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> # Composing Messages

> To compose new messages, click Compose from the main NetMail window. Use the Compose Message window to send messages, add attachments, and search for email addresses. NetMail supports all the character sets that your computer supports.

> For more information, see NetMail Compose Window Quick Reference.

> ### To Compose a Message

> 1. Click Compose in the main NetMail window.

> The Compose Message window appears.

> 2. Type the recipient’s address in one of the following fields:
> - To: for the main recipient
> - Cc: for Carbon Copy
> - Bcc: for Blind Carbon Copy, in which none of the recipients know who else has received the same message.

> Note | Press Enter while in the address field to toggle the field type between To:, Cc:, and Bcc:.

> 3. Type the recipient's email address in the address text box.

> You can also use a Personal Address Book entry by typing the nickname used to designate that person. See Using the Personal Address Book.

> Note | Use the Address Search tab in the Compose window to search for and enter the required email addresses.

> 4. Press Enter in the address field after typing the address. This moves the address to the edit field below. You can type any number of recipient addresses in this manner.

> Use the Edit or Remove buttons to edit or remove the added addresses from the address list.

> 5. Type the subject of the message in the Subject: field.
> 6. Type the message text in the Body tab.
> 7. Select Save to Mail/Sent Folder if you want a copy of the message to be saved in the Sent folder.
> 8. Click Send.

> ### To Attach a File to Your Message

> 1. Click Attach File in the Compose window.

> The Select File to Attach dialog appears.

> 2. Select the file to attach.
> 3. Click OK or Open to close the dialog and attach your file.

> The details of the attached file are displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the Compose window.

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