Deleting Email Items

To delete email items from the Inbox, Outbox or Sent folders

  1. Select the item(s) and click the button in the toolbar at the bottom right-hand corner of the window:

    Delete selected email

    Pointer (hand) You can also right-click an item, then click "Delete" from the drop-down menu:

    Email right-click menu (delete)

    You will be prompted to confirm the deletion:

    Confirm email deletion dialog

  2. This gives you the opportunity to change your mind and still click the 'No' button button to cancel the deletion.

To Read Email in the 'Deleted' Folder

To read an item in the Deleted folder, double-click it, or press Enter key when it is highlighted.

Holding the mouse over the icon to the left of the ‘From’ column, displays a Tool Tip window where the complete email text can also be viewed.

To Select Email Items

Items to be deleted can be selected one at a time by clicking on them with the mouse.

To select more than one item, do one of the following:

Deleted Items

Once you have confirmed you wish to delete items, they are removed from the folder they were in, and are placed in the Deleted folder.

To undelete / restore Email

If you wish to, you can undelete an item by selecting it (as above) and clicking the Move button (text) button.

The Move To... dialog will then display:

Move to dialog

Select the target folder from the drop-down menu, and click the button.

The item will be moved to that folder.

To read an item in the Deleted folder

Double-click it, or press Enter key when it is highlighted.

To forward a deleted email to another person

Highlight the email and click the button (See To forward)

To mark email as unread

Highlight it and click the 'Mark email as unread' button button.

To mark email as read

Highlight it, and click the 'Mark email as read' button button.

To view more information about an email message

Highlight it and click the button to display the history of the item:

Info for email item

To print an email item

Highlight it and click the button.

To permanently delete email

Highlight it (as above) then click the button.

See also...

Actioning Email

Checking the status of the Email Server

Replying directly to Email from a Patient

Forwarding Email

Booking an appointment from the Email Inbox

Viewing Email that has been Received and Actioned

Creating automated Appointment Reminder Email

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