Netscape 4.61 Plain Text E-mail

This page is intended to describe setting up Netscape 4.61 e-mail to use plain text. There are several example graphics to assist in the explanation. Note that there are several releases of Netscape 4.x so the graphics may not match exactly. However, they should be close to other versions. If the information on this page is not clear please e-mail the webmaster with a description of the problem. Return to E-paging Menu

Address Card - Sending Messages

Setting a general plain text preference for ALL e-mail. Select "Edit" from the main menu then "Preferences..." from the drop down menu. Click on the plus by "Mail and Newsgroups" then select "Formatting". Click the radio button by "Use the plain text editor..." then click the radio button by "Convert the message to plain text...". Click "OK" to close the dialog box and save the changes. Setting up an Address Card in the Address Book to use plain text when sending e-mail. Top of Document Choose "Communicator" on the menu bar then "Address Book" from the drop down menu. Click on the Create a new card button to create an address. Type a name for the address in the "First Name:" field. Type either e-mail address for e-paging (pager@jmp2net.com or pager@net2jmp.com ) in the "E-mail:" field. Type a "Nickname:" to use to pull up the address when typed in the "To:" field of a message. Then make sure "Prefers to receive rich text (HTML) mail" is not checked. Then click "OK" to close the dialog and save the address. The new Address Card is now saved in the "Address Book" for use whenever a page needs to be sent using Jackson Mobilphone's e-paging system. Sending a message to a pager. Top of Document Start a new message using "File" then "New" then "Message". Start typing the "Nickname:" from the Address Card in the "To:" field. The address will be auto-completed as it is typed. Type the pager number in the "Subject:" field. Type the message to send. Then send it by clicking the "Send the message now" button. Remember that message pagers take between 80 and 250 characters so keep messages short.