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PocoMail Tips, Tricks and Secrets

PocoMail becomes an even more powerful email program when you know the right poco tips.

How to Edit a Received Email in PocoMail

Want to change an email's subject or maybe sender; fix an import gone slightly wrong; change an attachment's file type maybe? In PocoMail, you can edit received messages down to the raw source.

How to Delete Attachments from Received Messages in PocoMail

Want to keep the message but not its attachments? Here's how to delete attached files from received emails in PocoMail.

Add an Address to the PocoMail Address Book Quickly

Collect all the addresses you come across easily with PocoMail.

Add Members to a PocoMail Mailing List

Populate a mailing list you have created in PocoMail.

Add People to a Group Easily in PocoMail

Don't build your mailing list by hand. Here's how to add address book entries to a group comfortably with the mouse in PocoMail.

Add Your Own Graphical Smileys to PocoMail

Did you know you can add smileys you find on the web -- or any other image -- to PocoMail and then insert them easily in your emails? Here's how.

Annotate Messages in PocoMail

Attach sticky notes to emails. Here's how to annotate email messages with your comments in PocoMail.

Apply Marks (Labels) to Messages in PocoMail

See instantly whether a message needs attention in PocoMail by assigning a colorful label to it.

Change a Message's Priority in PocoMail

From poco to high priority. Here's how to change the priority of a message you send with PocoMail.

How to Insert Recipients Comfortably in PocoMail

From the PocoMail address book straight into the To field.

Check for New Mail Periodically with PocoMail 2

Get new mail automatically. PocoMail can check your mail server periodically and download new messages on its own.

Check for New Mail Periodically with PocoMail

Have PocoMail do some work for you, and make the mail come automatically. Here's how to set up PocoMail to check for new messages periodically.

Compose Replies Efficiently with the PocoMail Quote Bar

Isn't it a lot of complicated work to quote original messages correctly in replies? No, not in PocoMail. Discover a smart way to compose email replies like never before.

Create a Mailing List in PocoMail 2

Set up a group of recipients you can contact at once easily in PocoMail 2.

Create a Mailing List in PocoMail

Mailing lists are perfect for mailing a group of people easily. Here's how to create such a list in PocoMail.

Create a Signature in PocoMail

Sign off with something new. Here's how to set up an email signature (to be included at the bottom of outgoing messages) in PocoMail.

Create an Outgoing Mail Filter Quickly in PocoMail

Save outgoing messages to a certain recipient in that person's folder automatically.

Create Custom Message Marks (Labels) in PocoMail

Label messages your way. Here's how to create exactly the message labels you need in PocoMail.

Customize the PocoMail Pane Layout

What would you like in your main window? We have fresh message preview, the popular mailbox and mailbox index panes, and of course the fine address list.

Customize the PocoMail Toolbar

Make sure the most often used features in PocoMail are also those easiest to reach. Here's how to customize the toolbar the way you like it best.

Enable Junk Mail Filtering in PocoMail

PocoMail can help you sort all that spam out of your Inbox, and out of your way.

Encrypt the PocoMail Message Store

Make sure nobody but you can read your PocoMail messages by encrypting the message store on your disk.

Forward a Message as an Attachment with PocoMail

PocoMail lets you share emails as attachments to new emails, which keeps the forwarded message fully intact.

Group Your Graphical Smileys in PocoMail

Insert graphical smileys faster in PocoMail by grouping them topically.

Have PocoMail Dial Automatically When it Needs a Connection

Check mail easily by having PocoMail establish the Internet connection for you.

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 an Image to a Signature in PocoMail

If you want your signature in PocoMail to be more than just text, you can insert an image or animation into it.

How to Check the Spelling as You Type in PocoMail

Let PocoMail check your spelling while you type to avoid mistakes (almost) without effort.

How to Create Perfectly Formatted Emails in PocoMail

Take care of the writing. PocoMail takes care of the formatting. It rewraps text and indents quoted text perfectly with this simple, but effective command.

