Palm 2.5 PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


 
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CHAPTER 1
Getting Started with Palm
VersaMail
Personal E-mail Software
With Palm™ VersaMail™ personal e-mail software, you can send, receive, and
manage e-mail on your handheld. This chapter describes how to set up different
types of e-mail accounts and explains how to use the many e-mail features in the
VersaMail application.
The VersaMail application version 2.5 is the newest offering in the line of Palm™
personal e-mail software applications. Formerly known as MultiMail
®
software,
the VersaMail 2.5 application contains new features that make sending and
receiving e-mail messages and managing e-mail accounts easier than ever.
This chapter describes the following:
An overview of the VersaMail 2.5 application’s features
Instruction for installing the VersaMail application
Instruction for synchronizing an existing username
Instruction for upgrading an existing MultiMail or VersaMail database for use
with the VersaMail 2.5 application
Palm VersaMail application features
Key features of the VersaMail 2.5 application include the following:
Enhanced use of color, fonts, styles, and user-selected display options
Basic HTML formatting display for e-mail messages received in HTML format
Increased number of file types supported for being sent and received as
attachments
Scheduled retrieval of new e-mail, with notification
Improved message-addressing capabilities
Enhanced security
Support for five-way navigation on handhelds that have a five-way navigator
Plug-in keyboard support