account delegation
Signed-off-by: Christoph Wurst <christoph@winzerhof-wurst.at>
2023-05-05 14:02:00 +02:00

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Using the Mail app
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.. note:: The Mail app comes installed with Nextcloud Hub by default, but can be disabled.
Please ask your Administrator for it.
.. figure:: images/mail.png
Managing your mail account
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Add a new mail account
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1. Enable mail app from the apps
2. Click the mail icon on the header
3. Fill up the login form (auto or manual)
.. figure:: images/new-mail-account.png
Scheduled messages
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1. Click new message button on top left of your screen
2. Click the (...) action menu on the modal composer
3. Click *send later*
.. figure:: images/scheduled-msg.png
Priority inbox
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Priority inbox has 2 section *Important* and *Others*.
Messages will automatically be marked as important based on which messages you interacted with or marked as important. In the beginning you might have to manually change the importance to teach the system, but it will improve over time.
.. figure:: images/priority-inbox.png
All inboxes
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All messages from all the accounts you have logged in, will be shown here chronologically.
Account settings
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Your account settings such as:
1. Aliases
2. Signature
3. Default Folders
4. Autoresponder
5. Trusted server ect
Can be found in the action menu of a mail account. There you can edit, add or remove settings depending on your need.
Account delegation
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The app allows account delegation so that one user can send emails from the address of another.
1) The delegation has to be configured on the mail server by an admin
2) Add the other email address as an alias for your own email account
3) When sending an email, select the alias as sender
.. warning:: The sent email might not be visible to the original account if it's stored in your personal *Sent* mailbox.
Compose messages
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1. Click new message on the top left of your screen
2. Start writing your message
Minimize the composer modal
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.. versionadded:: 3.2
The composer modal can be minimized while writing a new message, editing an existing draft or editing a message from the outbox. Simply click the minimize button on the top right of the modal or click anywhere outside the modal.
.. figure:: images/mail-minimize-composer.png
You can resume your minimized message by clicking anywhere on the indicator on the bottom right of your screen.
.. figure:: images/mail-composer-indicator.png
Press the close button on the modal or the indicator in the bottom right corner to stop editing a message. A draft will be saved automatically into your draft mailbox.
Mailbox actions
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Add a mailbox
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1. Open the action menu of an account
2. Click add mailbox
Add a submailbox
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1. Open the action menu of a mailbox
2. Click add submailbox
Shared mailbox
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If a mailbox was shared with you with some specific rights, that mailbox will show as a new mailbox with a shared icon as below:
.. figure:: images/shared-mailbox-icon.png
Envelope actions
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Create an event
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Create an event for a certain message/thread directly via mail app
1. Open action menu of an envelope
2. Click *more actions*
3. Click *create event*
Create a task
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.. versionadded:: 3.2
Create an task for a certain message/thread directly via mail app
1. Open action menu of an envelope
2. Click *more actions*
3. Click *create task*
.. note:: Tasks are stored in supported calendars. If there is no compatible calendar you can create a new one with the :ref:`calendar app<calendar-app>`.
Edit tags
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1. Open action menu of an envelope
2. Click *Edit tags*
3. On the tags modal, set/unset tags
Message actions
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Unsubscribe from a mailing list
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.. versionadded:: 3.1
Some mailing lists and newsletters allow to be unsubscribed easily. If the Mail app detects messages from such a sender, it will show an *Unsubscribe* button next to the sender information. Click and confirm to unsubscribe from the list.