Sl. No. 

Icon/Button/Field 

Feature 

Detailed description 

1 

 

Rich Text Format 

When composing users can type the body of the message in Rich Text Format. Users can use the feature as follows:

1. Enter the content of the email message
2. Select the text
3. Click on B , I , U
4. Based on the selection, the selected text will appear in Bold , Italic , Underline

 

2 

 

Font Size 

The font size of the selected text in the body of the message can be changed. To change font size:

1. Enter the content of the email message
2. Select the text
3. Click on A^{^} or A^v
4. Based on the selection, the selected text will appear in increased or decreased font size

 

3 

 

Font Color and Text Highlight Color 

Users can change the color of the selected text or highlight the text in the selected color 

4 

 

Text Alignment 

This feature allows the user to change the alignment of the text in the body of the message. By default, text is aligned to the left 

5 

 

Insert Hyperlink 

Users can insert a hyperlink at the current cursor position in the body of the message.

1. Click on Insert Hyperlink button
2. A dialog box pops up
3. Type the hyperlink you want to add
4. Click Ok
5. The text will appear as a hyperlink

 

6 

 

Send a composed email 

Users can type email text in the Message Window. Once composing of the email is complete, users can send the email by clicking on Send button. 

7 

 

Save email to Drafts folder. 

Emails can be saved to the Draft folder while being composed. Once saved, the emails can be retrieved and edited for sending. Emails can be saved to Drafts folder by clicking on Save button
Additionally, Rainmail auto saves every 5 minutes. Auto saved messages are stored in the Drafts folder. While composing an email, if a user leaves the email session idle and returns to complete the email, the message can be retrieved and edited from the Drafts folder. 

8 

 

Show 

Rainmail by default, displays the From and Send To: fields in the compose window. Users can send CC or BCC copy to recipients. To add a CC and or BCC field:

1. Click on Show
2. A menu drops down
3. Check the box next to CC field or BCC field as per requirement
4. An edit box for the selected field is displayed in the Compose window
5. Type the email address of the CC/BCC recipient in the corresponding edit box

 

9 

 

From 

The email address of the user appears here. If a user wishes to use an alternate alias refer to section on Manage Alias to configure the same 

10 

 

Send to 

1. Enter the first two letters of the recipient email address
2. A drop down box with the list of matching contacts appears.
3. Click on the recipient name and the selected contact's email address is added to the Send to: field. Repeat the process for multiple recipients

 

11 

 

Subject 

Type the subject of the email message in the edit box 

12 

 

Bullets and Numbering 

Clicking on either Bullets or Numbering formats the current text into a bullet or numbered list 

13 

 

Source Edit 

Click on this button to edit the email content directly using html source code 

14 

 

Insert Image 

This feature allows a user to insert an image in the body of the email message 

15 

 

Insert line 

Clicking on this button inserts a horizontal line in the body of the message 

16 

 

Clean text 

This feature formats the text copy-pasted from Word or other Rich Text applications 

17 

 

Indent Text 

Users can increase or decrease the indent of the text in the current cursor position 

18 

 

Superscript/Subscript 

The selected text can be displayed as a subscript or superscript by clicking on this button