Tutorial
A message consists of the
D
a
t
e
and time the message was created,
an identifier telling
F
r
o
m
whom the message is sent, an identifier
telling
T
o
whom the message is intended, a brief
D
e
s
c
r
i
p
t
i
o
n
of
the main subject
of
the message, and the actual message itself.
Because the messages listed were
T
o
John and placed in the default
MESSAGES Mail file, a
To
name is not needed. However, when
you create messages, you must enter
T
o
whom the message is be-
ing sent, unless you want it to be placed in the default MESSAGES
file.
Reading Messages
1.
Press
0
to Find a particular message. On the screen, you see
the Find criteria you can use and a line on which you enter the
criteria.
From
Date Description
You can search for messages by specifying
F
r
o
m
whom the
message is sent, the
D
a
t
e
the message was sent, or any par-
ticular string contained in the
D
e
s
c
r
i
p
t
i
o
n
of the message.
2.
For example, to find all messages from Laura, type
Laura
(ENTER)
as your search criterion.
3.
Press
(ENTER)
twice to skip the
Date
and
Des
c
r
i
pt
i
on
criteria. The screen clears briefly, then the summary listings of
the
2
messages from Laura are displayed.
Note:
In this case, it wasn't necessary to use Find, since
all messages in the MESSAGES file are displayed on
1
screen. However,
if
there are several messages and
you are looking for
1
or more particular messages, Find
is a useful function.
4.
To
display the first message from Laura (highlighted by the selec-
tion marker), press
(F31.
You are transferred from Mail to the
Text application, and the message is displayed on the screen.
Got a terrific raise and a great promotion. Can't wait to teLL you
about
it
uhen
you get back home.
I
Love you
-
Laura
102
Tandy
1000