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Pegasus Mail Tips, Tricks and Secrets

Pegasus Mail allows you to do almost everything with email -- if you know how to do it.
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Add a File Attachment to a Message in Pegasus Mail

Share your documents via email. Here's how to attach files to email messages you send with Pegasus Mail.

Add a Pegasus Mail Icon to Your System Tray

Get new mail info from Pegasus Mail in your Windows system tray.

Add an Annotation to a Message in Pegasus Mail

Add sticky notes to emails. Here's how to annotate messages with short comments and reminders in Pegasus Mail.

Build a Filter from a Message in Pegasus Mail

Instead of going through numerous dialogs and choosing from countless options, here's how to create a new filter in Pegasus Mail by taking an existing message as an example.

Change the Default Font for Outgoing Mail in Pegasus Mail

Whether you just don't like Arial or have a perfect font for emails, here's how to make Pegasus Mail use your favorite font for new messages by default.

Change the New Mail Sound in Pegasus Mail

New mail? Sounds good! Here's how to use your favorite sound for Pegasus Mail's new message announcements.

Create a New Message from a Template in Pegasus Mail

Don't start from scratch every time. Here's how to start from a Pegasus Mail message template instead.

Edit a Message's Subject in the Pegasus Mail Mailbox Summary

Make messages easier to find by changing their Subject: lines in Pegasus Mail.

File Copies of Sent Messages Individually in Pegasus Mail

Direct copies of outgoing messages to their appropriate folders (instead of a single "Sent Mail" folder) in Pegasus Mail.

File Messages Fast with Pegasus Mail "Quick Actions"

File messages to folders with just one keystroke in Pegasus Mail.

Force a Message to be Sent in Plain Text in Pegasus Mail

Don't force rich HTML formatting unto recipients who don't like it. Here's how to make sure Pegasus Mail sends an email using plain text only.

Forward a Message as an Attachment with Pegasus Mail

Attach a message to a new one to forward and share it cleanly with Pegasus Mail.

Forward a Message Inline with Pegasus Mail

Use the classic way of including a message inline in a new one to share it with others using Pegasus Mail.

Forward Multiple Messages at Once with Pegasus Mail

Instead of opening and forwarding a bunch of messages "by hand", forward them in one easy step all in one email with Pegasus Mail.

Hide Bcc Recipients with Pegasus Mail

Make sure you're really hiding the addresses when you are sending mail to Bcc recipients in Pegasus Mail.

How to Access Gmail in Pegasus Mail

Get your Gmail on the web and in the Pegasus Mail you love, too: here's how to add a Gmail account to Pegasus Mail using POP or IMAP.

How to Access Your Email Remotely From Another Computer and Location

Would you like to access your email not only from the computer at home or work but also remotely from any place and computer with an internet connection?

How to Add Bcc Recipients in Pegasus Mail

Send blind carbon copies (to recipients who will not be listed as recipients in the To: or Cc: field of the message) with Pegasus Mail.

How to Check Your Spelling in Pegasus Mail

Do not let an email escape with a spelling blooper; let the Pegasus Mail spell checker catch them instead.

How to Create a New Message from the Pegasus Mail Tray Icon

Start composing new mail in Pegasus Mail quickly by making good use of its system tray icon.

How to Create a Simple New Message Template in Pegasus Mail

Enter the powerful world of Pegasus Mail templates easily.

How to Create Multiple Email Identities in Pegasus Mail

Send your emails and replies with the right address in the From: line. Pegasus Mail lets you set up as many different email identities as you have addresses (or even more) easily.

How to Enable Superior Bayesian Spam Filtering in Pegasus Mail

Pegasus Mail can learn what kind of spam and good mail you receive and leave the latter untouched while moving the junk to a special folder automatically.

How to Have Pegasus Mail Correct Common Typos Automatically

Pegasus Mail can replace common misspellings and typos with the correctly spelled word automatically in your emails ("the" for "teh", "accessories" for "accesories",... you get the idea).

How to Have Pegasus Mail Set Up Filing Filters for You

Want mail to arrive presorted in folders? Disdain the toil of setting up filters? Let Pegasus Mail create sender-specific rules for you, automatically.

How to Highlight a Message with a Color in Pegasus Mail

Make important messages stand out in red, identify personal messages with green, and more color coding in Pegasus Mail.