How to Insert Recipients Comfortably in PocoMail

From the PocoMail address book straight into the To field.

How to Insert the Current Date and Time in your PocoMail Signature

The time is now, and it can be in your PocoMail signature automatically, too.

How to Make a Contact a "Favourite" in PocoMail

Tell PocoMail who you like best, and it'll make it easier to exchange emails with them.

How to Make Sure PocoMail Doesn't Filter Important Mail as Spam

PocoMail's spam filters are simple, but effective. Here's how to make sure they're not getting super-effective and catch your newsletters or other important mail.

Insert Graphical Smileys Easily in PocoMail

Share the emotions you have when composing an email (or the emotions you want to induce in the recipient) graphically by inserting smiley faces with PocoMail.

Insert the Default Signature in a PocoMail Message

Sign your emails with one stroke of a key in PocoMail.

Mark Mail from a Sender Automatically in PocoMail

Let PocoMail classify incoming mail automatically based on who it is from.

Navigate Between Messages Comfortably and Fast in PocoMail

From one message to the next; and back again; and then to the next unread. Here's how to browse mail in PocoMail effortlessly and fast.

Pin Your Favorite Mailboxes in PocoMail

Have your favorite PocoMail folders readily available by keeping them open in their own tabs.

Print Only Part of a Message in PocoMail

Avoid printing unnecessary information. PocoMail lets you print exactly the part of an email message you need.

Protect a PocoMail Folder with a Password

Make sure only you have access to a particular mailbox in PocoMail.

Read an RSS Feed Only On Demand in PocoMail

Don't want the news from a site to show up in your PocoMail "In" folder and still read them when you feel like it?

Read PocoMail Message Annotations in a Tooltip

Mouse over and through your message annotations. Here's an easy, fast, comfortable, and all-around great way to read message annotations in PocoMail.

Save a Message as a Draft in PocoMail

You can safely interrupt editing a message in PocoMail. It will keep it, and you can continue editing editing it later.

Save a Message Body as Text in PocoMail

Save important email messages as text files for further use from within PocoMail.

Send a Message Fast in PocoMail

Here's how to deliver an email in PocoMail without taking your hands off the keyboard.

Send a Message to a Mailing List in PocoMail

Address, send, and deliver an email to a group of people easily in PocoMail.

Send a Quick Reply to an Email in PocoMail

Replying to an email has never been so effortless. You write the text and PocoMail does the rest.

Set Up PocoMail to Hang Up Automatically

Make sure PocoMail doesn't turn your dial-up account into a permanent connection by configuring it to hang up when it has finished exchanging mail.

Specify the Default Signature for an Account in PocoMail

Sign work emails differently from private messages. Every account in PocoMail can have a specific default signature.

Subscribe to an RSS News Feed in PocoMail

Read not just emails but RSS news feeds from your favorite sites and blogs, too, with all the comforting power PocoMail has to offer.

Thread Message Display in a PocoMail Folder

Read the messages in a PocoMail folder (for a mailing list, for example) not in the order they were sent, but logically grouped by subject.

Toggle Remote Image Downloading in PocoMail

Images or no images, it's your choice. Here's how PocoMail can help you prevent privacy infringement by images located at a remote server and downloaded whenever you open an email.

Train the PocoMail Spam Filter as You Use It

PocoMail finds spam in a way similar to how you spot it. Here's how to show it what you think is junk.

Use Body Text Auto-Complete in PocoMail

Type easier and faster with PocoMail expanding shortcuts to long words, phrases or whoe paragraphs automatically.

Use Only Bayesian Spam Filtering in PocoMail for Best Results

If you want to get the most out of PocoMail's spam filtering abilities (and a clean inbox), it's best to rely on the Bayesian filtering alone.

Use the Show Only Bar in PocoMail

Show me your show only bar and I show you the mail you want to see. Here's how to use the the "Show Only" bar in PocoMail.

View Mail on the Server with PocoMail

Downloading is good, checking in advance is better. Here's how to access mail directly at a POP server with PocoMail.
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