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> # Replying to Messages

> Use the Reply button at the bottom of the message window to reply to a message you are currently reading. The Reply button switches the screen to a Compose Message window. The email address of the sender of the original message appears in the To: text field. The Subject: text field contains the subject from the original message prefixed with Re:.

> The text of the message to which you are replying is automatically included, and each line is prefixed with a > (or whatever other symbol you choose in the Preferences window).

> ### To Reply to a Message

> 1. Click the Reply button at the bottom of a message.

> A Compose Message window appears with the recipient address and the subject already completed.

> 2. Type your reply in the message text field.

> If you want to change or start your reply over, click Clear at the bottom of the Compose Message window. This clears the reply text so you can start again.

> See Attaching Files to a Message for attaching files to the reply.

> 3. Click Send when you are ready to send your reply.

> The message is sent, and you are returned to the Inbox.

> 4. To exit from of the Compose Message window at any time, click Cancel in the Compose Message window.

> The reply text clears, and you are returned to the previous screen.

> Reply All works the same way as Reply, however the reply is sent to all the recipients of the original message.

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