WebMail - Mobile View

In this article you will learn:

• How to get oriented in the WebMail mobile interface
  • Selecting messages
  • Reading and writing emails
• Common problems
• Frequently asked questions

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WebMail mobile interface

WebMail currently uses the modern responsive Elastic template for the mobile interface.

The image below shows a diagram of the mailbox user interface:

It contains the following elements:

1. The menu button opens a menu with items (see below). Close it by clicking the button in the top right corner of the menu.
   • Compose: Opens the email writing interface.
   • Email: Opens the mailbox management interface.
   • Contacts: Opens the contact management interface.
   • Settings: Opens the settings interface.
   • Dark mode or Light mode: Switches between color display variants.
   • About: Displays information about the RoundCube version and plugins.
   • Log out: Logs out the currently signed-in user.
2. The folder button opens the folder menu (see below) and displays mailbox usage information at the bottom of the screen.
   • Inbox: Received emails that the user or the system has not sorted into other folders.
   • Drafts: Saved but unsent emails.
   • Sent: Sent emails.
   • Spam: Filtered junk mail and messages marked by the user as spam.
   • Trash: Emails deleted by the user.
   • Other folders: Custom folders created according to the guide WebMail – Mail sorting.
3. The current folder name is not clickable. Use button 2 to select a folder.
4. The refresh button synchronizes WebMail with the mail server.
5. The message options button opens a menu for working with messages (see below). Close it by clicking the close button in the top left corner of the menu.
   • Reply: Opens the message composition interface with a reply to one selected email.
   • Reply all: Opens the message composition menu with a reply to the sender and all recipients of one selected email.
   • Forward: Opens the menu for forwarding one selected message.
   • Delete: Moves the selected messages to the trash.
   • Spam: Marks the selected messages as spam.
   • Labels: Opens the menu for labeling selected messages.
   • Mark: Opens the menu for marking selected messages as read, unread, etc.
   • More: Opens another menu for less common actions with selected messages.
   • Select: Opens the menu for selecting emails.
   • Conversations: Opens the conversations menu.
   • Options: Displays the interface for managing column sorting, arrangement, and the appearance of the email list.
6. Using the search field, you can filter mail. Clicking the envelope icon quickly filters only unread emails. Click the button to show more filtering options.
7. The email list behaves practically identically to the desktop version, except for its dimensions. Click an email to open it.
8. Click the blue round button in the bottom right corner to quickly open the interface for writing a new message.
9. Use the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen to browse the individual pages of the current folder.

Selecting emails

If you need to select emails for further work with them, follow these steps:

1. Open the folder you want to work with.
2. Click the button in the top right corner.
3. In the menu, choose Select and click the arrow to open the next part of the navigation.

In the selection menu you will find:

• Select: Toggles the message selection mode using checkboxes.
• All: Selects all emails in the folder (across all pages).
• Current page: Selects all emails on the current page.
• Unread: Selects all unread emails.
• Flagged: Selects all emails marked Flagged.
• Invert: Selects all unselected messages. This turns the selection of read messages into unread, flagged into unflagged, etc.
• None: Clears all selections (but not selection mode).

Writing an email

You can create a new email by clicking the blue pencil button in the bottom right corner of the mailbox, by replying, or by forwarding an email.

The interface contains the following elements:

• Use the button in the top right corner to open the message options menu, especially:
  • Settings and attachments: Opens the interface for managing attachments, read receipts, and other settings.
  • Signature: Adds a signature to the end of the email (if set according to the guide WebMail – Automatic signature).
• In the Sender field, you can choose the sender if you have multiple identities set up according to the guide WebMail – Alias email mailboxes (identities). Clicking the pencil button lets you manage identities.
• In the Recipient field, enter or select a recipient from the contact list . Clicking the + button changes the recipient entry mode.
• Use the button in the message composition header to switch from plain text mode to a formatted message.
• Using the buttons at the bottom of the interface, you can Save the message to drafts, or Send it.

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Common problems

Common problems with the mobile version of WebMail include:

• Opening WebMail on mobile resets the desktop template

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Frequently asked questions