User`s manual

Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba

PINE 4.33 MAIN MENU Folder: INBOX No Messages

^g Help - Get help using e-mail

m Compose Message - Compose and send a message

i Message Index - View messages in current folder

•f Folder List - Select a folder to view

a Address Book - Update address book

s Setup - Configure e-mail Options

q Quit - Leave the e-mail program

[Folder "INBOX" opened with 0 messages]

^g Get Help r ReleaseNotes

o other Cmds > [Folders]

Now that you know how to start Pine, you can explore on your own, or you can browse

the rest of this document for a summary of Pine's main features.

Getting Help in Pine

To read the online help, use the Help command at the bottom of each screen. For

example, at the Main Menu screen, press Ctrl+G (Get help). The help text is context-

sensitive, meaning that you see only the help that relates to the Pine feature you are

using. To exit the online help, press Esc.

Writing a Message in Pine

To write a message, press M (compose message). You see the Compose Message

screen.

PINE 4.33 COMPOSE MESSAGE Folder: INBOX No

Messages

To :

Cc :

Attchmnt:

Subject :

----- Message Text -----

ELba

^g Get Help ^q Send ^r Rich Hdr ^x Cut Line ^s Postpone

Esc Cancel ^e Attach ^v Paste Line^T To AddrBk

In the command menu on the bottom of the screen, different commands are available to

you when your cursor is in different fields on this screen. To see additional commands

available when your cursor is in the Message Text field, type Ctrl+G (Get Help). For

example, to move around, use the arrow keys; to correct typing errors, use

<Backspace> or <Delete>.

You might start experimenting in Pine by sending yourself a message. The following

section shows you how.