Messenger Tabs - Messages Tab
The Messages tab displays any messages that are currently
in the active folder (the folder that has been selected in
the Message Folders tree control).
Message icons
Each message has a PortalsXpress Messenger icon associated
with it to inform you of the type of message that you are
receiving..
Toolbar icons
Depending upon the folder that is active in the Message
Folders tree control list, the toolbar icons provide the
following functionality. You can also use these same
selections with a right-click of the mouse.
- Add a new folder.
- Open a folder or message.
- Save a message to a specific folder.
- Delete a folder or message.
- Import a message.
- Export a message.
To change the active folder:
- Click in the Message Folders tree control and select
the folder.
To save or move a message
- Click to select the message and click on the Save
toolbar icon.
- In the Choose Folder screen, click to select the
destination folder then click the Save button.
To open a message do one of the following:
- Double-click on the message.
- Single click to select the message, then click on the
Open toolbar icon.
- Single click on the message then click on the Read
tab.
To delete a single message:
- Click to select the message, then click on the Delete
toolbar icon.
To delete a block of messages:
- Click to highlight the first message that you wish to
delete
- Hold down the Shift key and click on the last message
in the list that you wish to delete.
- Click on the Delete toolbar icon.
To delete more than one message (not in a block):
- Hold down the Ctrl key, click to select the
messages.
- Click on the Delete toolbar icon.
To save or move a message:
- Click to select the message, then click the Save
toolbar icon and choose the destination folder.
To Export a File:
- Click to select the folder that contains the messages
that you wish to export.
- Click on the Export File button.
PortalsXpress Messenger will save the folder as a file
and append a .imx extension. This feature allows you to
handle a group of messages (all of the messages in the
selected folder) as a single file. In other words you can
send all of the messages contained in the exported folder as
a single attachment to your e-mail or message. Multiple
messages in a single step, that's a good thing.
- At the common Windows open file dialog, set the path in
the "Save In" field to your preferred location for the
destination of this .imx file.
To Import a File:
This feature is to be used only after another PortalsXpress
member has used the Manage Folders Export Folder feature to
send a folder of messages to you. Review the Time Saver
Tip! use case scenario above for an explanation.
To import a file with a .imx extension (a PortalsXpress
Messenger export file) into a selected folder:
- Click to select the destination folder (or create a
new folder).
- Click on the Import File button.
The .imx file consists of a folder with messages that
another member has sent to you as an attachment. You
determined the location of this .imx file when you saved
the e-mail attachment that was sent to you by the other
PortalsXpress member.
- At the common Windows open file dialog, set the path
in the "Look In" field to the location of your specific
.imx file.
- Notice that the "Type of File" field displays
PortalsXpress Messenger export files only.
- Select the correct individual file name and click the
Open button.
- The program will display a message that informs you
that X of X messages have been successfully
imported.
The Manage Folders topic provides a use case example of
import and export
Introduction
Welcome to Messenger