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Opening a Mailbox to Read a Message

To open a "nested" mailbox (one that is contained within a mail folder), select the outermost folder from the Mailbox menu (folders are designated by an arrow next to their names). This displays the sub- menu of mailboxes and/or folders within the outer folder. Select the desired mailbox (or continue selecting sub-folders until the mailbox can be selected).

If any messages are stored in the mailbox, they are listed as individual message summaries. A message summary usually consists of the message status and priority, the sender/recipient of the message, the date it was received, its size and the subject heading. See the "Anatomy of a Mailbox Window" section for descriptions of these fields.

To open a message, double-click on its message summary, or, if the message summary is current (highlighted), select Open... from the File menu or press the [return] key.