Select Compose in the sidebar, or press c. A New Message window opens at the bottom of the screen. You can minimise or maximise it while you work.
Fields#
- To, with Cc and Bcc buttons that open those fields. Address suggestions appear as you type.
- From appears when you can send from more than one address. See Signatures and identities.
- Subject.
Writing#
The toolbar has bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, headings, bullet and numbered lists, quote, code block, text colour, highlight, alignment, links and emoji. Templates and signatures have their own buttons, see Templates.
Attachments#
Use the paperclip, or drag files onto the window.
Drafts#
Drafts save automatically while you type and are kept in Drafts. Closing the window asks Save this draft? with Keep editing, discard and Save draft choices.
Sending#
Select Send. A notice appears for 10 seconds with Undo. The message is handed to the server when that time ends. Undo send is available on the web.
The arrow next to Send opens Schedule send..., see Scheduled send.
Other switches#
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Receipt | Asks for a read receipt. Off by default. |
| Track opens | Adds open tracking to your message. Off by default. |
| Expire | Sends an expiring message, optionally with a password. See Secure messages. |
| End-to-End Encrypt | Turns on end-to-end encryption for this message. See End-to-end encryption. |
Sipher AI buttons for rewriting and grammar are in the toolbar. They are disabled in Privacy mode and for encrypted messages. See Rewrite.
Reply and forward#
Open a conversation and choose Reply, Reply All or Forward.