How to Insert Frequently Used Text Faster in Pegasus Mail

Make Pegasus Mail replace short macros (like "ta#") with longer phrases you use frequently (like "thanks a lot, and all the best,") and avoid typing these long pieces of text repetitively.

How to Make Pegasus Mail Work with Netscape

Follow links in email from Pegasus Mail right into Netscape.

How to Remove an Address from a Folder's Auto-Filtering List in Pegasus Mail

Accidentally dropped an email on an auto-filtering folder in Pegasus Mail and now it auto-filters all similar mail accidentally? Here's how to remove any address from an automatic folder's catch list in Pegasus Mail.

How to Reply with No Questions Asked in Pegasus Mail

Start replies faster in Pegasus Mail by having it answer all the questions normally asked when you click "Reply" — with the options you last used.

How to Start Your Reply on Top in Pegasus Mail

Don't want your replies to be mere annotations, in appearance, to quoted text? Here's how to start composing on top in Pegasus Mail even when you reply, and put the signature above the original message, too.

How to Switch Between Three-Pane and Classic Pegasus Mail Layout

Turn one pane into three with one click and preview mail in Pegasus.

How to Train the Bayesian Spam Filter in Pegasus Mail

If Pegasus Mail misses a piece of junk mail or puts a good message in your spam folder, the error is corrected swiftly — and the filter gets better by learning from your correction.

Insert a Link in an Email with Pegasus Mail

Of course, everything is connected. But only if you insert a link in your email will the recipient be able to go to the linked web page easily by just clicking. Here's how to create links in Pegasus Mail.

Keep a Copy of a Sent Message in Pegasus Mail

Don't keep every unnecessary message indiscriminately, but keep a copy of a specific message you're sending in Pegasus Mail.

Keep Deleted Messages in a Trash in Pegasus Mail

Make Pegasus Mail move deleted emails to the Deleted Messages folder instead of purging it immediately so you can undelete them later.

Maximize the Message Editor in Pegasus Mail

Concentrate on composing your email and make the area where you can edit the body extra large in Pegasus Mail while hiding unnecessary header info.

Message Template Basics in Pegasus Mail

Why the dialog that comes up when you try to create a message from a template is empty, and why Pegasus Mail still has one of the most powerful template systems.

Pegasus Mail's "New mail" Folder Explained

Learn about the functionality, and the importance of the new mail folder in Pegasus Mail.

Prevent Pegasus Mail from Emptying the Trash Automatically

Make sure Pegasus Mail leaves deleted mail in the Deleted Messages folder alone so you can recover it whenever you need to.

Prevent Pegasus Mail from Marking Previewed Mail as Read

Previewing is not reading. Here's how to make sure Pegasus Mail doesn't mark a message as read if you have just previewed it (and maybe not even that).

Put Unread Mail Before Read Messages in Pegasus Mail

Instead of going through a folder to pick the unread messages in it manually, have Pegasus Mail place all the unread mail on top automatically.

Read a Message in a Monospace Font in Pegasus Mail

Make sure Pegasus Mail displays ASCII art and tables in emails correctly.

Reformat Long Lines in Incoming Mail with Pegasus Mail

Pegasus Mail can make sure you can read your emails easily by reformatting incoming emails automatically.

Reuse a Sent Message Immediately in Pegasus Mail

Send the same, or almost the same message to more than one recipient easily with Pegasus Mail.

Rewrap and Reformat a Paragraph Easily in Pegasus Mail

With its smart paragraph reformatting command, Pegasus Mail makes writing neatly wrapped and formatted emails and replies a snap.

See Remote Images Automatically for Trusted Senders in Pegasus Mail

Combine the privacy protection of Pegasus Mail not downloading remote images automatically with the convenience of Pegasus Mail yet downloading remote images for senders you consider safe.

Select the Identity When Composing a Message in Pegasus Mail

Do you send messages from different email addresses in Pegasus Mail often? Here's a comfortable way to select the appropriate identity from the message editor.

Use Incremental Search to Find Mail Fast in Pegasus Mail

Looking for something? Find messages quickly, and incrementally, in Pegasus Mail.

View the Source of a Message in Pegasus Mail

Get the raw, raw view. Here's how to take a look at the message source in Pegasus Mail.

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