Sending Email¶

Composing a New Message¶

Click the Compose button (pencil icon) in the navigation rail, or press N from anywhere in the mail view. A new compose tab opens.

Addressing a Message¶

Typing an Address¶

Start typing a name or email address in the To field. Vantage searches your organization's Global Address List first, then your personal contacts. Press Enter, Tab, or comma to accept the highlighted suggestion.

If you type a full email address and press Enter, it is accepted directly even if it's not in the address book.

Vantage validates addresses when you send. Bare usernames (without @domain) are rejected with an error.

Showing Cc and Bcc¶

The Cc and Bcc fields are hidden by default. Click the Cc or Bcc label text in the compose header to reveal those fields.

Using the Address Picker¶

For browsing the full directory, click the To, Cc, or Bcc label text (the words themselves, not the input area) to open the address picker dialog.

The picker has three columns:

Left — Choose a source: Global Address List, or one of your personal contact books.
Center — Browse or search the selected source. Double-click a name to add it to the active recipient field, or use the To / Cc / Bcc buttons on each row to target a specific field.
Right — Review and adjust your recipient lists. Click a field label (To / Cc / Bcc) on the right to change which field new additions go to. Remove a recipient with the × next to their name.

Click OK when done.

Message Content¶

Rich Text vs. Plain Text¶

By default, Vantage composes in rich text (HTML). You can change this in Settings → Mail → Composing or switch per-message using the format toggle in the compose toolbar.

The rich text editor toolbar includes:

Font family and size
Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough
Text color and highlight color
Bullet lists and numbered lists
Indentation
Links
Tables
Undo / redo

Attachments¶

Click the paperclip icon or drag and drop files into the compose window to attach files. Multiple attachments are supported.

Signatures¶

If your administrator has set a default signature for your organization, it will appear automatically in new messages. You can also set your own signature in Settings → Mail → Signature.

Signatures are inserted automatically when composing, replying, and forwarding. Your reply/forward signature can be different from your new message signature if you configure them separately.

Replying and Forwarding¶

Select or open a message and click:

Reply — opens a compose tab pre-addressed to the sender, with the original message quoted
Reply All — addresses all recipients (To and Cc) of the original message
Forward — opens a compose tab with the original message content for you to send to a new recipient

You can also right-click a message in the message list to reply, reply all, or forward without opening it in the reading pane first.

When you reply or forward, the original message is automatically marked with a replied or forwarded indicator in the message list.

Undo Send¶

If enabled in Settings → Mail → Composing, clicking Send starts a countdown timer (5, 10, or 30 seconds). During this window an Undo button appears — click it to cancel the send and return to the compose window. After the countdown the message is sent normally.

Blank Subject Warning¶

If you click Send with an empty Subject line, a confirmation dialog appears asking if you intended to send without a subject. Click Send anyway to proceed, or Cancel to go back and add a subject.

Sending from a Compose Tab¶

Click Send or press Ctrl+Enter. If the undo-send delay is off, the message is sent immediately and the tab closes.

If you close a compose tab without sending, the draft is saved automatically. You can reopen it from the Drafts folder.