Sobamail Desktop Handbook¶

This handbook describes Sobamail Desktop — how to set it up, find your way around, and use what it offers.

Start here¶

Page	What it covers
Getting Started	First launch: your account, going online, and profiles.
The Main Window	The layout, the toolbars, the menus, and the status bar.

Everyday use¶

Page	What it covers
Navigating Folders	The folder tree, prime folders, creating and organizing folders, apps.
Finding a Folder	The filter box that narrows the folder trees as you type, and searching messages across folders.
Navigating and Searching Messages	The message list, moving through it, acting on a selection, and search.
Reading a Message	The reader pane, signatures, attachments, delivery status, and read receipts.
Composing and Sending Messages	The compose window, signing, attachments, and delivery options.
Signing Messages	Choosing to sign, what the signature needs, and the seal a signed message shows.

Settings and tools¶

Page	What it covers
Look and Layout	Themes, fonts, reader-pane placement, and message-list modes.
Account and Options	Your account, composition defaults, connection behaviour, and your signature.
The Mailbox Manager	Your addresses and sub-addresses, the default sender, your name, and message size limits.
Certificates	The certificate store: inspecting, importing, renewing, and removing certificates.
Notices, Progress, and Updates	Banners, background-work progress, new-mail notifications, and updates.
Other Dialogs	The Profile Manager, sending an event log, the database importer, and About.

Software updates are a Windows feature

Updates are delivered by a Windows service, so the update banner and Help ▸ Check for Updates appear there. The pages that cover them say so on the spot.