Magellan user's manual

Goodies


5-1. Template

You can save set of Receiver, subject and usual phrases as a Template. Template helps you to write message fast and easily.


TIPS       If you modify Template Often
 

Simply select Template, modify it and save again. But too many Templates will be made for you to find them.

Such regular message that you have to modify very often is possibly not suitable for Template however, following way of modify e-mail body may help you.

  • Save Template on the DeskTop and select the Template in the Finder. Then select Get info from file menu of the Finder to check Stationary Pad check box.
  • Template can be modified by SimpleText.
  • To use modified Template, drag and drop it to the Magellan.



To make Template, create new message and select 'save as template' from File menu. Then give the file name and click the save button.

You can save Template on any destination. When Template is saved in the Template folder in the Magellan folder, it will be shown on the Template menu.





5-1-1.Deletion of Template

To delete unnecessary Template, select Template pressing Option key. .






5-1-2.Reply using Template

 

When you click on Reply button, new reply mail window just with original message will be opened.
You can also use Template in your reply message.
Select mail you want to reply and click it with pressing control key or click and hold. Then, list of Template will pop-up.

If you select any Template in the list, it will be opened in new reply mail window.
Sender of original mail appears in the To: field.







5-2. Text Clip

At the bottom of New mail window, there are three Text Clip icons. Text Clip is to paste clippings you have saved. It helps you to write regular greetings or signatures.
Clicking the icon, Text Clip will be shown in the Pop-up menu.

Select 'Text Clip' from the Window menu and you can edit and save Text Clip.

Head Clips is put at the Head of the e-mail body.
Foot Clips is put at the bottom of the e-mail body.
Free Clips is put at anywhere on the mouse cursor in the e-mail body.






5-2-1. Create Text Clip

Select 'Text Clip' from the Window menu, then click the Tab. As the following figure shows, Foot Clip is selected. Click the 'New' button and name the new Text clip. Write sentence in the field, or drag and drop from mail window or other text file. You can switch text direction by Command+I.









5-2-2. Edit Text Clip

You can edit Text Clip at any time. Open the Text Clip window in order to select Text Clip you want to edit. The registered sentence(s) or string(s) appear in the field. You can directly modify Text Clip or drag and drop other Text into there. Close the window, and the text Clip will be saved.






5-2-3. Use Text Clip

To use Text Clip when you are composing new message, click the icon at the bottom of the window. Then the Pop-up menu will appear in which you can select Text Clip you want to paste in the e-mail body.

It will help you to compose e-mail quickly, pasting frequent phrase or hackneyed expression.




TIPS       Use of Text Clip
 
You can use Text Clip as a signature, which other e-mail client software usually have.

As there is no limitation in the length of Text Clip, you can register examples of expression.

Of course, Text Clip allows multilingual. You can also register some expressions in different languages you use.


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